| Brembo S.p.A. was established in Bergamo, Italy in | | | | manufacturers. Unlike some, the Brembo |
| 1961. It is now known as one of the top | | | | Company controls the entire production system, |
| manufacturers of braking systems for | | | | all the way from raw materials and straight down |
| automotives. The company is highly acclaimed for | | | | to distribution. Brembo owns and operates the |
| its contribution to high-performance cars and | | | | foundries where production and supplying takes |
| motorcycles. Because of its rising popularity it | | | | place. Their methods for production have been |
| now operates on several locations around the | | | | highly appreciated. They were rated number one |
| world. | | | | year after year and they’ve become certified |
| At the beginning, the Brembo company | | | | with the Qs9000 and the ISO 9001 awards |
| exclusively importing disc brakes from the United | | | | several times. |
| Kingdom. This naturally set them up as a specialist | | | | Brembo braking systems are pretty universal. |
| in automotive disc brakes. 1964 marked the year | | | | The following manufacturers use brembo brakes |
| when Bremo entered into a supply contract with | | | | in their standard models: Aprilia, Bimota, BMW, |
| Alfa Romeo. This made them the official supplier | | | | Ducati, 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 early | | | | also come as a standard on supercar marques |
| 1980’s the company began supplying brake | | | | such 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 Brembo | | | | as 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 their | | | | Dodge Viper. Other car companies such as Acura, |
| disc brakes, but they also produce other brake | | | | Fiat, Subaru, Hyundai, Jaguar, Volkswagen, Land |
| parts such as calipers, drums and rotors, and | | | | Rover, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Infiniti, Renault |
| brake lines. The company takes part in ongoing | | | | and Volvo use brembo brakes as either a |
| research and experiments to keep up their | | | | standard or an upgrade option. |
| competitive advantage over other brake | | | | |