LRP-Autorecycling Magdeburg

What LRP-Autorecycling Magdeburg does

LRP-Autorecycling Magdeburg GmbH is a privately held German vehicle recycling and used auto parts trading company headquartered in Magdeburg. The company operates five licensed sites across eastern Germany — Magdeburg, Erfurt, Krostitz, Chemnitz, and Leipzig — covering a combined 150,000 square meters, with annual processing capacity of up to 20,000 end-of-life or accident vehicles. It holds the Altfahrzeug-Demontagebetriebe certification authorizing it to dismantle vehicles in compliance with German environmental protection standards, and describes itself as "Deutschlands größter Autoverwerter" (Germany's largest auto recycler), though this claim is not independently validated in the source data.

The company's core offerings are two: certified vehicle disposal and recycling (Fahrzeugentsorgung / Fahrzeugankauf) conducted at its physical sites, and retail of used replacement parts. Parts are sold through a central online shop (lrp24.de) accessible 24/7 without authentication and carrying more than 500,000 directly orderable SKUs, with an additional eBay storefront extending marketplace reach. The supporting technology is conventional — a WordPress-based corporate website, a custom e-commerce storefront, and standard cookie-consent tooling — with no proprietary software, AI, or platform integrations disclosed.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model: revenue is generated transactionally through one-time used parts sales (categorized in the input as a one-time license stream) and per-vehicle disposal service fees (transaction-fee stream). The sole disclosed managing director is Michael Meinel, and the company shows no external venture, private equity, or parent ownership. Marketing relies on the corporate website plus Facebook and Instagram accounts, with no paid acquisition or partnership channels indicated in the source material.

Name

LRP-Autorecycling Magdeburg

Legal name

LRP-Autorecycling Magdeburg GmbH

Website

https://lrp-autorecycling-magdeburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LRP-Autorecycling Magdeburg GmbH is a German vehicle recycler and used auto parts retailer operating five certified dismantling sites across eastern Germany, processing up to 20,000 end-of-life vehicles annually and selling more than 500,000 replacement parts via its lrp24.de online shop and eBay storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Recycling

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers (42314), Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers (423140), Automotive Parts and Accessories Retailers (44133)

SIC

Wholesale-Motor Vehicles & Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies (5010)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAIAJAF

Used Auto Parts Recovery & Resale (Salvage/Yard Parts, Rebuilders)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Scrap Metal & End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Recycling

Keywords

• Vehicle recycling services
• Used auto parts
• End-of-life vehicle disposal
• Car parts trading
• Automotive dismantling

Headquarters

HQ city

Magdeburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Replacement Parts Sales: Sale of used auto parts directly orderable through online shop with over 500,000 parts available
2. Vehicle Disposal/Recycling Services: Environmentally compliant disposal and recycling of end-of-life or accident vehicles following latest environmental protection standards

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LRP-Autorecycling Magdeburg is a vehicle recycling and parts trading company that accepts end-of-life and accident vehicles for environmentally compliant dismantling and recycling, and sells the recovered used replacement parts through a central online shop and eBay storefront. The company operates 5 locations across Germany covering 150,000 square meters with annual capacity for up to 20,000 vehicles and an inventory of more than 500,000 orderable parts.

Product overview

LRP-Autorecycling Magdeburg operates as Germany's largest auto recycler with a capacity of up to 20,000 vehicles per year across 5 locations on 150,000 square meters. The company offers two core products: (1) Ersatzteilverkauf (lrp24.de), a central online shop for used auto replacement parts with over 500,000 parts available for direct ordering, and (2) Fahrzeugentsorgung / Fahrzeugankauf, a vehicle disposal and recycling service compliant with environmental protection standards. The company also operates an eBay shop alongside its main platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LRP24: Central online shop for top quality used auto parts

Products and services

• Ersatzteilverkauf (lrp24.de Online Shop) Central online shop for top-quality used auto replacement parts (PKW), accessible 24/7 without password, offering over 500,000 directly orderable parts for passenger car owners and repair customers.
• Fahrzeugentsorgung / Fahrzeugankauf Vehicle disposal and recycling service for accident or end-of-life vehicles, conducted per the latest environmental protection standards at a certified Altfahrzeug-Demontagebetrieb (old vehicle dismantling facility).
• Teilehandel (Parts Trading) Parts trading operations stemming from the company's vehicle recycling activities, distributing recovered used parts through the central online shop (lrp24.de) and the eBay storefront.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Auto-Teile-Unger GmbH & Co. KG (ATU): Germany's largest multi-brand auto service and parts retailer, overlapping with LRP's parts-retail and replacement-parts demand, though ATU focuses more on service and new parts than dismantling.
• Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA): Major North American salvage auctioneer now under Ritchie Bros., comparable to Copart as a source of end-of-life vehicle inventory that competes for the same scrap and parts-recovery economics.
• Copart, Inc. Global online salvage vehicle auction platform that influences the supply of end-of-life vehicles feeding LRP's dismantling operation; a broad incumbent in the upstream ELV value chain.
• LKQ Corporation: Global distributor of recycled and aftermarket automotive parts with European operations, including salvage and self-serve used-parts retail; a broad incumbent in the same used-parts space LRP operates in.

Emerging players

• Autodoc SE: Berlin-headquartered online auto parts retailer selling across Europe; a digital-first competitor to LRP's lrp24.de and eBay storefronts in the same consumer and workshop parts demand pool.

Direct peers

• CARAT Group GmbH: Germany-headquartered network for end-of-life vehicle (ELV) dismantling and automotive parts remanufacturing, directly comparable to LRP-Autorecycling's certified dismantling and used-parts model.

Regional players

• Trost Auto-Service-Technik SE: German automotive parts and workshop supply distributor with regional branches; comparable in B2B parts distribution to workshops, though not a vehicle dismantler.
• Stahlgruber GmbH: German automotive parts wholesaler and Werkstattpartner workshop concept; comparable in serving German workshops with replacement parts, though focused on new parts distribution rather than dismantling.
• Vergölst GmbH: German tire and vehicle-service network (Continental affiliate) operating workshops across Germany; competes for parts and service customer spend, though focused on tires rather than dismantling.
• WM SE: Large German aftermarket automotive parts wholesaler and retailer (formerly Wessels + Müller / WM Autoteile), serving workshops with both new and remanufactured parts adjacent to LRP's customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lrpautorecycling
• Instagraminstagram.com/lrpautorecycling
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lrp-autorecycling-magdeburg-gmbh

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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