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Company type | Private (GmbH & Co. KG) |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1939 |
Founder | Alois Ruf Sr. |
Headquarters | Pfaffenhausen, Germany |
Key people | Alois Ruf Jr. (Chairman) |
Products | Automobiles Automotive parts |
Website | www.ruf-automobile.de |
Ruf Automobile GmbH (stylized as RUF) is a German car manufacturer. Formerly using Porsche bodies in white to build cars, today they build vehicles on their own bodies and chassis. They also manufacture performance parts for various Porsche models, including the 911, Boxster, and Cayman.
The company rose to fame when in 1987, its Porsche-derived CTR reached 211 mph, surpassing the Ferrari F40's claimed top speed of 201 mph.