Just got this email/press release from BBS of America within the last hour. Sharing for anyone curious...


 

We would like to inform our dealers, distributors, and customers about an important update regarding the recent
developments with BBS GmbH. ISH Group of Turkey, acquired BBS Automotive GmbH last December and
subsequently established the new entity BBS Autotechnik GmbH.



Last Friday, July 26th, the ISH Group, filed for insolvency. While we do not have specific details regarding this action,
we want to assure you that BBS of America is not affected by this filing as we are currently under the ownership of
KW Automotive NA and are not directly affected by the financial implications.



To clarify some misinformation circulating in the news, BBS Motorsport GmbH and BBS Japan are separate entities
and unaffected by the BBS Autotechnik GmbH insolvency. Specifically, BBS Japan and BBS Motorsport GmbH are
the suppliers of BBS forged wheels.



BBS Autotechnik GmbH/ISH Group owned the production of BBS cast and flow-formed wheels.



BBS of America manages the NASCAR program and the wheels are produced by BBS Japan, while BBS Motorsport GmbH
manufactures race wheels for Formula One. Neither of these companies are impacted by the insolvency of BBS
Autotechnik GmbH. Both companies are in good standing, and our business operations with them will continue uninterrupted.



Unfortunately, some news reports have incorrectly grouped all three companies together. We want to assure you that this is
not the case, and our partnerships with BBS Japan and BBS Motorsport GmbH remain strong.



For over 10 years, the BBS brand has been co-owned with BBS Japan owning the Forged business and BBS Motorsport. This
co-owned arrangement of the brand creates confusion when BBS GmbH Germany (Cast wheel division) files for insolvency.



Fortunately, we are a strong brand with 54 years of experience in motorsport and high-end products. This legacy will help
us navigate through the challenges faced by the cast side of the company in Germany.



We appreciate your unwavering support for the BBS of America team.



BBS of America | 5320 BBS Dr. | Braselton, GA 30517 US

 

I am at 18 months on a custom set of e88s... sigh. Sounds like from your post the already atrocious waiting period will proceed...

 

Actually, no relevance on your E88's.


As noted in the press release, the company that is insolvent (BBS Autotechnik GmbH) is the one that makes all the 'cast' and 'flow-formed' BBS wheels. Under "Road wheels" on the BBS-USA website, this is the "Design Line" and "Performance Line" wheels... aka their cheap-o cast 1 pc wheels.

All other wheels are made by either BBS Japan or BBS Motorsport which are completely separate and unaffected, as is BBS USA.

 

Great info a quote a relief for fans of forged BBS wheels like myself. Thank you for sharing!

 

Now color-coded for easier deciphering.

Red = BBS Autotechnik GmbH (cast wheel division which has filed for bankruptcy)
Blue = BBS USA
Yellow = BBS Motorsport
Green = BBS Japan

Four separate entities.

 

Paging Supreme Power for a stock update.....

 

Wonder if they still have that one set of e88s they wanted $9k for....

 

Yeah of note, the faces of BBS forged wheels are usually made in Japan. The barrels can come from the US or Japan division. In a lot of cases, delays in wheel production is caused by the barrels being complete, but the faces awaiting production in Japan.

On a side note, I always get a chuckle when I see comments about JDM wheels not belonging German cars like Porsches or BMWs.... and the next sentence is something like, get a set of BBS LMs or E88s..... which, in essence, are JDM wheels.

 

We have some wheels in stock. Please email us at sales@supremepower.com

We do have some stock though....not for 993 necessarily but some hard to find stuff as we all know

E88 Centerlock
E07 Centerlock
E01 Centerlock
RE-MTSP 5x130 19x9 et50 & 19x10.5 et43.5 satin white gold
E87 17" 5x130 magnesium silver
E50 magnesium 5 lug 5x120 silver
RT88 Silver 5x130 19 x 9 et48 and 12 et49
E88 5x120 19" Gold
BBS.Manthey WEC Magnesium 20/21 991 RS
RE-MTSP 20" 991 GT3.Turbo.Speedster Silver, black, platinum sets

Also inbound another E88 Centerlock Silver set and 1 gold 18" E88 set for 964 inbound....

Ofcourse we always have the usual street suspects. LM and try to keep LM-R in stock for 5x130....

Its been a wild ride for some years now. Buying from all over the world. We have A LOT of order in place w BBS MOTORSPORT USA too but we dont stop scouring all the sources around the globe.

If we can help please dont hesitate to drop us a line sales@supremepower.com

No longer in stock. 993 sets sell very quickly. But we can see what we can find if you are looking! Feel free to drop us a line.