DETROIT, Mich.–Akebono closes out the first half of 2019 with a total of 4 new part number announcements, comprising of 27 part numbers; 11 Pro-ACT®, 13 EURO®and 3 in the Akebono Performance® line. The new parts cover various late-model applications from…
NAGOYA (Kyodo) — Toyota Motor Corp. will join an open software platform for autonomous vehicles led by China’s Baidu Inc. to accelerate its development of self-driving technologies, including intelligent brake systems critical to self-driving vehicles. Toyota has been conducting its…
Source: Sam Abuelsamid, Navigant Research. DETROIT, Mich.–Shift, the mobility magazine from Automotive News, recently hosted an event at Waymo’s Mountain View, California headquarters. This meeting marked the 10-year anniversary of the Google Self-Driving Car project. Over the past 5 years,…
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Chassis Brakes International recently previewed a new fluid-free brake system for engineering teams representing the world’s major automakers in Arjeplog, Sweden. The company’s new brake-by-wire Smart Brake™ is designed to replace hydraulic systems and will serve…
BROADVIEW, Ill. – Bosch has added new parts coverage in May and June for more than 25 million vehicles in operation in North America. The new SKUs fit select vehicles including BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and more. Bosch…
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. – Chassis Brakes International recently previewed a new fluid-free brake system for engineering teams representing the world’s major automakers in Arjeplog, Sweden. The company’s new brake-by-wire Smart Brake™ is designed to replace hydraulic systems and will serve as…
DETROIT, Mich.–Automakers over the weekend were digesting Donald Trump’s threat of levying tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, starting at 5% and escalating higher if the country does not meet a vague notion of “doing more” to thwart illegal immigration…
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Today Akebono Brake Corporation expanded its Ultra-Premium Disc Brake Pad line by eight; three ProACT and five EURO part numbers. Premium stainless hardware is included in the five parts that require it and four of the…
WASHINGTON, DC–Donald Trump doesn’t seem to understand how tariffs work, but that doesn’t keep him from making up new ones, and throwing profit forecasts of several industries and the markets into chaos. Trump said Thursday he is going to to…
DETROIT, Mich.–The Trump administration’s decision Friday to put off tariffs on imported cars and parts for a minimum of six months will be good for auto and parts stocks, and shows a lack of appetite for putting cars into the…
DETROIT, Mich.–Significantly expanding its presence in Michigan, the B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe) national teen defensive driving program today announced plans to hold weekend sessions in both Ypsilanti and Detroit in 2019. B.R.A.K.E.S.’ growth in the state – which is expected to continue with…
Chinese consumers hotter for AVs than Americans More than half of Chinese consumers can’t wait to get out from behind the wheel and into an autonomous car. That makes China more positive than most about driverless vehicles, with western consumers…
Q: We are a brake company trying to recruit top-quality engineers to fill open positions. In the past few months, we have lost some high-quality recruits that we had in process of selection. What can we do to avoid losing…
BROADVIEW, Ill. – Bosch has added new parts coverage in March and April for more than 2.1 million vehicles in operation in North America. The new SKUs fit select vehicles including Audi, Chrysler, Honda, Lexus, Ram Trucks and more. Thirty-eight…
DETROIT, Mich.–The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has begun testing emergency braking systems, with the first round of tests including 11 popular compact crossovers, the most popular segment in the business. The new test results in vehicles getting ranked best…
DETROIT, Mich.–Acura is recalling 323,000 of its 2014-2019 MDX SUVs because the brake lights in the rear liftgate can short out, leaving the vehicle harder to see at night and raising the risk of a crash. According to the automaker, seals…
COLUMBUS, Ohio–Smart braking systems are key to developing modern safety features in cars to help consumers and vehicles compensate for distracted and depleted driving situations. The same is the case for what students at Ohio State University’s College of Engineering…
Nissan has acknowledged the problem but has yet to issue a formal recall Safety groups agree that automatic emergency braking has the potential to save lives and reduce crash deaths, but that is obviously contingent on the technology actually working…
DETROIT, Mich.–Consumer Reports, arguably the most influential source of consumer purchasing information in the marketplace, has advised its readers that Automatic Emergency Braking is the number-one feature they should not do without on their next vehicle purchase. The magazine also…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten automakers report equipping more than half of the vehicles they produced between Sept. 1, 2017, and Aug. 31, 2018, with automatic emergency braking (AEB), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for…
If you haven’t bought a bicycle in a while, you might be surprised at the revolution in braking. Hydraulic disc brakes with calipers and pads entered the market around 1997, first appearing as aftermarket equipment on mountain bikes. They’ve become…
Four of 11 small SUVs got top marks in a new study evaluating their pedestrian crash avoidance systems. Five others got advanced ratings. But one, the 2018-19 BMW X1, which comes with the German automaker’s so-called Daytime Pedestrian Detection system, either didn’t brake…
U.S. light-vehicle sales dropped 1 percent in January, with higher fleet shipments offsetting lower retail volume, as the government shutdown and severe cold that blasted the Midwest this week dampened consumer demand. The seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of sales for…
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Nearly five dozen 2019 models meet stricter criteria to qualify for a 2019 TOP SAFETY PICK+ or TOP SAFETY PICK award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The 30 first-tier “plus” award winners…
2019 Chrysler Pacifica minivan named “Top Safety Pick” by Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) Current Pacifica design extends elite IIHS rating streak to three years; every year since its launch as 2017 model, the minivan has earned Top Safety…