mve Autoteile

What mve Autoteile does

mve Autoteile (legal entity: M. van Eyckels Autoteile GmbH und Co. KG) is a family-owned regional automotive parts retailer and wholesaler headquartered in Kleve, Germany, founded in 1964 and led by the van Eyckels family. The company operates seven physical store locations spanning the Niederrhein to Ruhrgebiet region (Kleve, Geldern, Kempen, Bocholt, Mönchengladbach, Essen, Castrop-Rauxel), supplemented by a dedicated tires and wheels operation, an inside phone sales team, and a field sales force that visits independent workshops. Its customer base is horizontal: private vehicle owners, hobby mechanics, and independent automotive workshops procuring parts, consumables, and workshop equipment.

The product portfolio combines physical retail of auto parts (batteries, wipers, bulbs, oil, trailer parts under the Frielitz brand, and camper accessories under the Reimo brand) with workshop tools, diagnostic equipment, tire service gear, air conditioning service units, and welding equipment. Through its equity stake in Select AG, mve resells the my-Select digital ecosystem for independent workshops, comprising Select Connect (workshop software with AUTOTEILEPILOT, WERKSTATTABRECHNUNGSPILOT, SCHULUNGSPILOT, MESSEWELT, AUTOTEILE-MESSENGER modules), Select Direct (branding), Select Finance (insurance and financing), Select Mobility (replacement vehicles), and Select Academy (training). The company also owns and operates vjumi, a proprietary telematics platform with Real-Time-Diagnostics© technology that delivers real-time vehicle data and predictive maintenance alerts to independent workshops.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time transactional sales of parts and workshop equipment across retail and B2B channels, supplemented by short-term bike rack rentals (Thule and Uebler brands) and a nascent digital/SaaS offering via vjumi and the Select AG ecosystem. Distribution combines physical retail, telephone inside sales, and direct field sales to workshops; no public e-commerce storefront is indicated. Pricing is largely unit-based with transparent rental tariffs for bike racks; parts and equipment pricing is on inquiry. Strategic positioning emphasizes independent workshops unencumbered by franchise system affiliation, regional proximity, and a 56-year heritage of family ownership.

Name

mve Autoteile

Legal name

M. van Eyckels Autoteile GmbH und Co. KG

Website

https://mve-autoteile.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

mve Autoteile is a family-owned regional German auto parts retailer and wholesaler operating seven stores across the Niederrhein-Ruhrgebiet corridor, serving private vehicle owners, hobby mechanics, and independent workshops with parts, workshop equipment, bike rack rentals, and digital workshop solutions via Select AG and its proprietary vjumi telematics platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kleve

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Auto Parts Retail: Sale of automotive parts and accessories to private customers, hobby mechanics, and workshops through 7 physical store locations. Includes batteries, wiper blades, light bulbs, motor oil, first aid kits, antifreeze, car paint, and specialty items.
2. Workshop Equipment Sales: Sales of workshop tools, diagnostic equipment, tire equipment, air conditioning service units, welding equipment, and workshop furniture to independent automotive workshops.
3. Bike Rack Rental: Short-term rental of Thule and Uebler bicycle racks. Provides rental revenue with deposits and potential upgrade to purchase with partial refund of rental fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

mve Autoteile sells automotive parts, accessories, workshop equipment and consumables through seven retail Fachmarkt locations in North Rhine-Westphalia, serving private vehicle owners and independent workshops. It also delivers digital workshop solutions, including its proprietary vjumi telematics co-pilot and the Select AG my-Select software ecosystem, plus short-term Thule and Uebler bike carrier rental.

Product overview

mve Autoteile operates as a regional auto parts retailer and wholesale supplier with seven locations in the Lower Rhine and Ruhr area regions of Germany. The company offers a unified product portfolio combining physical auto parts retail (batteries, wipers, bulbs, motor oil, trailer parts) with the vjumi digital telematics platform featuring Real-Time-Diagnostics© technology for predictive vehicle maintenance. Through its partnership with Select AG, mve also provides the my-Select digital ecosystem for independent workshops, which includes Select Connect (workshop software with AUTOTEILEPILOT, WERKSTATTABRECHNUNGSPILOT, SCHULUNGSPILOT, MESSEWELT, AUTOTEILE-MESSENGER), Select Direct (branding/marketing), Select Finance (insurance/financing), Select Mobility (replacement vehicles), Select Academy (training), workshop equipment, and consumables. The company also offers bike carrier rental services through Thule and Uebler partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• vjumi: Digital co-pilot/telematics solution equipped with Real-Time-Diagnostics technology. The first telematics solution that supplies independent workshops with real-time vehicle data of their customers. Available for non-connected vehicles of all brands as well as fully connected BMW models.

