BREMBO INAUGURATES NEW NANJING PRODUCTION CENTER
With an investment of 70 million Euros planned, the Group will serve its
European customers' plants that produce cars and commercial vehicles inAsia. The center integrates a foundry and 41 production lines between brakediscs and braking systems, as well as a research and development center.
Nanjing (China), April 25, 2012 – The Brembo Group officially opened its new
Nanjing manufacturing center today in the presence of Brembo President Alberto
Bombassei and representatives of the Italian and Chinese government.
With more than ten years in the Chinese market, Brembo has concentrated
production activities of the Group into a single area of 95,000 square meters on theoutskirts of the city of Nanjing.
All stages of the production value chain, from arrival of raw materials to shipment offinished products, have been integrated into the new site for a total planned
investment of 70 million euros.
The plants employ 850 people (approx. 1000 at full capacity) and, due to the 41
production lines (between brake discs and brake systems) and the foundry, will beable to produce about six million brake discs a year.
"It's a great pleasure to inaugurate this new production center in China, a country
that represents one of the most promising markets for the future of our Group inAsia, considering the enormous potential of development of the automotive industry,”
said Bombassei. "This facility represents the commitment of Brembo on the market
to meet our international customers and offer a full range of specialized services,from design to production.”
The Nanjing plant has been designed and built in accordance with the very latest
criteria to guarantee quality, efficiency and care for the environment, with a view tominimizing waste and maximizing the recovery of energy.

Brembo in China
In 2000 Brembo broadened its horizons and entered China with a joint venture withYuejin Motor Group in order to create the Nanjing Yuejin Automotive Brake System
Company for the production of braking system for cars and commercial vehicles.
In February 2008, through Brembo China (JV signed in 2005 with SIMEST, a publicprivate financial company) Brembo acquired 42.25% of the NYABS. Thus, Brembo
managed to hold, directly and indirectly, 70% of NYABS Chinese investee beginningto constitute its main industrial pole in China.
In December 2009, Brembo S.p.A. and Donghua Automotive Industrial Co., part ofSAIC group (the first Chinese manufacturer of cars and commercial vehicles), signeda preliminary agreement to build a new integrated industrial hub in Nanjing, including
a foundry and a production facility for brake calipers and discs, for car andcommercial vehicles.

In January 2010, the agreement was ratified consolidating the presence of theBrembo Group in China through the progressive realization of the Nanjing center,
which will be inaugurated in 2012.

About Brembo SpABrembo SpA is the world leader and acknowledged innovator of the disc brake technology for
automotive vehicles. Brembo supplies high performance brake systems - for the most important
manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide - as well as clutches, seats,
seat belts and other components for racing only. Moreover, Brembo is also a leader in the racing
sector and has won more than 200 championships. Today the company operates in 15 countries of 3continents, with 35 production and business sites, and a pool of more than 6700 employees, about
10% of whom are engineers and product specialists active in the R&D. 2011 turnover is € 1,255
million. Brembo is the owner of the Brembo, Breco, Bybre, Marchesini, Sabelt brands and operates
through the AP Racing brand.

Nanjing, April 2012

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