Author: Eoin Cuttle

This year’s Automechanika Frankfurt will see Continental unveil three new products that expand the automotive supplier’s already broad product range: air suspension dampers, compressors, and coolant thermostats.

Bosch has reshuffled its licensing model for its Esitronic 2.0 Online diagnostic software. New packages are now oriented to the demands of everyday practice, and thus to customer requirements.

For maximum occupant protection, today’s premium independent aftermarket requires high-performance adhesives and sealants for replacing windscreens capable of withstanding higher wind loads, reinforcing torsional stiffness and increasing occupant safety.

When a car is brought to a garage for a service an often overlooked job is the lack of maintenance carried out on an automatic gearbox.

Combined skills and the expertise of leading original equipment manufacturers enables a unique range of vibration control parts including: pulleys, flexible propshaft couplings, suspension strut mounts, engine and gearbox mounts and hydraulic accumulators.

Textar has added to its expansive aftermarket product range by manufacturing brake pads for the new Mercedes-Benz GLC.

Somora Motor Parts has introduced the new range of Novol products specifically aimed at classic car restoration. Somora says this range is now in stock and available for order from motor factors.

AS-PL has added a new alternator (A0667S) to its range, which is suited for use in popular Dacia, Renault and Nissan models.

OE brake manufacturer, Ferodo, has introduced new automotive brake pads, which it claims “bridge the gap” between outstanding braking performance and high-end comfort.