Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd Overview
Company Headquarters: Japan
Founded: 1929
Workforce: ~ 9,000
Company Working: Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd (Akebono Brake) is engaged in the business of providing advanced braking, and noise, vibration & harshness (NVH) solutions for the automotive industry. It manufactures a wide range of brake friction materials and foundation brake assemblies, including disc brake calipers and drum brakes. The company also offers products such as disc brake pads, disc rotors, drum brake linings, drum brake shoes, wheel cylinders, drum-in-hat brakes, and sensors. Its products cover a range of categories, from passenger cars to high-performance vehicles. It also supplies brakes for motorcycles, rolling stock, and industrial machinery.
Akebono Brake operates its R&D technical centers in the US, Japan, and France, and manufactures brake friction materials and components in 30 wholly-owned or affiliated facilities worldwide. Some of the customers of the company are the key automotive OEMs, including Audi, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen.



