Volkswagen Group Info Services AG

What Volkswagen Group Info Services AG does

Volkswagen Group Info Services AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CARIAD SE (Volkswagen Group's software and digital services arm), founded in 2019 and headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. The company operates the Data Hub, a centralized B2B platform that provides standardized API access to vehicle-generated data from six Volkswagen Group brands - Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Škoda, SEAT, Cupra, and Audi - across a database of more than 168 million vehicles, each exposing 100+ data points. The platform serves independent workshops, fleet operators, insurance companies, retailers/importers, mobility and maps providers, dealerships, and government entities through a portfolio that includes the Data Hub portal, the erWin portal (which provides paid access to MVBER-compliant Repair and Maintenance Information for eight brands), a dedicated EU Data Act compliance platform, the OrMa Order Management partner API, and 15+ developer-facing APIs covering charging, diagnostics, state of health, mileage, traffic, road signature, vehicle identity, vehicle images, VIN recall/specification, and working positions and labor times.

The company's commercial model combines time-based subscriptions (erWin licenses sold hourly through annually, by brand), recurring monthly API subscriptions for data products, and licensing arrangements for partner APIs. Distribution is primarily direct and digital - through the Data Hub portal, Developer Hub, and EU Data Act portal - with One Business ID serving as the central authentication layer for company-wide user management and license pooling. The customer base spans multiple verticals but is structurally constrained to the Volkswagen Group OEM data estate.

Recent strategic activity has been concentrated on ecosystem buildout (ten new enterprise partnerships signed between June 2025 and June 2026 with names including Webfleet, Ohme, OCTO, Cartrack, and Targa Telematics), product expansion (three new APIs launched in December 2025 plus next-generation data interface transition in April 2026), and infrastructure consolidation (migration of brand-specific erWin portals into a single central access point completed mid-2026).

Name

Volkswagen Group Info Services AG

Legal name

Volkswagen Group Info Services AG

Website

https://drivesomethinggreater.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Volkswagen Group Info Services AG operates the Data Hub, a centralized B2B API platform providing standardized access to vehicle data from 168+ million connected vehicles across eight Volkswagen Group brands. It serves independent workshops, fleet operators, insurers, retailers, and mobility providers via subscriptions to erWin, 15+ vehicle data APIs, and EU Data Act compliance solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Data Platform

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Vehicle Diagnostics & Fault Code Scanning Services (TLAKANAA)

Keywords

• Vehicle data platform
• Connected vehicle APIs
• Fleet data solutions
• Repair maintenance information
• OEM data integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Wolfsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Time-based Licenses (erWin): Revenue from selling time-based licenses (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) for access to repair, maintenance, and diagnostic information for Volkswagen Group brands. Licenses are purchased per brand and allow access to official workshop manuals, repair guides, circuit diagrams, and diagnostic applications.
2. API Data Products: Subscription-based access to various vehicle data APIs including Charging Data, Mileage Data, State of Health, Vehicle Images, VIN Specification, and more. B2B customers subscribe to specific data products tailored to their use cases (retail, fleet, repair, telematics).
3. EU Data Act Solutions: Data access services enabling vehicle owners and third parties to obtain vehicle data under EU Data Act regulations. Revenue from facilitating controlled data exchange with partners and service providers.
4. OrMa Partner API: Backend order management API for dealerships and service partners to create, update, and manage workshop orders. Revenue model based on API access licensing for authorized partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Volkswagen Group Info Services AG operates the Data Hub, a centralized B2B platform providing multibrand vehicle data access from six Volkswagen Group brands (Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Škoda, SEAT, Cupra, Audi) covering more than 168 million vehicles and over 100 data points per vehicle. It sells standardized vehicle data APIs (charging, diagnostics, mileage, state of health, traffic, road signature, vehicle identity, images, recall, specification, labor times), the erWin portal for OEM-compliant repair/maintenance/diagnostic information for independent workshops, and an EU Data Act compliance solution. Customers access offerings via subscription or time-based licensing through One Business ID.

Product overview

Volkswagen Group Info Services AG operates the Data Hub, a comprehensive vehicle data platform providing multibrand data access across six Volkswagen Group brands (Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Škoda, SEAT, Cupra, Audi, Bentley, and MAN) with more than 168 million vehicles in the database, each with over 100 data points. The core product is the Data Hub platform, which offers a unified interface (One Face), single contract (One Contract), and central system (One System) for accessing vehicle data. The erWin portal provides access to repair, maintenance and diagnostic information for eight brands. The EU Data Act Solution enables regulatory compliance for vehicle data access. The company offers an extensive portfolio of 15+ API products covering charging, diagnostics, state of health, mileage, traffic, road signature, vehicle identity, vehicle images, VIN recall/specification, and working positions/labor times. Solution verticals span repair & maintenance, retail & importer, insurance, fleet management, and maps & life services. The OrMa (Order Management) API enables workshop order management integration with dealer management systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Hub Platform Central B2B platform providing multibrand vehicle data access via a single contract and unified interface, enabling access to static and dynamic vehicle data from six Volkswagen Group brands through standardized APIs.
• erWin Portal Central Volkswagen Group online portal providing independent workshops with paid access to OEM repair, maintenance and diagnostic information for eight brands (Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Škoda, SEAT, Cupra, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini). Consolidates previous brand-specific solutions into one central access point with time-based licensing.
• EU Data Act Solution Platform enabling vehicle data access under EU Data Act regulation (Regulation EU 2023/2854), allowing private users, business users, third parties, and government officials to access vehicle-generated data according to regulatory requirements with consent management flows.
• Charging Data API API providing access to vehicle charging data including charging history, consumption patterns, and wallbox information for B2B customers building charging and fleet solutions.
• Charging Control API API enabling control of vehicle charging operations, allowing users to manage charging sessions remotely.
• Diagnostics Data API API providing diagnostic data from vehicles for both European and worldwide markets, enabling independent workshops and service providers to access OEM-grade diagnostic information.
• Mileage Data API API providing vehicle mileage and odometer data for fleet management, insurance, and other B2B use cases requiring accurate vehicle usage tracking.
• State of Health (SoH) API

