Autodoc

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Autodoc
Company typePublic limited company
IndustryRetail / Ecommerce
FoundedMay 1, 2008
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Key people
Dmitri Zadorojnii (CEO), Lennart Schmidt (CFO), Alexei Kletenkov (Chair of the Supervisory Board)
Revenue1,300,000,000 Euro (2023)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Number of employees
5,000 (2022)
Website www.autodoc.co.uk

AUTODOC SE is an e-commerce company selling auto parts and related products in 27 European countries. Its main customers are individuals and smaller workshops. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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History

AUTODOC was founded in 2008 as E&S Pkwteile GmbH by Alexej Erdle, Max Wegner, and Vitalij Kungel. [8] [9] In its early years, the company was located in Berlin-Weißensee. Since 2010, its office and logistics spaces have been based in Berlin-Lichtenberg. [10] [11] Expansion into Austria and Switzerland began in 2011, followed by entry into the UK, France, Italy, and Spain in 2012. [12] [13]

In 2015, the company rebranded as AUTODOC GmbH. By 2016, its annual revenue exceeded €100 million, and in 2017, it surpassed €250 million. [14] In 2018, Autodoc expanded its product range to include spare parts for trucks and other commercial vehicles. In 2021, the company's annual revenue exceeded €1 billion. [15]

In 2018, the company was recognized by the Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe based on revenue. [16]

In 2019, Autodoc signed a partnership with TecAlliance, a data company, to integrate B2B platform Order Manager, a multifunctional tool for the entire process from order to invoice. [17]

The company's largest logistics center is located in Szczecin, Poland, which opened in 2018 and expanded with a semi-automated distribution center in September 2020. [18] [19] [20] In December 2022, a new logistics center was completed with 40,000 square meters of warehouse space. [21] [22] [23]

In September 2021, AUTODOC changed its legal form from a GmbH to a public limited company. Since November 2022, the company operates as AUTODOC SE (Societas Europaea). [24] AUTODOC has locations in Germany, Poland, Italy, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Spain, Moldova, France, and Portugal. [25] [26]

In 2023, Autodoc's revenue grew to 1.3 billion euros. [27] [28]    

Overview

The company's product range includes around 4.8 million car, truck, and motorcycle spare parts from the engine, chassis, lighting, electrical, ventilation, and tire sectors for over 75,000 vehicle models. [29] [30] On its official website, AUTODOC offers free video tutorials video lessons conducted by experts in the auto industry. [31] [32]

In 2018, AUTODOC was the official partner of the ADAC Rally Masters. [33]

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