Brembo Brakes, A Company's History

Brembo S.p.A. was established in Bergamo, Italy inmanufacturers. Unlike some, the Brembo
1961. It is now known as one of the topCompany controls the entire production system,
manufacturers of braking systems forall the way from raw materials and straight down
automotives. The company is highly acclaimed forto distribution. Brembo owns and operates the
its contribution to high-performance cars andfoundries where production and supplying takes
motorcycles. Because of its rising popularity itplace. Their methods for production have been
now operates on several locations around thehighly appreciated. They were rated number one
world.year after year and they’ve become certified
At the beginning, the Brembo companywith the Qs9000 and the ISO 9001 awards
exclusively importing disc brakes from the Unitedseveral times.
Kingdom. This naturally set them up as a specialistBrembo braking systems are pretty universal.
in automotive disc brakes. 1964 marked the yearThe following manufacturers use brembo brakes
when Bremo entered into a supply contract within their standard models: Aprilia, Bimota, BMW,
Alfa Romeo. This made them the official supplierDucati, Harley-Davidson, Husqvarna, IMZ-Ural,
of brake accessories to Moto Guzzi. After that,KMT, Moto Guzzi, and MV Agusta. Brembo brakes
their reach extended even further. In the earlyalso come as a standard on supercar marques
1980’s the company began supplying brakesuch as Ashton Martin, Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini,
components to Chrysler, BMW, Lancia, Nissan,Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Pagani, and Porsche cars
Porsche, and Mercedes-Benz. In 1995, the Bremboas well as high-end American sportscars the Ford
company began selling 1,300 products worldwide.Mustang GT, the Chevrolet Corvette, and the
The Brembo company is not only known for theirDodge Viper. Other car companies such as Acura,
disc brakes, but they also produce other brakeFiat, Subaru, Hyundai, Jaguar, Volkswagen, Land
parts such as calipers, drums and rotors, andRover, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Infiniti, Renault
brake lines. The company takes part in ongoingand Volvo use brembo brakes as either a
research and experiments to keep up theirstandard or an upgrade option.
competitive advantage over other brake