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Tenneco creates online 'Tech Talk' forums

Tenneco Inc. has introduced “Tech Talk” online discussion forums to help vehicle repair professionals more quickly and accurately diagnose a wide range of vehicle performance issues and select and install the correct replacement ride control, brake and emissions control products.

20.05.2015

ZF Completes TRW Automotive Acquisition

ZF Friedrichshafen has completed its acquisition of TRW Automotive, the company announced. TRW will be incorporated into ZF as a new division called Active and Passive Safety Technology and the combined company will operate under the name ZF Friedrichshafen AG.

19.05.2015

Continental and MAN strengthen cooperation

Continental AG, a major supplier to truck maker MAN, reports that it is strengthening its long-standing partnership with the truck and bus manufacturer further.

19.05.2015

Ken-Tool has new tools for changing truck tires

Ken-Tool Corp.’s latest tire changing tool set, the 17.5 Sidewinder Kit (35459), is a single part number with five unique tools designed to demount and mount 17.5-inch diameter truck tires.

18.05.2015

Lubrication of the GTR LM NISMO engine

MOTUL have helped NISMO win on track with Oils and Lubricants developed for NISMO road and race cars since 2003.

18.05.2015

Continental’s System Technology Lowers NOx Emissions in Diesel Exhaust Gas

At the 36th International Vienna Motor Symposium, international automotive supplier Continental will highlight solutions that will help diesel engines meet future nitrogen-oxide (NOx) legislative limits. Exhaust aftertreatment has become a core technology when it comes to diesel engines.

18.05.2015

Generators with high-efficiency diodes and synchronous active

Bosch generators with high-efficiency diodes (HEDs) and synchronous active rectification (SAR) have now been officially recognized by the EU as fuel economy innovations.

15.05.2015

EVO Corse launches DakarCorse 17” alloy wheel for extreme off-road

EVO Corse has launched a new 17” wheel for extreme off-road use, the DakarCorse 17.

15.05.2015

Brake Engineering expands disc range

Braking systems specialist, Brake Engineering has added six new part numbers to its product range.

15.05.2015

Nokian claims world first with AA-labelled winter SUV tyre

The introduction of the European tyre label in November 2012 resulted in murmurs from some tyre makers – most notably Nokian Tyres – about its unsuitability for appraising their winter ranges, and the Finnish manufacturer even went as far as introducing its own ‘winter grip label’ that aimed to place labelling criteria within a winter context.