Brembo
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 Brembo offices in Stezzano, Italy | |
| Company type | Società per azioni |
|---|---|
| BIT: BRE | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | January 11, 1961 |
| Founders | Emilio Bombassei Italo Breda |
| Headquarters | , Italy |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Daniele Schillaci (CEO), Alberto Bombassei (Chairman) |
| Products | Brakes |
| Revenue |  € 2,640 million (2018)[1] |
| € 500.9 million (2018)[1] | |
 € 238.3 million (2018)[1] | |
Number of employees | 10,634 (2018) |
| Subsidiaries | AP Racing Marchesini |
| Website | www |
Brembo S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of automotive braking systems, especially for high-performance cars and motorcycles. Its head office is in Curno, Bergamo, Italy.[2]
History
Brembo was established in
In 2000, Brembo purchased the UK-based racing brake and clutch manufacturer AP Racing (a former division of Automotive Products). On November 9, 2007, Brembo's North American subsidiary acquired the Automotive Brake Components division of Hayes Lemmerz. The approximately €39.6-million sale included approximately 250 employees and production facilities in Homer, Michigan and Apodaca, Mexico.[5]
An official press release on May 21, 2014, announced an €83-million expansion of the Michigan facility. Later that year, on December 2, Brembo also announced plans to invest €32 million into a 31,500-square-meter production facility, projected to produce two million aluminum calipers annually. The expectation was initial operation by 2016 and full operation by the end of 2018.[6]
On March 5, 2015, Brembo's deputy chairman, Matteo Tiraboschi, reported the company's 2014 sales growth of 15% up to €1.8 billion and a net profit increase of 45% to €129.1 million. He also reported the company was exploring acquiring assets, with a focus on the automotive and aviation sectors.[7]
The company's corporate headquarters are in Stezzano, and the company has more than 10,634[8] employees within Italy and at branches in Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the US. As of 2019, Brembo was present in 14 countries worldwide.
Products
Brembo specializes in performance braking systems and components as well as conducting research on braking systems. Brembo sells over 1,300 products worldwide and is known for their
Motorsport
A variety of
Since 2005, Brembo has been an official brake caliper supplier for the
AP Racing brakes are currently used on GT500-class cars in the Super GT series as well as cars competing in the DTM.[citation needed] Brembo is the official brake supplier for the Supercars Championship.[citation needed]
Brands
- AP — Car brakes
- AP Racing — Racing motorcycle and car clutches and brakes
- Breco — drums
- Brembo — High endbrakes (flagship)
- ByBre — Small to midsize scooter and motorcycle brakes in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South East Asia
- Marchesini — Wheels
- Villar — Aftermarket discs
- J.Juan — Motorcycle brakes - acquired 29/04/2021
- SBS Friction —
See also
- List of Italian companies
References
- ^ a b c "Results at 31 December 2018" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Brembo S.p.A. – Registered offices
- Barron's
- ^ Brembo (April 3, 2017). "Brembo President to Enter Automotive Hall of Fame; Alberto Bombassei has been nominated for induction into the prestigious Automotive Hall of Fame". Cycle World (Press release).
- ^ "Brembo and Hayes Lemmerz complete sale of Hayes Lemmerz' Automotive Brake Component division to Brembo North America" (PDF). 9 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "BREMBO TO INVEST $39 MILLION (€32 MILLION) FOR A NEW ALUMINUM CALIPER PRODUCTION PLANT IN MEXICO" (PDF). 2 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Agnieszka Flak (5 March 2015). "Brembo sees 2015 sales growing, looking at M&A". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Brembo around the world". Brembo – Official WebSite. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ "The New Tech Headache Formula E Teams Must Solve". InsideEvs. 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Next generation Formula E Car breaks cover in Geneva". FiaFormulaE. 6 March 2018.
- ^ "The brakes of the MotoE explained by Brembo". epaddock. 14 October 2019.