Founded on 31 March 1949 in Bologna by Italo‑Austrian engineer Carlo Abarth (with backing from Guido Scagliarini’s family), Abarth & C. S.p.A. was born from the liquidation of Cisitalia’s racing operations, immediately crafting the 204 A Roadster and racking up hill‑climb victories under the “Squadra Abarth” banner. Throughout the 1950s and ’60s, Abarth became synonymous with high‑performance exhausts, tuning kits, and lightweight racing specials. Today, headquartered in Turin and owned by Stellantis, Abarth retails performance variants—such as the 500 Abarth (2008–present), Abarth 124 Spider, 695 SS, and Grande Punto S2000—across Europe, North America, and Asia via over 100 dealers. The brand’s scorpion logo, chosen for Carlo Abarth’s zodiac sign, embodies its “small but deadly” ethos, underscored by over seven decades of motorsport triumphs and road‑going thrills.