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Akebono Brake Corporation Recognized On The 2021 Forbes America’s Best Employers List
Farmington Hills, Mich. - March 23, 2021 – Akebono Brake Corporation has been awarded on the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers 2021. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on February 9th, 2021 and can currently be viewed on the Forbes website.
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Akebono Calipers and Disc Brake Pads featured on Volvo’s XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered
Farmington Hills, Mich. – November 19, 2020 - Akebono Brake Corporation is pleased to announce that Akebono 6-piston calipers and disc brake pads are featured on the front wheels of Volvo's high-performance SUV, the XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered, which became available in Japan on November 6th, 2020.
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Akebono Brake Corporation Promotes Mike Eldard to National Sales Manager of Aftermarket
Farmington Hills, Mich. – August 13, 2020 – Akebono Brake Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Eldard to National Sales Manager of the Aftermarket.
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Akebono Releases Four ProACT Ultra-premium Disc Brake Pad Kits, Increasing Coverage by Over 2.5 Million Vehicles
Farmington Hills, Mich. – February 20, 2020 – Today Akebono Brake Corporation expanded its ProACT Ultra-Premium Disc Brake Pad line by four part numbers.  Premium 301 stainless steel abutment hardware is included in the three kits that require it.
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Akebono Releases New User-friendly Web Catalog
Farmington Hills, Mich. – January 9, 2020 – Akebono Brake Corporation is excited to start 2020 with the release of a new web catalog loaded with features for improved user experience and look-up accuracy.  With the new responsive design, you can find the Akebono brake parts you need from a desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile device with ease.
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Winners of Akebono’s “Guess The Number” Contest At AAPEX 2019 Announced
Farmington Hills, Mich. – December 3, 2019 – Last month, the Akebono Team, put visitors of their “The Hardware You Need, with the Brakes You Trust” themed booth at AAPEX 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada guessing ability to the test; where we gave eligible participants an opportunity to guess the total quantity of premium 301 stainless steel pieces contained in the show-floor display. The contest was developed to bring awareness to a recent product expansion, that Akebono now offers abutment clip hardware for all popular applications across all three brands; ProACT, EURO and AkebonoPerformance, totaling over 400 part numbers.
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Akebono EURO Wins Best Overall Import Product Line at AAPEX!
Farmington Hills, Mich. – November 6, 2019 – Akebono Brake Corporation has been awarded 2019 “Best Overall Import Aftermarket Product Line,” for Akebono EURO® Ultra-Premium Ceramic Disc Brake Pads by the Import Vehicle Community, Product and Marketing Awards held at AAPEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Akebono Brake Corporation Kick-offs “The Hardware You Need, With The Brakes You Trust” Campaign
Farmington Hills, Mich. – September 30, 2019 – Akebono Brake Corporation kick-offs “The Hardware You Need, With The Brakes You Trust” campaign. 
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