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to 168+ million vehicles with 100+ data points per vehicle
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WebfleetcoreTechnology or Integration · 17 June 2026New fleet data partnership with Webfleet for fleet data integration. Webfleet is a fleet management solutions provider enabling hardware-free integration of OEM vehicle data into fleet operations.
• OhmecoreTechnology or Integration · 28 April 2026New charging data partnership with Ohme for electric vehicle charging integration. Ohme provides smart EV charging solutions and will integrate Volkswagen Group charging data.
• OCTOcoreTechnology or Integration · 24 March 2026New partnership on fleet data integration with OCTO, a telematics and fleet management company. Enables access to Volkswagen Group vehicle data for fleet operations.
• clever-PVcoreTechnology or Integration · 3 March 2026Integration of Charging Data for clever-PV, a charging infrastructure provider. Enables EV charging data access for commercial and residential charging solutions.
• Fleet Interface DatacoreTechnology or Integration · 15 December 2025Fleet Interface Expanded with New BEV Support and Charging Insights. Provides comprehensive fleet data including battery electric vehicle support and charging analytics.
• CartrackcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 December 2025Fleet data partnership with Cartrack for vehicle tracking and management solutions. Enables fleet operators to access real-time vehicle intelligence.
• WaycoreTechnology or Integration · 4 December 2025Fleet data partnership with Way for mobility and fleet management services. Way provides fleet operations and vehicle management solutions.
• SEGcoreTechnology or Integration · 26 June 2025Expanded partnership with SEG (Volkswagen Group Info Services AG and SEG Partnership) for charging and energy solutions. SEG provides sustainable energy solutions integrated with vehicle data.
• Targa TelematicscoreTechnology or IntegrationSuccess story partnership where Targa Telematics turns OEM data into actionable insights, empowering fleet operators with real-time intelligence, hardware-free integration, and scalable innovation. Connected vehicle data reshapes how fleets operate across Europe.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Geotab: Geotab is a leading fleet telematics provider with a large installed base of hardware-dependent fleet tracking. As fleets increasingly shift to OEM-direct data (VW GIS's positioning), Geotab represents the incumbent model that VW GIS's hardware-free Fleet Interface directly competes against for European fleet wallet share.
• Snap-on Incorporated (Mitchell1, Snap-on Diagnostics): Snap-on's Mitchell1 and Snap-on Diagnostics offer repair, maintenance, and diagnostic information for workshops in North America and beyond. Adjacent rather than direct OEM-tied competitor, but serves the same workshop customer segment with similar subscription-based RMI offerings.

Emerging players

• Smartcar: Smartcar is a vehicle data API platform that aggregates OEM data from multiple brands (including VW Group partners) for third-party developers. It serves similar use cases (fleet, insurance, mobility) but as an OEM-agnostic middleware layer rather than an OEM's own gateway, making it a complementary or competitive channel depending on integration strategy.
• High Mobility: High Mobility offers a multibrand vehicle data API platform with standardized access across multiple OEMs for fleet, insurance, and mobility services. Competes for the same third-party developer and partner integrations as VW GIS, but positions itself as a neutral aggregator rather than an OEM-tied gateway.

Direct peers

• Stellantis (Mobilisights / Free2Move): Stellantis launched Mobilisights as its data business unit offering multibrand vehicle data APIs across 14+ brands. Competes directly with VW GIS for third-party data integrations, fleet customers, and EU Data Act compliance services, with a larger combined vehicle population across Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, Fiat, Jeep, etc.
• BMW Group (BMW CarData / Connected Drive): BMW CarData is the OEM's official vehicle data platform offering APIs for fleet, insurance, and partner integrations across BMW and MINI. Direct competitor to VW GIS in European fleet telematics, insurance risk assessment, and partner data access, with parallel regulatory positioning under EU Data Act.
• Bosch Automotive Service Solutions (ESI[tronic]): Bosch ESI[tronic] is a leading provider of repair, maintenance, and diagnostic information for independent workshops, directly comparable to erWin. Competes for the same independent workshop customer base and has a similar regulatory-anchored role in providing OEM-compliant RMI in Europe.
• Toyota Connected: Toyota Connected operates Toyota's vehicle data platform, providing APIs and data products to fleet operators, partners, and developers. Comparable OEM-backed data business model serving similar use cases (fleet, insurance, mobility services) with multibrand ambitions.
• Ford Pro (Ford Motor Company): Ford Pro offers OEM-direct fleet data services with software subscriptions (Ford Pro Telematics, Ford Pro Data Services) targeting commercial fleet operators. Comparable business model of selling OEM-sourced data directly to fleet customers rather than via third-party hardware, mirroring VW GIS's hardware-free Fleet Interface.
• Mercedes-Benz AG (Mercedes me & data platform): Mercedes-Benz operates a comparable OEM data platform (Mercedes me connect, Mercedes-Benz Data Platform) exposing vehicle data APIs to fleet operators, insurers, and partners. Directly competes with VW GIS for the same European fleet, insurance, and partner integration wallet, and has a similar parent-company-backed, brand-tied data strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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