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| Company type | Societas Europaea |
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| Founded | 1925 |
| Headquarters | Stuttgart,Germany |
Key people | Stefan KölblStan Zurkiewicz |
| Revenue | €3.8 billion (2022) |
Number of employees | 48,646 |
| Website | www.dekra.com |
Dekra (stylised asDEKRA in its logo) is a vehicle testing and inspecting organisation founded inBerlin,Germany in 1925, although the company is currently headquartered inStuttgart. Dekra operates 480 branches throughout Germany and carries out regular vehicle inspections at 38,500 inspection sites).[1] The Dekra Academy, which is responsible for initial and in-service training, is represented at 150 locations.[2] According to Dekra's own reports, it achieved sales of €3.8 billion. At the end of 2022, Dekra employed 48,646 people across the company.[3]
On November 1, 2017, Dekra acquired theEuroSpeedway Lausitz as a test site, especially forautonomous driving.[4]
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Dekra was founded in Berlin in 1925 asDeutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein (German Motor Vehicle Inspection Association). In World War II, the majority of Dekra engineers were drafted into theWehrmacht (German Armed Forces).[5]
After World War II, former Dekra engineers resumed the company's work in 1946, with Stuttgart becoming the new location of the head office. The introduction of the main vehicle inspection in 1951.[6]
In 1961, Dekra was recognised as an official inspection association.[7] The first Dekra training centre was opened in Wart in 1974.[8]DEKRA AG was founded in 1990 and took over the work of the association.DEKRA ETS was founded in 1991 and took on technical safety, materials testing and construction tasks.DEKRA Umwelt was founded in 1993 in cooperation with theKölnische Rückversicherung reinsurance company. Further partnerships followed in Eastern Europe beginning in 1993.[9] On 13 July 2010,DEKRA AG was renamedDEKRA SE (Societas Europaea), becoming a European Company.[10]
Dekra has been a technical partner and sponsor of theDeutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Championship from 1989 to 1995, and again from its revival asDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2000.[11] Since 2022, Dekra has also been an official partner of the German Women's Volleyball League.[12] In 1993 Dekra sponsoredFormula 1 driverMichael Schumacher.[13] Dekra was the official sponsor of theDFB (German Football Association) football referees from 2003 to 2021.[14]
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