General Motors has begun a recall of 2,062 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars after uncovering an issue with the parking brake. The recall order was issued earlier this month for North America, with 1,733 of the affected vehicles in the United States.According to the summary published by the National Highway...
German manufacturer Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's largest supplier of automotive components, has introduced new additions to two of its lines of brake pads. The expanded lines are the Blue Brake Pad and QuietCast Brake Pad. The three new part numbers are for late-model American, Asian and European...
As federal regulators study updates to Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations, automakers are lobbying them to recognize the influence of new technologies. Mitch Bainwol, president and CEO of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, says that systems such as anti-braking methods can have...
General Motors (GM) is expanding a recall order that was originally issued in September for 133,000 models of Cadillac XTS and Chevrolet Impala. The original order was due to an issue with brake pads that failed to release from the rotors even when the driver was not stepping on the brake pedal. GM and...
Anti-collision systems are quickly becoming the norm in the automotive world. These systems can detect an impending crash and apply a vehicle's brakes if the driver doesn't react on time or is in some way incapacitated. While self-driving cars are still a long way from becoming a common sight...
Regulatory body Transport Canada has opened a probe into reported cold weather-related braking issues observed in Nissan Leaf, the world's best-selling highway-capable all-electric car. While Transport Canada hasn't offered many details on its investigation, The Detroit News reports that authorities...
Commercial vehicle components manufacturer Meritor WABCO has announced that it is now offering its OnGuard collision mitigation system on fire trucks made by E-One. Based in Ocala, Florida, E-One specializes in the manufacture of emergency services vehicles, and the fire department in Bryn Mawr,...
Two of the world's five largest truck manufacturers have issued recall orders for North American vehicles in the past two weeks to address braking issues. Washington-based Paccar has recalled over 100 Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks manufactured last year, while the North American division of Sweden's...
Greening and 6th Gear Automotive have joined forces to assist Chinese components manufacturers in obtaining certification under the European Union's new ECE Regulation 90. The new rule sets the standards for all brake discs to be used in the EU, and it recently went into effect for all commercial...
British automaker Jaguar Land Rover has issued a recall order for nearly 100,000 vehicles in North America, following a warning by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about brake safety. The majority of the affected cars, nearly 75,000 in number, are Range Rover SUVs, whose front...