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{{Infobox Company
|name             = Brembo Gmbh
|logo             = [[Image:Brembo logo.svg|215px|center|Brembo Logo]]
|type             = Public ([[Borsa Italiana]]:[http://www.borsaitaliana.it/borsa/quotazioni/azioni/scheda.html?isin=IT0001050910&lang=en BRE])
|slogan           =
|foundation       = Bergamo ({{Start date|1961}})
|founder          = Emilio Bombassei
|location_city    = Curno, Bergamo
|location_country = Italy
|locations        = 
|area_served      = [[World]]wide
|key_people       = 
|industry         = [[Automotive industry]]
|products         = [[brake|Brake components]]
|production       =
|services         = 
|revenue          = {{profit}} € 1.075 billion (2010)<ref name="brembo.com"/>
|operating_income = 
|net_income       =
|assets           = 
|equity           = 
|num_employees    = 5,904 (2010)<ref name="brembo.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.brembo.com/ENG/AboutBrembo/InvestorRelationsFinancialInfo/KeyFigures/Economic.htm|title=Key Figures|accessdate=2007-08-06|work=brembo.com}}</ref>
|divisions        = 
|subsid           = [[AP Racing]]<br>[[Marchesini]]
|homepage         = {{URL|http://www.brembo.com}}
|intl             = yes
}}

'''Brembo S.p.A.''' is a manufacturer of [[automotive industry|automotive]] [[brake]] systems, especially for [[high performance vehicle|high-performance cars]] and [[motorcycle]]s.  It was established in Bergamo, Italy in 1961.  Soon after the company was formed, it specialised in [[disc brake]]s, which were exclusively imported from the [[United Kingdom]] at the time.  They entered into a supply contract with [[Alfa Romeo]] in 1964, and became the official supplier of brake components to [[Moto Guzzi]] in 1972.

In the 1980s, they began supplying [[BMW]], [[Chrysler]], [[Lancia]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Nissan]] and [[Porsche]] with brakes.  They went public on the [[Milan Stock Exchange]] in 1995, and now sell over 1300 products worldwide.

The company is also known for their [[Aftermarket (automotive)|aftermarket]] automotive brake components, including calipers, drums/rotors, and brake lines.  They are a provider of performance braking systems and components, and conduct research on braking systems.  Except in the North American market, Brembo owns the foundries which produce their initial materials and supply the manufacturing plants.  In all other markets the company controls the whole production system from raw material through to distribution.  Their quality assurance methods have been highly rated, and the company awarded QS9000 and ISO 9001 certifications.

The headquarters are still located in Bergamo, and now counts more than 4,300 employees within the country and branches in Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, United States, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

In 2000, Brembo purchased the UK-based racing brake and clutch manufacturer AP Racing (a division of the former [[Automotive Products]]).

==Motorsport==
Brembo brakes are also used by a variety of [[Formula One]] teams including [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], and the majority of [[MotoGP]] teams use Brembo brakes.

==Brembo Group brands==
* '''AP''' — Car brakes
* '''AP Racing''' — Racing motorcycle and car [[clutch]]es and brakes
* '''Breco''' — [[Aftermarket (automotive)|Aftermarket]] [[Brake disk|discs]] and [[Brake drum|drums]]
* '''Brembo''' — [[High end]] brakes
* '''ByBre''' — Small to midsize [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] and motorcycle brakes in Brazil, Russia, India and China, and South East Asia
* '''Marchesini''' — Wheels
* '''Sabelt''' — Passive safety equipment including [[seat belts]], [[car seat]]s and [[infant car seat]]s


==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|http://www.brembo.com Brembo.com}}

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{{Wikipedia|brembo}}

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