Gemballa was a tuning company based in Leonberg near Stuttgart, Germany, which was founded by, and named after, Uwe Gemballa in 1981. They provided aftermarket parts mainly for Porsche. But it also provides parts to Ferrari. On the 17th of February, 2010, it was reported that Gemballa's founder, Uwe Gemballa had gone missing in Johannesburg, South Africa while on a business trip. On May 2010 Gemballa's factory has closed his doors.