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50 largest dealer groups in Munich Germany are increasing much faster than the total market.
That's according to the latest ranking of dealers published by the Institute for the automotive business.
Willi Diez, director of the Institute for the automotive business, puts the average volume growth of more than 10 percent for 50 German dealers.
For comparison, the new car market grew only 2 3 percent in 2005, compared to the previous year.
With almost 43 000 new cars sold through retail channels, the Emil Frey Group is the largest group of dealers in Germany.
The Swiss company sold approximately 121,000 new and used cars in 2005.
Although the order of the five dealers forefront changed only marginally, the lowest differences in the ranking reflects the difficult battles for market share.
Dealers Ford Motor Co Kruell Hamburg; Mercedes-Benz Rose Oldenburg and Volkswagen dealers Audi Group Kamps Bergkamen, all increased considerably.
Diez said outer expansion-based acquisitions is to drive a portion of the growth.
Schwabengarage, part of Frey group, absorbed Autopark Brau Hildesheim after insolvent.
The Albis Capital financial services provider could buy the second largest group of dealers in Germany, Deutsche Autohandels Holding.
Another candidate for a takeover is George von Opel in Frankfurt, which is in receivership.
Ranking bear the stamp of the high volume VW is the dominant brand for 19 of the 50 listed companies Opel, Ford and Mercedes-Benz are represented almost equally.
Five of dealer groups in the top 50 Toyota cars for sale for the first time a Kia dealer, MTW Group Essen, climbed into the top league.
The Kroymans base-Dutch group has pushed ahead with its expansion in the German market there are only three, Kroymans only German dealers were two Saab dealerships in Neuss and Hamburg.
Kroymans now has 15 outlets representing 16 brands in Germany In the medium term, the network should cover 30 outlets.
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Large dealer groups also join the trend of selling several brands.
On average, the top 50 dealers represent about eight brands, Diez said.
Mercedes dealers are continuing their hunt for new brands, now that their expectations for Chrysler and DaimlerChrysler Smart parents were disappointed.
Mercedes dealer Bochum-based Lueg, which is the fourth largest distributor of Germany by unit sales, bought Van Eupen to expand its portfolio with an Opel dealer.
Mercedes dealer Beresa Münster bought a majority stake in Toyota Berghoff.
Auto Scholz, a Mercedes dealer based in Bamberg, added the VW and Audi brands.
Some names are not visible in the ranking of independent dealers Anymore including two VW partners Gloeckler Frankfurt and Berlin Eduard Winter, who were bought by the Retail Group VW, which makes the dealers belonging to the factory.
Here, we have to wait developments since the takeover by VW Retail Group is not yet final, said Diez.
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