Profi Parts has acquired Autoteile Kubra
Profi Parts Fahrzeugteile Großhandelsgesellschaft, based in Koblenz, Germany, recently acquired Kubra Autoteile GmbH, based in Limburg, Germany. As a result of this acquisition, the Limburg [...]
February 2019
January 2019
Reifen Kiefer leaves TEAM on 30.06.2019
As TOP SERVICE TEAM KG officially announces, Reifen Kiefer GmbH will leave TEAM on 30.06.2019. Managing Director Michael Kiefer explained the decision in a letter to all TEAM shareholders with the growing dependence on the complete wheel business of the tire industry.
RS Exclusively sold to EFTD – contracts signed
Friday night are long negotiations between Thomas Schmidt, owner and CEO of RS Exclusiv, and the representatives of European Fintyre Distribution Ltd. (EFTD) has come to a successful conclusion: the tire wholesaler based in Hohenwestedt near Neumünster will thus have a new owner, along with its 26 TireXpert branches. As is known, the company has been for sale for several years; now the conclusion and the contract signing of the 68-million-euro turnover (2017) making wholesalers and its branches (20 million-euro conversion). US financial investor Bain Capital Private Equity (New York), which is financing the expansion of EFTD, is thus expanding its relevance on the German tire market.
December 2018
VERGÖLST TAKES OVER REIFEN JOHN
The John Group, consisting of 32 branches in Bavaria and Austria, has been taken over by Contis tyre chain Vergölst. The annual turnover of the John Group is likely to be below the 50-million-euro mark. In recent years, the business should have been weak.
September 2013
Online behavior in Germany – Onlinestudy 2013
The German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have published their online study 2013.We present some of the results in an infografik to inform quickly about [...]
May 2013
Remanufacturing professionals meet in Amsterdam
ReMaTec has established itself as the most important network platform for the global remanufacturing industry.The show features over 9,000 m2 of gross exhibition floor space [...]
First TFS Automotive Symposium
The TFS (Trendforum service Wolfsburg) Ostfalia University hosted the first time on 06-07th June 2013, the symposium Automotive Service. This symposium will expand and strengthened the [...]
January 2013
Concentration process in the European automotive aftermarket distribution is growing
An interview with Helmut Wolk, CEO of wolk after sales experts and Zoran Nikolic, Consultant, responsible for the study „The Car Aftermarket in Europe 2012"Regarding a [...]
July 2012
New passenger cars registration growth rates in Europe 2011
The new passenger cars registrations in the European Union are decreasing with 1,7%.Winners and loosers can be seen at our graphic.All Baltic countries have the [...]