AUTO1 Group

Overview

AUTO1 Group SE is a Berlin-headquartered digital automotive platform founded in 2012 by Christian Bertermann and Hakan Koç. It buys, sells and finances used cars across Europe through three brands — wirkaufendeinauto.de, AUTO1.com and Autohero — and has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since February 2021.
Why this entity matters

The European used-car trade is fragmented, local and dealer-mediated. AUTO1 Group is the clearest German case of a company that built a cross-border digital layer over that market instead of a national one, and it marks the point at which a Berlin platform founded in the 2010s reached the public markets at scale.
Company or institutional background

Founded in Berlin in 2012, the company operates from Bergmannstraße 72, 10961 Berlin, the address carried in the issuer data block of its regulatory releases. It runs three brands: wirkaufendeinauto.de, through which consumers sell their cars; AUTO1.com, a wholesale trading platform for professional dealers; and Autohero, its retail brand for private buyers. Christian Bertermann is chief executive. The company reports operations in more than 30 countries, 8,600 employees at the end of 2025, revenue of EUR 8.2 billion and 842,000 cars sold in 2025, and 240,298 units sold on revenue of EUR 2.4 billion in the second quarter of 2026.
Role in the DACH startup and technology ecosystem

AUTO1 Group went public on 4 February 2021 in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the first German listing of that year, at a valuation of up to roughly EUR 8 billion at the start of trading. Its shares trade under the ticker AG1 and the company is a member of the MDAX mid-cap index.
Selected relationships and affiliations

AUTO1 Group was co-founded by Christian Bertermann, who serves as chief executive, and Hakan Koç. Koç left the management board in November 2020 and moved to the supervisory board, which he has chaired since June 2024. The company is headquartered in Berlin and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Startuprad.io relevance

AUTO1 Group is a recurring reference point in Startuprad.io coverage of Berlin-founded platform companies, German technology listings, and marketplace models that scale across European borders rather than within one national market.
Public source context

Public information used for this record is drawn from the official AUTO1 Group https://www.auto1-group.com and https://www.auto1-group.com/imprint/ , the company's own quarterly results release of 29 July 2026 including its issuer data block, and its https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47457075 record.

Startuprad.io coverage of AUTO1 Group

AUTO1 Group appears in the following Startuprad.io analysis and news coverage.

Meet Filip, One of Germany’s Most Successful Early Stage VCs from Cherry Ventures #GSA22
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 26 August 2026
Coverage type: Interview
https://www.startuprad.io/post/meet-filip-one-of-germany-s-most-successful-early-stage-vcs-from-cherry-ventures-gsa22-founder-i

This Month in German Startups (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) — January 2022
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 27 August 2026
Coverage type: News
https://www.startuprad.io/post/this-month-in-german-startups-germany-austria-switzerland-january-2022-2

Auto1 IPO soars 45% and generates Germany’s newest Tech Billionaires
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 26 August 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
https://www.startuprad.io/post/auto1-ipo-soars-45-and-generates-germany-s-newest-tech-billionaires

Driverama Wants to Start a European Used Car Market — And Just Entered Germany — Founder Interview
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 27 August 2026
Coverage type: Interview
https://www.startuprad.io/post/driverama-wants-to-start-a-european-used-car-market-and-just-entered-germany-founder-interview

Startup Exit & IPO Pathways: Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Published: 10 March 2026
Last updated: 9 May 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
https://www.startuprad.io/post/exit-and-ipo-pathways-for-startups-in-germany-austria-and-switzerland

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