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Textar Brakebook App now includes barcode & pad scanner

TMD Friction has radically revised the design of its Textar Brakebook App which now includes a barcode scanner and a photo pad identification tool. The new format also includes easier navigation and an enhanced search function that now enables the user to switch easily between manufacturers and models.

27.07.2015

Chicago Pneumatic launches new balloon jack range

Chicago Pneumatic has launched a new series of balloon jacks. The high lifting capacity CP882XX is recommended for light vehicle tyre changing applications and auto body shop work. They are available with a short or long handle, with two or three balloons, and in two trolley models to best suit users’ needs.

27.07.2015

Triangle begins renewal of passenger car tyre range

Two products in what Triangle Tyre calls its ‘new generation’ of passenger car tyres have been officially launched in the European market, and Triangle says the new lines – the Protract and Sportex – represent the start of its strategy of filling existing gaps in the Triangle portfolio and ensuring its range is completely up to date.

27.07.2015

Efficiency and driving fun of 48 Volt hybridization further enhanced by eHorizon

At the IAA 2015 the international automotive supplier Continental reinforces its standing as one of the technological drivers for efficient hybridization.

24.07.2015

Innovative head-up display for the new Passat

One of the highlights of the eighth Passat generation is the new head-up display.

24.07.2015

BorgWarner supplies Optimized R2S® Turbocharging Technology for the VAG’s new high-performance diesel engine

BorgWarner provides its award-winning regulated two-stage (R2S®) turbocharging technology for Volkswagen’s new high-performance diesel engine.

24.07.2015

Upgrade of Wolf VITALTECH

The Wolf VITALTECH 10W60 M has been upgraded.

23.07.2015

Ford Focus bad vibe

Some 2000-2011 Ford Focus vehicles may exhibit excessive engine vibration at idle, most noticeable when the transmission is placed in reverse gear. The condition may be caused by road junk (small stones, ice or snow, etc.) lodged in the rear engine roll restrictor.

23.07.2015

Delphi Thermal is now part of the MAHLE Group

The antitrust authorities have given their approval: MAHLE has acquired the thermal business of U.K. automotive supplier Delphi Automotive PLC as of July 1, 2015. As a result, the Stuttgart-based group is expanding its strategically important Thermal Management business unit.

23.07.2015

Launch UK to distribute Smoke Wizard leak detector

Launch UK has become the approved lead distributor of Global Leak Detection’s Smoke Wizard, a diagnostic smoke machine used by OEMs such as AMG, Audi, KIA, Mazda, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Jaguar Land Rover. There are two models available in the aftermarket – the GLD-40 and the GLD-50 Smoke Wizards.