Automobile Club of Germany
| Automobile Club of Germany eV (AvD) |
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| purpose | Automobile club |
| President: | Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
| Establishment date: | 1899 as the German Automobile Club |
| Number of members: | approx. 200,000 |
| Seat : | Frankfurt am Main |
| Website: | avd.de |
The Automobile Club of Germany (AvD) , based in Frankfurt am Main, is one of the oldest German automobile clubs and one of the largest in Germany.
organization
The association consists of 46 local clubs (as of June 2020), some of which are run as a registered association. The AvD is represented by a seven-person executive committee: President is Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg . The six vice-presidents head the departments tourism, sales (Gebhard Sanne), controlling (Gerd Stracke), sport, youth ( Volker Strycek ), marketing (Steffen Sprattler), law and traffic (Michael Zilian) and classical, finance (Franz Graf zu Ortenburg ). The management is supported by a main committee, so that responsibility is distributed among around ten people.
history
The AvD was founded in Berlin in 1899 as the German Automobile Club (DAC). It forms the umbrella organization of various local and corporate clubs throughout Germany, for example the Bavarian, the Berlin (founded in 1900), the Silesian (founded 1901), the Rhenish and Schleswig-Holstein automobile clubs . In 1900 the AvD organized the first international automobile exhibition in Frankfurt am Main, in 1905 it was renamed the Kaiserlicher Automobil-Club (KAC) , since Kaiser Wilhelm II took over the patronage of the club at Christmas.
In 1904, the AvD organized the first international car race in Germany, the race for the Coupe Gordon Bennett near Bad Homburg in front of the height (see also motorsport year 1904 ).
After the end of the monarchy in Germany, the club gave itself its current name Automobilclub von Deutschland (AvD) in 1918. In addition to motorsport, for which the AvD has always been committed, traffic safety is another important topic: in 1924, the AvD was therefore one of the founders of the German Traffic Guard. In 1926 the club hosted the first German Grand Prix at AVUS , which it helped to finance .
In 1935, the AvD gave up its statutory purpose and changed its name to the German International Club in order to avoid being brought into line in the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
On November 6, 1948, the AvD was re-established in Königstein im Taunus. The following year, the FIA assembly unanimously decided to resume the AvD. AvD members Huschke von Hanstein , Manfred von Brauchitsch , Paul von Metternich and Juan Manuel Fangio again achieved success in motorsport. In 1953 the club started its breakdown service with six DKW panel vans . In 1967, AvD sports president Huschke von Hanstein brought Formula Vee to Germany. In the same year (1967) the AvD promoted the introduction of the seat belt with public accident demonstrations . The AvD Auto EKG started in 1968 - the first technical test that could be carried out on the go.
In addition to its commitment to road safety and breakdown assistance, the AvD also increasingly looked after older vehicles in the following years. Together with the Club of Historic Racing and Sports Vehicles Nürburgring e. V. (CHRSN) and the Hesse Motorsport Club e. V. Wiesbaden, the AvD organized the first international historical race on the Nürburgring in 1972 - this event later became the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix . Overall, the AvD has developed into a service company and has significantly expanded its services.
In 2016, the association had around 200,000 members and around 1.4 million insured persons in total.
Services
The AvD offers all the services of a classic automobile club. This primarily includes breakdown and towing assistance . The AvD operates its own 24-hour emergency call center.
In addition, the AvD offers its members:
- Insurance service:
- Car insurance
- AvD legal protection insurance,
- AvD foreign travel health insurance
- Club bonus from renowned tourism companies for AvD HELP PLUS members
- Free initial advice on traffic law matters from an AvD lawyer
- AvD club magazine MOTOR & REISEN
In addition to the breakdown service, the AvD represents the interests of motorists in business, politics and society. AvD Vice President Franz Graf zu Ortenburg has been President of the Commission Historic International of the FIA since December 2015. The AvD is also represented in the Presidium of the DMSB by its Vice President Gebhard Sanne. The AvD organizes safety checks and offers further assistance in the travel and accident area.
Motorsport
The AvD is an active organizer of various motorsport events such as the German Grand Prix , the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix , the Saxony Rally and the AvD Histo Tour.
As a sponsor, the AvD supports various events in modern and classic automobile sport as well as selected young talents. In addition, the AvD corporate clubs organize numerous events of their own and promote their members' involvement in motorsport.
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Another focus of AvD activities is the preservation of historic vehicles. In addition to the AvD OldtimerCard and the AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix, the AvD has been campaigning for the interests of old and youngtimer owners and the maintenance of automotive cultural assets for years. The 2014 AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix was awarded the FIA Founding Members' Club Heritage Cup. Furthermore, AvD Vice President Graf zu Ortenburg is a founding member of the IAK Initiative Automobiles Kulturgut eV, which advocates the recognition of historical motorized means of transport as a cultural asset. Numerous classic car clubs, some of which specialize in certain brands or models, are also part of the AvD. It was thanks, among other things, to the work of the AvD that oldtimers with H and red license plates are allowed to enter environmental zones with a special permit.
Traffic safety
As a traffic club, the AvD is also actively involved in organizations and projects for traffic safety. The AvD is represented in the German Road Safety Council and a member of the German Road Traffic Court . With Allianz SE , information films were sent nationwide to all elementary schools in which Willi Weitzel demonstrates why it is so important that children are properly secured with restraint systems ("seat belts") and bicycle helmets. Under the patronage of the Federal Minister of Transport, he works alongside Goodyear in the Hero of the Road award . In addition, the AvD, together with the Automobil-Club Westfalen e. V. awarded the Westphalian Road Safety Prize and together with it supports the Guardian Angel project of the Gütersloh district .
President
- 1899–1922: Victor II Amadeus Duke of Ratibor
- 1922–1928: Count Adolf von Arnim-Muskau
- 1928–1934: Adolf Friedrich Herzog of Mecklenburg
- 1948–1953: Karl Geiler
- 1953–1960: Gottfried Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- 1960–1992: Paul Alfons Prince von Metternich-Winneburg
- 1992–2008: Wolfgang-Ernst Fürst zu Ysenburg and Büdingen
- 2008–2012: Rudolf Graf von der Schulenburg-Wolfsburg
- since 2012: Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b AvD - Automobilclub von Deutschland eV , automobilclubs.org, accessed on April 5, 2019.
- ^ Automobile Club of Germany: AvD Ortsclubs. June 22, 2020, accessed June 22, 2020 .
- ^ Presidium and management of the AvD
- ↑ International Historical Commission
- ^ The Presidium of the DMSB
- ^ Website of the Saxony Rally
- ↑ AvD-Histo-Tour
- ↑ Spiegel.de article about the Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2009
- ↑ Annual General Assembly 2014
- ^ The founding of the IAK eV association
- ↑ http://www.dvr.de/site/lösungen.aspx
- ↑ http://www.dvr.de/site/videos_haben.aspx?id=255
- ↑ https://www.avd.de/held-der-strasse/
- ↑ http://www.nrw.de/presse/land-mit-westfaelischem-verkehrssicherheitspreis-ausgemarke-9033
- ↑ http://www.be-my-angel.de/presse/112060100000001988.php
- ↑ http://www.be-my-angel.de/presse/112060100000001671.php
- ↑ http://www.be-my-angel.de/presse/112060100000001542.php