The automotive industry is now implementing a new ‘real-world’ emissions testing procedure for vehicles that will hopefully make quoted mpg figures a bit more accurate but could mean higher tax brackets for many cars. The push by manufacturers to produce vehicles that are more optimised for the new test will therefore likely see some trends…
By Doug Bentley, Research & Development Manager at Klarius Products Ltd. Electrification in the automotive industry is happening. With international and environmental pressure building around the issue, and the industry beginning to respond, it is inevitable that this will be the next paradigm shift regarding automotive powertrains. As the Research and Development manager for an…
Sir Bill Cash, MP for Stone officially cut the ribbon on a giant machine tool as part of an investment of over £1million by the car parts manufacturing company Klarius. The Stoke-on-Trent based company currently employs close to 300 people and has been investing heavily at the 11acre site for several years. The largest part…
RAW Motorsport has forged a reputation for building and maintaining high performance track, race and rally cars. As anyone building a race car knows, choosing high quality components usually translates to gains on the circuit: so when a project car needed a replacement exhaust to compete in the BARC Citroen C1 Challenge, RAW turned to…
A44 Exhaust Centre in Worcester has a custom exhaust manufacturing business on-site, 304 Stainless Exhaust Parts UK. With this in-house expertise and capability, it made sense for the business to join the Klarius Exhausts-Direct approved emissions centre scheme to take advantage of the widest range of standard exhausts on the market. John Taylor, the joint…
When specifying a replacement aftermarket exhaust, ensuring that the vehicle’s efficiency, performance and MOT compliance are preserved is a primary concern. Better quality aftermarket exhaust parts, especially ones that are type-approved are guaranteed by their manufacturers to reach or exceed the operational performance of the original OE part. Doug Bentley, Head of Product Development at…
Recent assessments regarding the air quality in British cities have brought the issue of emissions generated by road vehicles back under the spotlight. With major manufacturers and individual motorists potentially contributing to the problem, it raises the question, what steps can the aftermarket industry and motorists take to improve the environmental credentials of the petrol…
Since its introduction in 2001, the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) has been the subject of controversy. A vital component for ensuring the emissions compliance of diesel vehicles, the DPF plays an important role in processing the harmful soot particles that are produced by the combustion process. As of February 2014, the MOT test now includes…
Ultimately, the MOT test is there to protect motorists, other road users and the environment. With the news that the UK Government is considering extending the date of first MOT from 3 to 4 years, questions on whether this will damage the overall effectiveness of the test with regards emissions components are inevitable. Especially when…
Klarius Products is the UK’s largest manufacturer of aftermarket emissions parts, producing a vast range of type-approved exhausts, catalytic converters (CATs) and diesel particulate filters (DPFs) – but what does type-approval actually mean? Doug Bentley, Head of Research and Development at Klarius Products, explains type-approval and why it is an important consideration for replacement emissions…