Car Selection

What Car Selection does

Car Selection CSG GmbH is a privately held, founder-owned German GmbH operating an independent used-car dealership (Autozentrum) headquartered in Berlin's Pankow district, with a secondary showroom and service location in Fredersdorf. The company sells exclusive pre-owned vehicles to individual consumers in the Berlin metropolitan area and requires that all vehicles pass inspection in its in-house workshop prior to sale.

The firm's core product is the retail sale of used and exclusive vehicles, supported by a Bosch-certified workshop (Bosch zertifizierte Werkstatt) that performs diagnostics, repairs, and the mandatory Haupt- und Abgasuntersuchung (HU/AU) vehicle inspection on a daily basis, plus seasonal summer and winter check-ups. This combination of sales plus in-house inspection is the central operational and reputational differentiator, positioning Car Selection as a transparency-and-quality-focused dealer rather than a pure volume reseller.

Commercially, Car Selection runs a direct-to-consumer showroom model with no disclosed online sales channel, no published pricing, and no enterprise or fleet customers identified. Marketing is limited to the company website and standard social media profiles. Revenue comes from one-time vehicle sales plus workshop and inspection service fees, and the company has no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no public financial reporting, consistent with a small, closely held family-style operation at the lower end of the 11-50 employee bracket.

Name

Car Selection

Legal name

Car Selection CSG GmbH

Website

https://car-selection.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Car Selection CSG GmbH is a privately held Berlin-based used-car dealership operating two showrooms (Pankow and Fredersdorf) that sells exclusive pre-owned vehicles to individual consumers, supported by a Bosch-certified in-house workshop offering HU/AU and seasonal inspections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Vehicle Sales: Sale of used and exclusive vehicles through physical showroom locations in Berlin. The company operates as a traditional auto dealership with in-house inspection capabilities to ensure vehicle quality before sale.
2. Workshop and Inspection Services: Vehicle inspection services including Haupt- und Abgasuntersuchung (HU/AU), seasonal inspections (summer/winter), and general vehicle maintenance and repair.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Car Selection CSG GmbH operates a traditional used-car dealership (Autozentrum) in Berlin, selling exclusive pre-owned vehicles from two physical showroom locations in Berlin Pankow and Fredersdorf. Every vehicle is inspected in the company's Bosch-certified in-house workshop before sale. The company also provides paid vehicle services including statutory HU/AU inspections, seasonal summer/winter check-ups, and general maintenance and repair work.

Product overview

Car Selection CSG GmbH operates as an exclusive car dealership (Autozentrum) in Berlin, Germany, with over 20 years of experience. The core offering is the sale of exclusive pre-owned vehicles, supported by a Bosch-certified in-house workshop that provides vehicle inspections (including the mandatory HU/vehicle inspection) and seasonal maintenance services. The company emphasizes fair pricing, customer orientation, and vehicle quality transparency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vehicle Sales Sale of exclusive pre-owned vehicles from two Berlin showroom locations (Pankow and Fredersdorf). Every vehicle undergoes inspection in the in-house Bosch-certified workshop prior to sale. Targeted at individual car buyers in the Berlin metropolitan area who want a quality-assured used vehicle with transparent pricing.
• Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (Bosch Certified Workshop) In-house vehicle maintenance, diagnostics, and repair services delivered using Bosch-certified workshop technology and equipment. Available to vehicle owners in the Berlin area for ongoing servicing of purchased and other vehicles.
• Statutory HU/AU Vehicle Inspections Statutory German Haupt- und Abgasuntersuchung (general and emissions inspection) performed on site at the dealership's Bosch-certified workshop on a daily basis, available to vehicle owners in the Berlin area.
• Seasonal Vehicle Inspections Seasonal summer and winter preparation inspections for vehicles, performed at the in-house workshop to ready cars for changing road and weather conditions. Targeted at vehicle owners in the Berlin area.

Quantifiable outcome

• All vehicles inspected in-house workshop before sale

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BoschcoreTechnology or IntegrationBosch-certified workshop partnership providing Car Selection with innovative diagnostic and repair technology. This certification enables the company to offer high-quality vehicle maintenance and inspection services using Bosch equipment and methodologies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• Heycar: Volkswagen-backed online used-car marketplace active in Germany. Comparable in that it targets individual car buyers seeking quality-assured used vehicles, but operates purely digitally rather than via physical showrooms.
• Carwow: Online car marketplace enabling consumers to compare and purchase new and used vehicles from dealers. Targets the same Berlin/German car buyer but uses a digital-first, lead-generation model.

Regional players

• Senger Group: Large German automotive retail group with multiple dealership locations and service centers. Comparable as a multi-location, multi-brand used-vehicle retailer with workshop services, though Senger operates predominantly in western Germany.
• AVAG Holding SE: Major southern German automotive dealer group operating multiple OEM franchises and used-vehicle sites. Comparable as a multi-location used- and new-vehicle dealer, though geographically focused on southern Germany rather than Berlin.
• Pit-Stop: German independent workshop chain providing maintenance, repair, and inspection services including HU/AU. Comparable to Car Selection's Bosch-certified workshop offering on the service-revenue side of the business.
• Vergölst: Continental-owned German tire and workshop chain providing vehicle inspections and maintenance. Comparable to Car Selection's Bosch-certified workshop offering, though at significantly larger network scale across Germany.

Broad incumbents

• mobile.de: Leading German online vehicle marketplace owned by Adevinta. Functions as a primary advertising and lead-generation channel for small dealers like Car Selection while also competing indirectly by aggregating inventory across thousands of sellers.
• Auto1 Group: Berlin-headquartered online used-car platform operating Autohero and wirkaufendeinauto.de. Directly competes in the German used-vehicle market with much greater scale and digital infrastructure than Car Selection.
• AutoScout24: Europe's largest online vehicle marketplace with deep German penetration. Competes for the attention of used-car buyers that Car Selection also targets, and is a key listing/inventory distribution channel for many German dealers.
• A.T.U Auto-Teile-Unger: Germany's largest multi-brand workshop chain offering HU/AU inspections, maintenance, and repair. Comparable to Car Selection on the workshop-services side of the business, though A.T.U operates at national scale rather than local Berlin concentration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Car-Selection-CSG-GmbH-1660306114222896
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/car-selection

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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