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Farmington Hills, Mich. — June 1, 2017 — Akebono Brake Corporation released 13 new part numbers, expanding vehicle coverage of its Pro-ACT^®, Performance^® and EURO^® Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pad lines to more than 6.5 million additional vehicles in the U.S. and Canada.

Farmington Hills, Mich. — April 11, 2017 — Akebono Brakes is rewarding professional technicians with incentives when they install Akebono Ultra-Premium ceramic disc brake pads this spring. The Akebono “Spring Brake Rewards” program offers technicians unlimited rewards starting at only three sets of Akebono Pro-ACT^®, EURO^®, and Performance^® Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pads installed. The promotion runs April 10 through May 31.

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.