The Mulfinger Group has been operating the BMW business in Giengen / Brenz since April 1. © Photo: Armin Weigel / dpa / picture alliance
The Mulfinger Group takes over the BMW location in Giengen from Paul Kaufmann, who retires after about three decades in the motor vehicle business.
The Mulfinger Group is growing in the east of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Since April 1, 2018, the traditional BMW dealership Kaufmann in Giengen / Brenz has also been part of the company. According to Heidenheim, it was the second location in the district and the eleventh in all, according to a Mulfinger communication.
“We find a healthy, well-functioning company in which a very good team works, and we now also look after an area that fits well with our previous locations,” said Managing Director Markus Mulfinger. All Employee in sale and service would continue to work.
The former owner Paul Kaufmann justified the sale of his company with a missing successor. “Our children are no longer living here and are not in the same place auto industry “, says the 68-year-old car entrepreneur of the” Heidenheimer Zeitung “(online edition) .The move was planned long-term and there had been negotiations for two years.
Paul Kaufmann took over the dealership 27 years ago and since then has been with his wife Irene. According to its own information, Kaufmann recently took care of just under 5,000 customers and had the highest regular customer share among German BMW dealers at 74 percent.
The Mulfinger Group has its headquarters in Backnang and employs over 400 people. Next BMW includes the brand portfolio as well Mini. Opel. Renault and Dacia, On average, about 6,000 new and registered used cars sold. (Rp)