BREMBO

Brembo can anticipate the future through technology, innovation and design, creating a total quality product: from design to iron casting through to assembly, by means of tests and simulations on test benches, on the track and on the road.
Thanks to integration of the processes and optimization of the whole production cycle, Brembo succeeds in guaranteeing the maximum level of safety and comfort and improving product performance.
The push to innovation involves new technologies, new materials, new shapes and new markets; product performance is combined with the search for a unique style, in line with the design of the vehicles supplied.
This continuous search for excellence is backed by care and attention to the Customer relationship, which also continues after delivery of the product, with a problem-solving approach.
Finally, the increasing application of ecocompatible technologies, the recycling of all materials used during the processing phases and the careful prevention of any form of pollution are the demonstration of Brembo’s commitment to the environment.
Brembo wants to be a high performance company and its personnel represent its true assets, the propulsive thrust and the engine that drives every innovation: a single great team works for Brembo.
Brembo sells its products in 70 different countries and has production sites in Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Great Britain, Germany, Brazil, the USA, Mexico, China, Japan and India. The products are marketed by companies located in the main outlet markets, with headquarters in Great Britain, Sweden, France, the USA and Japan. The Group has over 5,400 collaborators, close on 10% of whom are engineers and product specialists involved in research and development. In 2009 the Group’s turnover is € 825,9 million euros.

Brembo today

In May 2007 Brembo inaugurated its new Research & Development Centre in the Science and Technological Centre Kilometro Rosso in Stezzano, Bergamo.
In November 2007 Brembo and Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. have announced the sale of Hayes Lemmerz’ Automotive Brake Components division to Brembo North America, Inc.
In February 2008 Brembo keeps on growing in China and acquires the majority of its Chinese subsidiary NYABS. In the same period Brembo acquires the control of Sabelt, one of the leading makers of seat belts for both standard production and racing cars.
In June 2008 Brembo and Magneti Marelli reached an agreement regarding the exclusive distribution of brake discs in Brazil’s  independent aftermarket . Marketing of the products under the Brembo brand started in the second half of July.
In September 2008, Brembo, signed an agreement with Daimler for acquiring 50% of Brembo Ceramic Brake Systems S.p.A. (BCBS), until now a 50-50 joint-venture.
Brembo widens its activities in Brazil; in fact in January 2009 Brembo has purchased from the Brazilian Company Sawem Industrial Ltda, assets and business relating to the production and sale of flywheels for the automotive industry.
After purchasing in October 2008 the entire Indian JV KBX stake hold by Bosch, Brembo, has celebrated in January 2009 the official opening of its new plant in India.
In may 2009 Brembo  and SGL Group announced the contract closing of a joint venture, in the area of carbon ceramic brake discs, with each parent company owning a 50% share in the new entity. The joint venture operates under the name “Brembo SGL Carbon Ceramic Brakes”. The objective of the joint venture is to further develop carbon ceramic brake systems as well as to produce and market carbon ceramic brake discs, exclusively for the passenger car and commercial vehicle markets.
In October 2009 Brembo and Hitachi Chemical reached Technical Agreement for the production of an innovative family of friction material for high-end passenger cars.
In December 2009 Brembo S.p.A. and Donghua Automotive Industrial Co., a member of the Saic Group — China’s leading manufacturer of cars and commercial vehicles — signed a preliminary agreement for the purchase of foundry plants and equipments, in order to establish a new integrated Brembo manufacturing hub in Nanjing, including a foundry and a machining facility for brake calipers and discs for use in cars and commercial vehicles.
In January 2010, Brembo Nanjing Foundry Co. Ltd. and Donghua Automotive Industrial Co. Ltd (part of the Saic Group, China's top manufacturer of cars and commercial vehicles) finalized agreements for the purchase of foundry plants and equipment.The agreements will strengthen the Brembo Group's presence in China by creating an integrated production centre in Nanjing, including a foundry and a production facility for brake calipers and discs (for cars and commercial vehicles) that will be able to offer the Chinese market braking systems built to meet Brembo's standards of performance, style and comfort.
In March 2010, Brembo S.p.a launched a new brand in India: Bybre, which had been studied specifically for the braking systems of motorcycles and scooters under 600 cc. The Italian engineered “Bybre” range will be manufactured at the company’s manufacturing facility in Pune, inaugurated in 2009.