Wolfgang Jepsen

Wolfgang Jepsen (born June 18, 1929 in Regensburg ; † May 4, 2007 there ) was a German car dealership entrepreneur, founder and owner of the Jepsen Automobilhandelsgesellschaft mbH ("Jepsen Group").

Life

Wolfgang Jepsen worked as an authorized signatory in the Nibelungenbrücke car dealership , a branch of Franz Hartl's (1907–1976; Franz-Hartl-Straße ) Bayern-Garage , and took over the insolvent Hartl car dealership after the owner's death in 1976 via a management buy-out with 76 employees.

The Porsche Center Regensburg, built in 2002

Starting from the former founding location on Friedenstraße , he expanded his company into a group of companies by opening further sales and service operations in and around Regensburg for the brands Volkswagen (passenger cars and commercial vehicles), Audi , Skoda , Seat and Porsche . With his Jepsen group , he became the largest car dealer in the Upper Palatinate region . By the time he died, the Jepsen Group had grown to more than 300 employees (including around 70 trainees) and had a sales volume of more than 100 million euros. The Regensburg Audi Center at Nordgaustraße 5 , built in 1998, is one of the most successful Audi centers in Germany.

"Our employees are the most important thing we have, that's why I will always be there for all of my employees - from apprentices to managers"

- Wolfgang Jepsen

Jepsen was considered a patron of various clubs and associations and supported vocational schools, kindergartens and numerous charitable institutions. For example, since 1997 he has been on the board of the BRK district association Regensburg. He has received several awards for his social commitment as an entrepreneur.

Jepsen died at the age of 77 after a long illness. His marriage to Elisabeth Jepsen, née Speth (1931–1978), produced a son and a daughter. His future wife Theresa Jepsen has been managing the company since then and founded the Wolfgang and Theresa Jepsen Foundation on November 29, 2012 with the aim of promoting science and research, especially in the fields of mechanical engineering, IT, electrical engineering and information technology.

Honors

1988: Matthäus Runtinger Medal from the City of Regensburg
Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for his honorary services

State Medal for special services to the Bavarian economy ; awarded by Minister of Economics Otto Wiesheu

July 2005: Upper Palatinate District Medal for its commitment to creating training positions; awarded by District Assembly President Rupert Schmid

literature

Tino Lex: Four rings for Regensburg. Jepsen Group - an eventful shared history: 100 years of Audi, almost 50 years of the Audi Center Regensburg. Autohaus , Edition 12/2009, pp. 46–47. ( pdf version )

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Tino Lex: Four rings for Regensburg. Jepsen Group - an eventful shared history: 100 years of Audi, almost 50 years of the Audi Center Regensburg. Autohaus, Edition 12/2009, pp. 46–47.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Wolfgang Jepsen is dead. Obituary Regensburg “Autokönig” was 78 years old. Mittelbayerische Zeitung, May 8, 2007.
↑ The Jepsen Group's head of service is retiring. Car dealership, February 24, 2006.
↑ The Jepsen car group honors its anniversaries. Mittelbayerische Zeitung, December 1, 2016.
↑ In memory of Wolfgang Jepsen. In: ✚ plus , edition 2 June 2007 , BRK Regensburg, p. 2.
↑ Porsche Center mourns Wolfgang Jepsen. In: Porsche Times , July / August 2007 edition , Porsche Center Regensburg, p. 11.
^ List of descendants for Johann Georg Speth. May 28, 2016, p. 4.
^ Wolfgang and Theresa Jepsen Foundation - details Bavarian State Office for Statistics ; As of February 27, 2014.
^ Matthäus Runtinger Medal , City of Regensburg; accessed on July 30, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b Hannes Brachat (Ed. Autohaus ): HB without filter - For Wolfgang Jepsen. May 18, 2007.
↑ District Assembly President Rupert Schmid honored Betty Bösl, Wolfgang Jepsen and Karl Trettenbach. In: bekreis-oberpfalz.de. District of Upper Palatinate, July 29, 2005, archived from the original on October 22, 2007 ; accessed on July 30, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Jepsen, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German automobile company entrepreneur, founder and owner of the Jepsen Group
DATE OF BIRTH	June 18, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	regensburg
DATE OF DEATH	May 4, 2007
Place of death	regensburg

[Lex-1] A ^b Tino Lex: Four rings for Regensburg. Jepsen Group - an eventful shared history: 100 years of Audi, almost 50 years of the Audi Center Regensburg. Autohaus, Edition 12/2009, pp. 46–47.

[Nachruf_MZ-2] Wolfgang Jepsen is dead. Obituary Regensburg “Autokönig” was 78 years old. Mittelbayerische Zeitung, May 8, 2007.

[3] The Jepsen Group's head of service is retiring. Car dealership, February 24, 2006.

[4] The Jepsen car group honors its anniversaries. Mittelbayerische Zeitung, December 1, 2016.

[5] In memory of Wolfgang Jepsen. In: ✚ plus , edition 2 June 2007 , BRK Regensburg, p. 2.

[Nachruf_Porsche_Zentrum-6] Porsche Center mourns Wolfgang Jepsen. In: Porsche Times , July / August 2007 edition , Porsche Center Regensburg, p. 11.

[7] List of descendants for Johann Georg Speth. May 28, 2016, p. 4.

[8] Wolfgang and Theresa Jepsen Foundation - details Bavarian State Office for Statistics ; As of February 27, 2014.

[9] Matthäus Runtinger Medal , City of Regensburg; accessed on July 30, 2017.

[Hannes_Brachat-10] Hannes Brachat (Ed. Autohaus ): HB without filter - For Wolfgang Jepsen. May 18, 2007.

[11] District Assembly President Rupert Schmid honored Betty Bösl, Wolfgang Jepsen and Karl Trettenbach. In: bekreis-oberpfalz.de. District of Upper Palatinate, July 29, 2005, archived from the original on October 22, 2007 ; accessed on July 30, 2017 .