Abarth is an Italian racing vehicle company that was founded in 1949 by CarloAbarth, currently part of FIAT GROUP Automobiles. For 10 years (1949-1959) he produced the bodies for Ferrari when it only manufactured engines and transmissions for cars. The brand stood out for developing improvements for competition cars.

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With its progress in the competition cars Abarth also developed high performance exhaust pipes and was the main factory of equipment for the construction of automobiles for Fiat. By partnering with Porsche and Simca he was part of the improvement for some models of these brands.

The brand was sold in 1971 to the FIAT GROUP, once purchased it became the competition line of FIAT, some of its models produced by FIAT, Lancia, SEAT or Autobiachi are still named as a line under the name of Abarth.

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From 1949 to 1959, he dedicated himself to producing bodies for some Ferrari chassis, at the time when Ferrari only supplied the chassis as well as the engine and transmission of the car, and companies such as Pininfarina, Scaglietti, Zagato and Abarth itself supplied the bodywork. In addition to starting to excel in the development of improvements for motors of racing cars. In the 1960s, Abarth & CSrl reaped several triumphs in ascents in slope and races of great tourism, mainly in the classes of 850cc to 2000cc, competing with the Porsche 904 and Ferrari Dino. Hans Herrmann was an official driver from 1962 to 1965, when he won the 500km Nürburgring in 1963 with Teddy Pilette.

Carlo Abarth promised Johann Abt that he would drive a car prepared for free if he won all the races in which he participated, and he almost succeeded. He won 29 out of 30 races, finishing second in the last. Next to the competition cars, Abarth also produced high performance tailpipes. Subsequently, production was diversified to manufacture preparation equipment for street cars, mainly for Fiat. Abarth also partnered with Porsche and Simca to improve their models.

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Abarth was sold to Fiat Group on July 31, 1971, and the equipment was sold to Enzo Osella. Abarth became the racing section of Fiat, run by famed engine designer Aurelio Lampredi. Some models produced by Fiat Group or its subsidiaries, such as Lancia or Autobianchi were renamed Abarth, the most famous being the Autobianchi A112 Abarth. At the time that SEAT is part of the Fiat group, some kit-type preparation was shared with some models, even some of its own was made; include the SEAT 600 Abarth, 131 Abarth, 127 second series Abarth, Panda Abarth and the Fura Crono Abarth. Also it prepared for rally models like the Fiat 124 Abarth or the Fiat 131 Abarth. In the 1980s, the Abarth name was used for high performance versions of Fiat, such as the Fiat Ritmo 130 TC. After the name was forgotten during the last decade of the twentieth century, but recovered in the new millennium to use it as the finishing level of the Fiat Stilo. In 2007, Fiat Group Automobiles relaunched the brand with the Grande Punto Abarth and the Grande Punto Abarth S2000.

The brand was relaunched by Luca de Meo, who presided over it until his departure to the VAG Group. After him several directors have gone through the management of Abarth, as Antonino Labate or Marco Magnanini. Currently, Paolo Gagliardo is the firm's manager since the beginning of 2015.