Brembo S.p.A. Profile
Brembo S.p.A. engages in the analysis, design, development, application, production, assembling, and marketing of braking systems, light alloy castings for various sectors, including the car and motorcycle industries.
The company’s principal subsidiaries include: Brembo Scandinavia A.B.; Brembo North America, Inc.; Brembo U.K., Ltd.; Brembo Japan Co., Ltd.; Brembo Spolka ZO.O.; Fonderie Officine Meccaniche Mapello S.p.A.; Brembo Poland Spolka ZO.O.; Marchesini S.p.A.; AP Racing, Ltd.; Brembo Do Brasil, Ltda.; Bibielle S.P.A.; Brembo Rassini S.A. de C.V.; Corporacion Upwards 98 S.A.; Brembo Participations B.V.; Brembo International S.A.; Brembo Gmbh; Softia S.R.L.; Nanjing Yuejin Automotive Brake System Co., Ltd.; Brembo Ceramic Brake Systems S.p.A.; Fundimak S.A. de C.V.; and International Sport Automobile S.A.R.L.
The company operates on both the original-equipment market, focusing on the supply of braking systems, and in the aftermarket. Its market is represented by the manufacturers of cars, motorbikes, commercial vehicles, and racing cars and motorbikes.
The company’s product offering for its car and commercial vehicle applications includes brake discs, brake callipers, the side-wheel module, and increasingly often the braking system, including integrated engineering services.
Manufacturers of motorbikes are also offered brake discs, brake callipers, brake pumps, lightalloy wheels and braking systems. In the car aftermarket, Brembo offers various brake discs; approximately 1300 product codes for all European vehicles.
The company operates in twelve countries principally in Italy, Spain, Poland, Great Britain, Mexico, Brazil, China, Great Britain, Sweden, the United States, and Japan.
Joint Venture
Kalyani Brakes (Bosch Chassis Systems India, Ltd) has formed a joint venture with Brembo (Brembo SpA) for the application engineering, production and sale of two-wheeler brakes.
On May 29, 2009, Brembo SpA and SGL Carbon SE have finalized their joint venture contract for carbon ceramic brake discs, with each parent company owning a 50% share in the new entity. For this purpose, the subsidiaries, Brembo Carbon Ceramic Brake Systems and SGL Brakes, would combine their activities. The joint venture operates under the name Brembo SGL Carbon Ceramic Brakes with headquarters in Milan, Italy, and would become operational effective June 1, 2009.
Significant Events
On December 1, 2009, Brembo S.p.A. and Donghua Automotive Industrial Co. signed a preliminary agreement for the purchase of foundry plants and equipments to establish a new integrated Brembo manufacturing hub in Nanjing, including a foundry and a machining facility for brake callipers and discs for use in cars and commercial vehicles.
Customers
The company’s customers include Ducati, BMW, and KTM.
History
Brembo S.p.A. was founded in 1961.
