Momo (company)
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| Private | |
| Industry | Automotive accessories |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Founder | Gianpiero Moretti |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
| Website | www.momo.it |
MOMO Srl is a design company headquartered in Milan, Italy that makes accessories and parts for automobiles.
Company history
MOMO was founded by gentleman racer Gianpiero Moretti in 1964.[1] MOMO are the initials for Moretti-Monza. Monza is a town in the Province of Milan.
In 1969 MOMO opened production plant in Tregnago, Province of Verona.[1] Due to increasing United States federal government safety regulations and the wide adoption of airbags in passenger vehicles internationally, MOMO was sold to Breed Technologies in 1996 a steering wheel airbag manufacturer. Breed Technologies was acquired by private equity firm Carlyle Management Group and merged with other OEM automotive businesses they owned to form Key Safety Systems in 2003. Key Safety Systems sold the MOMO brand name to an Italian private equity group in 2006, but most of the manufacturing plants and technologies previously owned by MOMO were retained by Key Safety Systems.
Products
MOMO's product range includes consumer accessories such as steering wheels, gear shift knobs and alloy wheels, through to race equipment such as racing suits and helmets. MOMO airbagged steering wheels have become standard accessories on some regional Subaru and Mitsubishi performance cars. MOMO steering wheels were standard features in the UMM Alter II from 1987 to 1991. MOMO has also designed a steering wheel for computer peripheral company Logitech (called the Logitech MOMO), to be used as a video game controller. Thomas Superwheel controllers (a brand of high-quality, premium priced controllers) also feature the MOMO name. Also watches, eyewear, fragrances, clothing, accessories, etc. are made by brand MOMO DESIGN.[2]
Motorsport involvement
The company sponsored many prototype cars in the IMSA WSC series including the Ferrari 333 SP sports prototype car, after Scuderia Ferrari had retired from that racing category 20 years earlier.
MOMO was the official steering wheel of the Champ Car series from 2004 to 2007, before Champ Car merged to Indy Racing League. MOMO are also suppliers of the official steering wheel, racing seats, clothing and racing accessories of the Speedcar Series.
MOMO also sponsors Lira Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series and the Camping World Truck Series.
See also
Notes
- 1 2 "MOMO Sport, steering wheels & shift knobs". autocarparts.com. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ↑ website Momo Design