Carlo Abarth (November 15, 1908 – October 24, 1979), was an automobile designer.

Throughout his life he worked for Castagna, Motor Thun, Joseph Opawsky. He established the Compagnia Industriale Sportiva Italia (CIS Italia, later becoming Cisitalia). Carlo Abarth later founded the Abarth & C. company with Armando Scagliarini to produce racing cars.