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TOKYO (Bloomberg) -- Akebono Brake Industry Co., the Japanese auto-parts maker that counts General Motors as its biggest customer, is increasing its bet that U.S. auto industry expansion will fuel a ...

Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. researches, develops, manufactures, and sells brakes, and related components and parts in Japan, North America, Europe, and other Asian countries. The company offers ...

Akebono Brake Industry says its 6-piston calipers and disc brake pads are now on the front wheels of Volvo’s XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered, which became available in Japan from 6 November. The disc ...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story had incorrect currency conversions for Akebono's debt waiver and interest-bearing debt. The correct translations are $463 million and $928 million, ...

TOKYO -- Troubled Japanese automotive supplier Akebono Brake Industry will accept a 20 billion yen ($185 million) infusion from a domestic rescue fund and ask lenders to waive nearly half of its loans ...

There are many crucially important systems in your car that help it work correctly, but arguably none are more crucial than its brakes. They’re tasked with safely bringing your vehicle to a stop ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Akebono Brake Industry now expects a net loss of 19.2 billion yen ($174 million) for the fiscal year ending in March as the poor U.S. performance necessitated an asset write-down.

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