Solingen, Germany – September 2nd, 2024 - Accuride Corporation, a leading supplier for the global commercial vehicle market, announces its participation at the IAA Transportation Show, Sept. 17 – 22 in Hall 26.E45 at Hanover trade fair.
Accuride is a major supplier of wheels for the commercial vehicle industry. Building on its great success in commercial vehicle wheels for Europe and Asia, Accuride will present a newly redesigned product portfolio at the IAA Transportation show.
Accuride is launching a newly designed range of forged aluminum wheels. They offer TPMS compatibility and improved durability.
They will also debut a new design for the popular 22.5 x 11.75 steel wheel for trucks and trailers, which uses HSLA (High Strength, Low Allow) steel and will set a new 'best in class' weight benchmark with a target weight of around 36 kg. New wheel solutions for electrified vehicles will also be introduced, combining low product weight and higher nominal loads for future vehicles and drive train designs.
“For us at Accuride, IAA Transportation is the leading trade fair in our industry”, explains Alexander John, President of Accuride Wheels Europe & Asia. “It is the perfect platform to meet our customers and this year, our team is proud to announce various world premieres for the commercial vehicle market underlining the technical leadership position of Accuride. New concepts and product technologies will change the future of our industry in terms of design, durability, sustainability and unit costs per wheel.”
At the IAA Transportation show, visitors to Accuride’s booth will also be able to see how Accuride takes its responsibility for climate protection seriously and is shaping the path to CO2-neutral production of commercial vehicle wheels by 2039.
About Accuride Corporation
Accuride Corporation is a leading supplier of wheel end systems to the global commercial vehicle industry and has its world headquarters in Livonia, Michigan, USA. The company’s products include steel and aluminum commercial vehicle wheels and wheel-end components and assemblies and steel wheels for the European automotive and global agricultural, construction and industrial equipment markets.
The company’s products are marketed under its brand names, which include Accuride®, Accuride Wheel End Solutions™, Gunite®, and KIC®. Accuride is a portfolio company of Crestview Partners. For more information: www.AccurideCorp.com
