Central Association of the German Motor Vehicle Industry
| Central Association of the German Motor Vehicle Industry (ZDK) |
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| legal form | registered association |
| purpose | Protection and promotion of the general professional, economic and social interests of the motor vehicle trade |
| Seat | Bonn |
| founding | 1909
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| place | Cologne |
| president | Jürgen Karpinski |
| Vice President (s) | Thomas Peckruhn, Wilhelm Hülsdonk |
| executive Director | Axel Koblitz |
| Members | 14 regional associations and 36 manufacturers' associations |
| Website | www.kfzgewerbe.de |
The Central Association of the German Motor Vehicle Industry e. V. (ZDK) represents the interests of the affiliated German automobile dealers and workshops. The association's work encompasses the modalities of cooperation between the automotive trade and industry as well as tax, social and transport policy issues. This includes working on legislation, working for dealer protection regulations and organizing training and qualifications in the motor vehicle trade. The ZDK only operates on a national level. The CECRA (Conseil Européen du Commerce et de la Réparation Automobiles), based in Brussels , of which the ZDK was a member until December 31, 2018, has a comparable role in the European context .
The association , founded in 1909, has its headquarters in Bonn , an office in Berlin and an office in Brussels . Jürgen Karpinski has been its president since 2014 .
14 regional associations and 36 brand associations belong to the central association. In turn, 235 guilds are organized in the regional associations . The motor vehicle trade includes approx. 37,500 motor vehicle operations nationwide.
history
An "Automobile Dealer Association for Rhineland and Westphalia" was founded on November 17, 1909 in Cologne. As a result, the association expanded to include the entire German economic area. On February 19, 1910, the "German Automobile Dealer Association (DAHV)" was founded in Berlin. The purpose of the association was to “ represent the economic interests of the German motor vehicle trade, motor vehicle accessories trade, garages and repair shops ”. The first chairman was Ludwig Buchkremer .
From the end of the 1910s, against the resistance of the locksmiths, blacksmiths and mechanics' guilds, today's oldest (local) guilds in the motor vehicle trade were founded. In 1918 these were the guild in Dresden, in the same year the guild in Berlin as "Interest Group Groß-Berliner Autoreparaturwerkstätten eV" and the guild in Gießen in 1921. From 1922 the association was one of the largest business associations in Germany with 1,433 member companies.
On 16./17. In April 1928 the association was renamed “Reichsverband des Kraftfahrzeughand -gewerbes e. V. "(RDK) renamed. With the establishment of the "Reichsinnungsverband für das Kraftfahrzeughandwerk" on May 1, 1935 in Berlin, the vehicle repair trade was officially recognized as an independent craft for the first time. For the first time, there was an organizational separation of trade and handicrafts and the handicrafts were withdrawn from the DAHV. The general manager was Kaspar Asshoff , the Reich guild master was Friedrich Stupp .
In 1935, under the National Socialists, the DAHV was "brought into line". The association was forced to become a member of the “Retail Business Group” and part of the “Reichsgruppe Handel” as the “Specialist Group for Motor Vehicles, Fuels and Garages”. In 1938 there was a binding introduction of new “standard conditions for the sale of motor vehicles” for the motor vehicle industry and trade. After the Second World War, in 1946 a parallel "interest group for the automotive trade" was founded. The motor vehicle trade associations in the French zone of occupation joined the Association of the Bizone (US and British zone of occupation) in Frankfurt in 1950 . The “Zentralverband des Kraftfahrzeughand -gewerbes e. V. "(ZDK). In addition, it was decided that both associations should proceed jointly with regard to lobbying.
In 1951 the central association joined the IOMTR ("International Organization for Motor Trades and Repairs"), founded in 1947 in Sundsvall , Sweden . Due to the 1953 handicrafts regulations , there was a restructuring of the handicraft associations in 1955. Guilds , Guild of Craftsmen machinations and craft chambers were public bodies . The "Central Association of the Motor Vehicle Trade" was created as the umbrella organization of the state guild associations. In 1966 both associations merged to form the "Federal Association of the Motor Vehicle Industry". The two associations merged in 1978, the new joint association was now called the "Central Association of the Motor Vehicle Industry" with the two professional associations of the motor vehicle trade and the motor vehicle trade . In 1990 the association was renamed the “Central Association of the German Motor Vehicle Industry” (ZDK).
Academies
Academy of German Automotive Industry (TAK)
The Academy of German Motor Vehicle Industry conducts management and technology seminars for the entire motor vehicle industry. The training measures are conveyed in one- and two-day seminars / training courses. The events are decentralized, i. H. throughout Germany and are therefore easily accessible for everyone.
Federal College for Business Administration in the Motor Vehicle Industry (BFC)
The Federal College for Business Administration in the Motor Vehicle Industry in Northeim enables cross-brand training to become a motor vehicle economist. The academy offers future young professionals and executives as well as company successors in the automotive industry know-how in the automotive industry. The learning content ranges from business and economics to labor and commercial law as well as automotive management.
President
from 1978:
- Ernst Müller-Hermann (1978–1984)
- Fritz Haberl (1978–1990)
- Bernhard Enning (1990–1996)
- Rolf Leuchtenberger (1996-2006)
- Robert Rademacher (2006-2014)
- Jürgen Karpinski since 2014
Regional associations
The ZDK has 14 regional associations, each representing the motor vehicle guilds in the respective countries.
| Regional association | president |
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| Association of the Baden-Württemberg Motor Vehicle Industry | Michael Ziegler |
| Regional Association of the Automotive Industry Bavaria | Albert Vetterl |
| State Association of the Motor Vehicle Industry Berlin-Brandenburg | Hans-Peter Lange |
| Regional Association of the Automotive Industry Hamburg | Martin Krohn |
| Hessen State Association of the Motor Vehicle Industry | Jürgen Karpinski |
| Association of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Motor Vehicle Industry | Udo Hintze |
| Regional Association of the Motor Vehicle Industry Lower Saxony-Bremen | Karl-Heinz Bley |
| Association of the automotive industry in North Rhine-Westphalia | Frank mouth |
| Motor vehicle trade in Rhineland-Palatinate | Hans Werner Norren |
| Saarland motor vehicle association | Martin Bitsch |
| Regional Association of the Automotive Industry of Saxony | Wolfgang Seifert |
| State Association of the Motor Vehicle Industry Saxony-Anhalt | Thomas Peckruhn |
| Association of the Automotive Industry Schleswig-Holstein | Nina Eskildsen |
| Regional Association of the Motor Vehicle Industry Thuringia | Holger Schade |
Association of the Automotive Industry Schleswig-Holstein eV
The regional association has around 1,400 members (car companies, tire shops and petrol stations) through the motor vehicle guilds. The car workshops have around 13,000 employees, around 3,300 of whom are trainees. The association's members include 250 petrol stations.
The office is divided into four departments:
- Department of Law, Social Policy, Tariffs, Petrol Stations
- Business Society, Finance and Form Sales Department
- Technology, safety, environment and technical advice department
- Public relations, vocational training and business administration department.
The main task is to advise and support its members. He helps with business start-ups, legal and tax issues, collective bargaining with the trade unions and offers business advice, training and further education as well as regionally limited public relations work. In addition, the association informs consumers about topics such as car buying, technology, traffic safety, professions in the motor vehicle industry and also service around the motor vehicle such. B. Glass damage.
The association works closely with the legislature, authorities, ministries and other organizations to represent the interests of the motor vehicle industry.
Literature / source
- History of the automotive industry 1909–1984; Bartsch-Verlag, KG Ottobrunn, 1984, 1st edition
