BREMBO CELEBRATES THE GRAND OPENING
OF ITS EXPANDED NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING OPERATIONSNorth America will become lead market for Brembo by year-end 2014
Plymouth, Mich. (May 21, 2014): Brembo celebrated the grand opening of its expanded North
American manufacturing operations in Homer, Michigan today. Brembo is a world leader andinnovator of brake systems. The celebration renewed Brembo’s commitment to North America.
The investment, which will total more than $115 million dollars (€83 million euros) through theend of 2015, expands the facility that houses production of brake, disc, caliper and corner
module manufacturing.
During the grand opening, Brembo announced that North America will become the number one
market for the group by the end of 2014. North America closed 2013 with a 19.4% increase inrevenue from 2012 and recently announced a 27.7% increase during the first quarter of thisyear compared with the first quarter of 2013.
“This expanded and modernized production facility represents a new foundation for Brembo inNorth America, enabling us to increase our presence in the U.S. market and offer better service
to our clients,” said Brembo S.p.A chairman, Alberto Bombassei.
“Today’s celebration renews our commitment to the North American market,” said DanielSandberg, president and CEO of Brembo North America. “The investment in the Homer facility
will allow us to expand our product offerings not only in North America, but also for customers
across the globe.”
Speakers during the event included Alberto Bombassei, chairman of Brembo S.p.A, Daniel
Sandberg, president and CEO of Brembo North America, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder andSergio Marchionne, chairman and CEO, Chrysler Group LLC
Brembo bought the Hayes-Lemmerz brakes discs division in 2007. That acquisition included theHomer, Michigan plant, where Brembo began manufacturing discs in the U.S. The plantunderwent one expansion in 2008 and another two phase expansion in 2012 and 2013. Brembo
also built a caliper and corner module manufacturing facility adjacent to the disc plant in 2010.
Total manufacturing area is now approximately 440,000 square feet, employing more than 450
people. There are 47 processing lines and 12 painting lines. In 2013, the facility produced 10
million discs and 300,000 calipers and corner modules and is expected to produce 12.5 million
discs and 400,000 calipers and modules in 2014.
While the company has always had a strong presence in the North American market due to its
significant European-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) applications, Brembo North
America’s recent growth was spurred by two events: the purchase of theHayes-Lemmerz
Automotive Brake Component division in November of 2007 and the substantial growth of USbased OEMs.
Brembo’s North American Headquarters and R & D Center are in Plymouth, Michigan. Brembo
also has additional manufacturing facilities in Monterey, Mexico and Avenel, New Jersey.
With a very successful history in racing dating back to 1975, Brembo also has a facility inMooresville, North Carolina, near the headquarters of several major racing teams. Brembo’s

high performance brake systems have supported F1, IndyCar, NASCAR and Sports Cars
Racing Series, among others.

About Brembo S.p.A
Brembo S.p.A is the world leader and acknowledged innovator of 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. Brembo is also a leader in the racing sector
and has won more than 200 championships. Today the company operates in 16 countries on 3continents, with 22 production and business sites, and a pool of 7,605 employees, about 10% ofwhom are engineers and product specialists active in the R&D. 2013 turnover is $2,161 million(€1,566.1 million) (12/31/2013). Brembo is the owner of the Brembo, Breco, AP, Bybre,Marchesini, and Sabelt brands and operates through the AP Racing brand.

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