ABT Sportsline
Type: Privately held company
Industry: Automotive industry, Motorsport
Founded: 1896, Auto-Abt Sportsline GmbH 1991
Founder: Johann Abt
Headquarters: Kempten im Allgäu, Germany
Area served: Worldwide, with European main emphasis
Owner: Volkswagen Group
Website: https://www.abt-sportsline.com/tuning/
Johann Abt's father founded the first Abt company in 1896.
In 1991 Abt Sportsline GmbH was founded following "Auto-Abt". In October 2002 an extension building was opened.
In summer of 2011 Abt celebrated their 115th anniversary since the first formation of the company in 1896. About 170 employees are working in the company's headquarters in Kempten, Germany, the products are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Abt Sportsline is a motor racing and auto tuning company based in Kempten im Allgäu, Germany. ABT mainly deals with Audi and the related primary Volkswagen Group brands—Volkswagen, Škoda, and SEAT—modifying them by using sports-type suspensions, engine power upgrades, lightweight wheels, aerodynamic components and more.
Starting in 2014, they run a team under the Audi Sport banner in the FIA Formula E World Championship for drivers Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt, who has since been replaced by René Rast. At the 2014 Beijing ePrix, di Grassi became the first driver to win an open-wheel motorsport race in an all-electric car. Ultimately, the team finished third in the first teams' championship.
