/* ─── BRANDS TICKER (imported from new_index) ─── */
  .brands-section {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 48px 0;
    border-top: 0;
    border-bottom: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .brands-label {
    text-align: center;
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    text-transform: none;
    line-height: 1.08;
    color: #111;
    margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    padding: 0 5vw;
  }

  .brands-sub {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: #111;
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 0 auto 1.6rem;
    padding: 0 5vw;
  }

  .ticker-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .ticker-wrapper::before,
  .ticker-wrapper::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .ticker-wrapper::before {
    left: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff, transparent);
  }

  .ticker-wrapper::after {
    right: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to left, #fff, transparent);
  }

  .ticker-track {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0;
    animation: ticker 28s linear infinite;
    width: max-content;
  }

  .ticker-track.reverse {
    animation-direction: reverse;
    animation-duration: 32s;
  }

  .ticker-track:hover {
    animation-play-state: paused;
  }

  .ticker-set {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  @keyframes ticker {
    from {
      transform: translateX(0);
    }
    to {
      transform: translateX(-50%);
    }
  }

  .brand-item {
    width: 290px;
    height: 130px;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #fff;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    display: block;
  }

  .brand-logo {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
    filter: grayscale(0.2);
    transform: scale(1.24);
    transition: var(--transition, all 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1));
  }

  .brand-item:hover .brand-logo {
    transform: scale(1.3);
    filter: grayscale(0);
  }

  /* ── STATS STRIP ───────────────────────────── */
  .stats-strip {
    display: none;
  }