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Erik
January 13th, 2003, 15:15
Great news for the customers in the UK

"For Abt Sportsline UK, the year 2003 begins with a real milestone: at the famous Autosport show in Birmingham, a close partnership between the company from the Allgäu and the Volkswagen Group in the UK has been announced. This will make Abt Sportsline an official supplier of VW and Audi in England. From now on, items from Abt's extensive product range will be available at all 122 Audi Centres in the UK.

Now customers will be able to select the Abt Sportsline tuning products directly at Audi Centres in the UK. While ordering their car, they can choose between the different Abt alloy wheels, accessories, exhaust systems or even a complete aerodynamic kit at the same time. Since customers have shown interest in personalising their cars more and more, Audi and Abt's co-operation is the best way of addressing this trend. Next to the planned brochures and DVD, the franchise holders will receive all Abt product information including photo material through the EPAC (electronic parts and accessories catalogue) system.

Abt Sportsline Managing Director, Hans-Jürgen Abt is very pleased to start the year with the announcement of this new partnership. After major successes in 2002 - with highlights like the celebration of the new 5-storey office building and Team Abt Sportsline DTM driver Laurent Aiello winning the championship, Hans-Jürgen Abt comments: "This is a result of great co-operation with Audi in such an important market. The UK has been one of the most significant export markets for
Abt Sportsline, since we started manufacturing tuning products." The export of Abt products in over 60 countries around the world now amounts 50% of the total turnover of Abt Sportsline. Hans-Jürgen Abt adds: "I am happy that our technical developments from Kempten are now directly available for all customers in Great Britain."

Abt Sportsline UK will start supplying Volkswagen Group UK officially recognised products, which all have German TUV approval and have been tested by Audi UK, for the latest generation of the Audi A4, TT Coupé, Roadster and the Audi allroad quattro. Since Abt Sportsline uniquely develops tuning products for all Volkswagen Group cars, plans are already in place to extend the product range during the coming months."