MOMO (company)

MOMO Srl is a design company headquartered in Milan, Italy that makes accessories and parts for automobiles. MOMO are the initials for "Moretti-Monza".

Founded by gentleman racer Gianpiero Moretti int 1960's,Cite web|url=http://www.autocarparts.com/p_MOMO/|title=MOMO Sport, steering wheels & shift knobs|accessdate=2007-08-21|work=autocarparts.com] the company sponsored many prototype cars in the IMSA series including the Ferrari 333 SP sports prototype car, after Ferrari had retired from that racing category 20 years earlier. Using a Ferrari F1 engine, the car itself was built by Michelotto to World Sports Car regulations

In 1969 Momo opened production plant in Tregnago, Province of Verona.Cite web|url=http://www.autocarparts.com/p_MOMO/|title=MOMO Sport, steering wheels & shift knobs|accessdate=2007-08-21|work=autocarparts.com]

Their 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 air-bagged steering wheels have become standard accessories on some regional Subaru and Mitsubishi performance cars.

MOMO steering wheels were standard feature 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) are also known to feature the MOMO name.

Due to increasing federal safety regulations and the wide adoption of airbags in passenger vehicles MOMO was sold to the Lear Corporation in the early 1990s.

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External links

* [http://www.momousa.com/ MOMO USA's Website]
* [http://www.momo.it/ MOMO Italy's Website]