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What we compareATSFerrari
Country in archiveItalyItaly
Founded19621939
FounderCarlo Chiti and Giotto BizzarriniEnzo Ferrari
HeadquartersBologna, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyMaranello, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Name originATS stands for Automobili Turismo e Sport, Italian for "Touring and Sport Automobiles." The initials describe the two kinds of cars the company set out to build, a road-going grand tourer and a racing car.The company carries the surname of its founder, Enzo Ferrari. The name was first used for the racing team Scuderia Ferrari in 1929, and the company adopted the Ferrari name in 1945 after operating as Auto Avio Costruzioni because of a noncompete agreement with Alfa Romeo.
Selected models2500 GT, 2500 GTS, ATS GT125 S, 250 GTO, 365 GTB/4 Daytona, Testarossa, F40, Enzo
Earliest archived brand logo19621939
Latest archived logo20122002
Archived logo assets213

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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