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Gemballa

Gemballa GmbH is an automobile manufacturing and tuning company based in Leonberg, Germany, specializing in customization and aftermarket parts mainly for Porsche cars. Gemballa was founded by and named after Uwe Gemballa in 1981. In May 2010, the Gemballa factory was seized by German authorities and shut down following the disappearance of Uwe Gemballa who was later found dead in South Africa. CEO Andreas Schwarz and investor Steffen Korbach were able to buy the brand rights and name rights from Gemballa in August 2010 and refounded the company as Gemballa GmbH. In 2016, Steffen Korbach became the sole CEO of the company and Alexander Schwarz stepped down. Korbach reportedly also took over the shares in the company from his former partner Schwarz. A Gemballa GTR producing , based on a Porsche 911 (996), held the lap record for street legal vehicles at the Nürburgring in 2001 when Wolfgang Kaufmann lowered it to 7:32:52 min, taking the record from Porsche tuner TechArt. It was later beaten by a Porsche Carrera GT, by less than a second. ) ) ) ) )

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Gemballa GmbH is an automobile manufacturing and tuning company based in Leonberg, Germany, specializing in customization and aftermarket parts mainly for Porsche cars. Gemballa was founded by and named after Uwe Gemballa in 1981. In May 2010, the Gemballa factory was seized by German authorities and shut down following the disappearance of Uwe Gemballa who was later found dead in South Africa. CEO Andreas Schwarz and investor Steffen Korbach were able to buy the brand rights and name rights from Gemballa in August 2010 and refounded the company as Gemballa GmbH. In 2016, Steffen Korbach became the sole CEO of the company and Alexander Schwarz stepped down. Korbach reportedly also took over the shares in the company from his former partner Schwarz. A Gemballa GTR producing , based on a Porsche 911 (996), held the lap record for street legal vehicles at the Nürburgring in 2001 when Wolfgang Kaufmann lowered it to 7:32:52 min, taking the record from Porsche tuner TechArt. It was later beaten by a Porsche Carrera GT, by less than a second. ) ) ) ) )

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  1. date of establishment: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370467455

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