Products and services

• Auto Parts Retail (Fachhandel) Retail sale of automotive parts and accessories including batteries, windshield wipers, light bulbs, motor oil, first aid kits, antifreeze, screen cleaner, car paint, trailer parts (Frielitz brand) and pest control products, served through seven physical Fachmarkt stores.
• Workshop Equipment & Tools Full range of workshop equipment and tools including compressed air systems, lifting technology, measurement and diagnostic devices, axle measurement systems, brake test stations, air conditioning service equipment, welding and dent repair technology, ventilation systems, workplace organization systems and exhaust gas testers for independent workshops and professional users.
• vjumi – Der digitale Beifahrer Proprietary telematics co-pilot solution with Real-Time-Diagnostics© technology that supplies independent workshops with real-time vehicle data from their customers, enabling predictive maintenance alerts and remote diagnostics for non-connected vehicles of all brands as well as fully connected BMW models.
• my-Select Digital Platform Bundled digital solutions package for independent workshops, offered through mve's partnership with Select AG. Includes Select Connect workshop software, Select Direct branding and marketing, Select Finance insurance and financing, Select Mobility replacement vehicle services, and Select Academy technical and business training.
• Bike Carrier Rental (Fahrradträger Vermietung) Short-term rental of Thule and Uebler bicycle carriers (Thule EasyFold XT2 2-bike and Uebler i31 3-bike) available across all mve store locations with cashback option toward purchase of the rented carrier.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and regular.

• Select AGcoreTechnology or Integrationmve Autoteile is a shareholder of Select AG, which develops innovative digital solutions for independent workshops. mve offers Select AG's my-Select package including Select Connect (workshop software), Select Direct (branding), Select Finance (insurance/financing), Select Mobility (customer mobility services), and Select Academy (training).
• FrielitzregularChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrielitz trailer parts brand featured prominently in stores with dedicated product wall displays. 7-meter Frielitz wall at flagship Kleve store showcasing trailer spare parts and accessories.
• ReimoregularChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReimo camper and camping accessories sold through flagship store. 60m² dedicated Reimo sales area featuring motorhome, caravan, and camping accessories.
• ThuleregularChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThule bicycle rack products available for purchase and rental in all store locations.
• UeblerregularChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUebler bicycle rack products (i31 model) available for purchase and rental in all store locations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stahlgruber GmbH: Major German auto parts wholesaler supplying independent workshops with parts, tools, and workshop equipment. Closest direct competitor to mve in the German freie Werkstätten channel with comparable B2B focus and workshop-solutions offering.
• WM SE (formerly Wessels + Müller): One of Germany's largest independent auto parts wholesalers/distributors serving workshops across multiple regions. Directly comparable to mve Autoteile as a multi-location B2B/B2C auto parts and workshop equipment supplier in Germany.

Broad incumbents

• A.T.U Auto-Teile-Unger GmbH & Co. KG: Germany's largest chain of combined auto parts retail and workshop service centers. Overlaps with mve in parts retail to consumers and B2B workshop supply, but at national scale and with integrated service-center model versus mve's pure retailer-and-supplier model.
• AUTODOC SE: Europe's largest online auto parts retailer with a German presence. Directly competes for end-customer parts sales but operates a fundamentally different digital-first marketplace model, putting pricing pressure on mve's traditional retail and phone-order business.
• Robert Bosch GmbH (Automotive Aftermarket): Global automotive parts and workshop solutions provider with extensive aftermarket portfolio. Comparable as a supplier-partner ecosystem for independent workshops (diagnostics, parts, training), though operating at vastly larger scale across many categories.

Regional players

• Vergölst GmbH (Continental): German tire and auto service retailer owned by Continental. Comparable as a regional retail/workshop partner with category depth in tires and light service, similar in store-network model but more specialized in tires than mve's broader parts mix.

Emerging players

• KFZTeile24 GmbH: German online auto parts retailer focused on price-competitive parts supply. Competes for the same end-customer and small-workshop buyer but with digital-first economics; relevant to mve as the channel competitor most likely to capture customers mve cannot reach online.
• Carcraft Group: UK-based multi-brand vehicle servicing and accident repair operator with strong independent-workshop support focus. Comparable as a growing multi-site vehicle service platform in Europe; relevant for benchmarking mve's regional roll-up and Select AG workshop-stack positioning.
• ProfiAuto24 / ProfiAuto: European auto parts distribution group active in the German market with online and B2B workshop supply. Comparable as a digitally-enabled parts distributor targeting the same independent-workshop segment as mve, though at pan-European rather than regional scale.

Others

• Select AG: Digital solutions provider for independent workshops in which mve is a shareholder. Not a competitor; relevant as the technology partner whose my-Select ecosystem (Connect, Direct, Finance, Mobility, Academy) underpins mve's B2B workshop proposition and powers vjumi-adjacent capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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