For any buyer of chassis and suspension parts, the difference between a dependable supplier and an unreliable one usually shows up long before the part is fitted — it shows up in the quality control behind the part. A recent safety recall in the United States...

If you enjoy modifying cars, you have probably asked whether body reinforcement is better achieved with a sway bar or a tie rod. The answer depends on what you want to improve. A sway bar mainly affects body roll and cornering stability, while a tie rod is pa...

On 12 October 2026, China's Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration published a notice that begins the countdown on an export incentive: from 1 April 2027, the value-added-tax (VAT) export rebate on new-energy vehicles (NEVs) will drop from ...

A ball joint looks like a small, quiet part. It is anything but. The ball joint is the spherical pivot that connects the steering knuckle to the control arm — and it carries the weight of the vehicle and transmits steering and road force on every mile you dri...

A vehicle can be rendered undrivable by a component most owners never see. Ford's campaign 26V340 — now in NHTSA's active recall list — tells 4,653 Bronco Sport and Maverick owners not to drive until the front lower control-arm ball joints are inspected and r...

Southeast Asia is one of the fastest-growing automotive aftermarkets in the world, and Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines — the three largest markets in the region — are the natural entry points for international buyers looking for a reliable, factory-di...

This week the aftermarket's biggest stories share one word: corrosion. American Honda has recalled 880,514 vehicles over rear-subframe rust that can make drivers lose control, while Volkswagen's steering-bolt recall now converges on roughly four million vehic...

This week's recall dockets put two things under the microscope at once: the steering and suspension parts themselves, and the quality of the aftermarket replacements that supply them. In the United States, NHTSA campaign 26V590 now tracks a steering-rack moun...

This week, the automotive world was reminded that even a single small fastener can bring an entire category into focus. Volkswagen and Audi recalled 2,855,601 vehicles worldwide over corrosion in a screw securing the rack-and-pinion steering gear to the front...

A clear signal is flashing for aftermarket distributors in 2026: the majors are racing to fill steering-and-suspension coverage. Delphi recently added 289 new SKUs across its aftermarket Steering & Suspension portfolio — including 30 first-to-market part ...