Gemballa officially reborn with new CEO to replace missing founder
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Gemballa officially reborn with new CEO to replace missing founder
Aug 24, 2010 10:29 am
Filed under: Aftermarket, Europe
Gemballa MIG-U1 - Click above for high-res image gallery
Gemballa's press conference yesterday announced what was promised: the Gemballa brand is back and headed by Andreas Schwarz. It was Schwarz who took control of the Gemballa name and raised "an investment of millions" with the help of investor Steffen Korbach after the company's founder and namesake, Uwe Gemballa, went missing in South Africa back in February.
The new Gemballa already has 22 employees and is working on body kits for the new Porsche Panamera and Cayenne, as well as making plans to manufacture its own Gemballa products. Despite the auspicious new start for Gemballa, however, it appears the company's official website is still offline, though its showroom in Leonberg, Germany has reopened. The last product to come from the German tuning firm was the MIG-U1 (above), a heavily modified version of the rare Ferrari Enzo.
Follow the jump for the full press release, and to Messrs. Schwarz and Korbach, even if some Gemballa products make us go "Wow... umm," we're pleased to welcome you back to the material world.
[Source: Gemballa]
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