Uwe Gemballa’s body has been found in Pretoria, South Africa. It would appear he was executed in a gangland-style murder. Back in February Uwe Gemballa – owner of the eponymous Porsche Tuning Company – disappeared on a business trip to South Africa. At first it was suspected that he may have been kidnapped, especially after his […]
Gemballa rises from the ashes – Uwe still on Safari
After Uwe Gemballa’s disappearance and the subsequent liquidation of the business, Gemballa are back in business under the leadership of Andreas Schwarz. Regular readers were enchanted by the Uwe Gemballa stories we regaled them with earlier this year. Poor, downtrodden Uwe; kidnapped by vicious mercenaries in South Africa; begging for money from his wife to pay ransom; police on two continents working […]
Goodbye Gemballa UK – Hello Merdad & the Porsche Cayenne 2dr Coupe
UK Porsche tuners Merdad have produced a two door Porsche Cayenne offering 750bhp. What’s a Merdad, you may well ask? Well, a Merdad is not a what, it’s a he. He ran the Gemballa franchise in the UK – rather successfully – but as Uwe Gemballa has gone on an extended African holiday and his […]
Uwe Gemballa – Interpol issue ‘Yellow Notice’
The ‘Hunt’ for Uwe Gemballa rumbles on with the issue of a ‘Yellow Notice’ by Interpol and a suggestion that Uwe may have left Germany to avoid tax issues. We’ve been tempted to revisit the saga that is the disappearance of Uwe Gemballa on a number of occasions in the last few weeks as titbits of information trickle in. […]
Gemballa – new company formed in December UPDATE: Gemballa Insolvent
In the ongoing saga of Uwe Gemballa’s disappearance, Cars UK has discovered that a new Gemballa Company was established in December, with the only shareholder Uwe’s 79 year old mother Update: Gemballa has applied for Insolvency at the Ludwigsburg Court – details at the bottom. We aren’t sure whether or not this information has any relevance to the […]
Gemballa closed by German authorities? UPDATED
It is being reported that Gemballa’s facility in Germany has been closed by Government officials and cars impounded. Update 23/2/2010: Gemballa has now filed for Insolvency. Update 19/2/2010: German news source Bild is also now reporting an ‘exclusive’ on the alleged kidnap of Uwe Gemballa. They say his wife has received a phone call from […]
Uwe Gemballa missing in South Africa
It’s being reported that the founder and owner of Gemballa – Uwe Gemballa – has gone missing on a trip to South Africa. Update 16/2/2010: We’re now hearing reports that the Gemballa business has been closed down by German authorities. The name Uwe Gemballa might not immediately strike a chord. Unless you’re a complete petrol-head the creations […]