Akebono Newsroom

Farmington Hills, Mich. – Nov. 14, 2016 – Akebono Brake Corporation's EURO^® Ultra-Premium ceramic disc brake pad line was awarded “Best Overall Import Aftermarket Product or Product Line" by the Import Vehicle Community, a segment of the Auto Care Association. The Akebono team, led by Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker, President and CEO, AkebonoBrake Corporation, accepted the prestigious award at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX).

Farmington Hills, Mich. – Oct. 25, 2016 – Akebono Brake Corporation continues its recent expansion of brake pad coverage with the announcement of nine new part numbers to its Pro-ACT^®, Performance^® and EURO^® Ultra-Premium ceramic disc brake pad lines. This introduces premium brake coverage to an additional 5.8 million domestic, European and Asian vehicles. Akebono has released a total of 25 new part numbers this month, expanding total coverage to more than 10.4 million vehicles.

Farmington Hills, Mich. – Oct. 12, 2016 – Akebono Brake Corporation announced it has introduced 16 new part numbers to its Pro-ACT^®, Performance^® and EURO^® premium ceramic brake pad lines. The pads are manufactured in the United States and expand coverage to more than 4.6 million additional late-model domestic, European and Asian vehicles.

Tokyo, Japan - (April 22, 2016) - Akebono Brake Industry's achievement in the "development and mass production of high-performance brakes for road cars" had been awarded the FY2015 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) Medal for New Technology. The award ceremony was held at Meiji Kinenkan, Japan's historical ceremony hall in Tokyo, on April 21.