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News Release from: Bosch Automotive OE Division
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 05 July 2004
ABS now standard across EU motor ranges
As of 1st July 2004, every new car produced for the western European market is fitted with an antilock braking system.
As of 1st July 2004, every new car produced for the western European market is fitted with an antilock braking system (ABS) The companies that are part of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) undertook this commitment voluntarily in 2001
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 24 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Some 26 years after Bosch, together with Mercedes-Benz, first put an efficient ABS system on the market in 1978, the safety system is now a standard feature in all vehicles.
ABS increases the safety of road users by preventing wheel lock during full braking, therefore enabling the vehicle to retain steering even under emergency braking.
The commitment to installing ABS as standard means that all vehicles below 2.5 tons produced by the ACEA members as of 1st July 2004 are equipped with this important safety system.
As the decision was made in 2001, the commitment only applies to the 15 EU member countries prior to the recent eastward expansion.
Japanese and Korean manufacturer associations have subsequently signed similar obligations.
Knowledge of ABS as a safety system, and its benefits, are now recognised by many motorists in the UK according to recent research by Bosch.
In Germany that figure is as high as 98%.
The fact that that ABS is now a standard fitment on all cars will help to improve road safety throughout the EU.
As a signatory to the European Charter on Road Safety, the emphasis within Bosch is now to support the introduction of the enhanced stability control system, ESP, as standard fitment in an even shorter timeframe.
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