Groupe Cobredia

Name

Groupe Cobredia

Legal name

Cobredia

Website

https://socodia-auto-guingamp.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Vehicle Sales: Sales of new and used vehicles across 21 automotive brands including Volkswagen, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Citroën, Opel, Audi, Škoda, Cupra, SEAT, Fiat, Kia, MG Motor, DS Automobiles, Lexus, Smart, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Toyota Professional, Volkswagen Utilitaires, and Fiat Professional.
2. Financing Services: Cobredia Finance provides vehicle financing solutions including credit, LOA (Leasing with Purchase Option), and LLD (Long-Term Rental). Offers flexible financing tailored to customer budgets.
3. Maintenance and Repair: Cobredia Carrosserie provides bodywork and repair services. Includes vehicle maintenance services through workshop appointments. Technical inspection (Contrôle technique) services also available.
4. Parts and Accessories: Sale of vehicle parts and paint products for vehicle maintenance and repair.
5. Vehicle Trade-In: Vehicle buyback and trade-in services where the company purchases customer vehicles regardless of brand.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe Cobredia is a French multi-brand automotive dealership group operating approximately 90 sales points across Brittany and Mayenne. The group distributes 21 automotive marques (including Volkswagen, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, and Citroën), employs around 1,700 people, and holds more than 3,000 used vehicles in stock. Beyond new and used vehicle sales, the group delivers financing, fleet management, bodywork repair, technical inspection, and parts/paint sales through dedicated sub-brands such as Cobredia Finance, Cobredia Mobility, Cobredia Carrosserie, and AUTOSTYLE.

Product overview

Groupe Cobredia is a unified automotive distribution platform operating as a multi-brand dealership network across 90 sites in Brittany and Mayenne regions. The core platform centers on new and used vehicle sales across 21 brands (Volkswagen, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Citroën, Opel, Audi, Škoda, Cupra, SEAT, Fiat, Kia, MG Motor, DS Automobiles, Lexus, Smart, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Toyota Professional, Volkswagen Utilitaires, Fiat Professional). The offering is structured around the main Cobredia platform complemented by specialized service modules: Cobredia Finance for financing solutions (credit, LOA, LLD), Cobredia Mobility for corporate fleet management, Cobredia Academy for training, Cobredia Carrosserie for bodywork services, Contrôle technique for vehicle inspections, and parts/paint sales services. Additionally, the AUTOSTYLE sub-brand operates 6 dedicated used vehicle dealerships across major cities providing sales, financing, and workshop services. The portfolio covers all vehicle energy types including petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric, and hydrogen vehicles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AUTOSTYLE: Multi-brand used car sales, vehicle financing, and maintenance services sub-brand operated by Groupe Cobredia across 6 locations (Brest, Laval, Lorient, Rennes, Saint-Brieuc, Vannes).

Quantifiable outcome

• 90 sales points across 2 regions
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Emil Frey Group: One of Europe's largest independent multi-brand automotive retail groups. Directly comparable to Groupe Cobredia as a privately-held, multi-brand dealer holding company operating across multiple countries with full-service sales, financing, and after-sales offerings.
• BodemerAuto: French independent automotive distribution group headquartered in Brittany, operating multi-brand dealerships across western France. Closest geographic and operational peer to Cobredia with similar multi-brand mix (including Stellantis brands), used vehicle operations, and after-sales services.
• Hedin Mobility Group: European multi-brand automotive retail and distribution group operating large dealership networks across multiple countries. Comparable to Cobredia in scale, multi-brand OEM portfolio, and integrated financing/aftermarket services.
• Groupe Maurin: French independent automotive distribution group with multi-brand dealerships and after-sales services. Comparable regional French multi-brand dealer operating model with similar OEM portfolio and services.
• Chopard Groupe: French privately-held automotive distribution group operating multi-brand dealerships with sales, financing, and after-sales offerings. Closely mirrors Cobredia's independent French multi-brand dealer model.
• Jean Rouyer Automobiles: French multi-brand automotive dealer group operating across multiple regions with similar OEM mix and full-service sales/after-sales model. Comparable mid-sized French independent dealer group.
• Hess Automobile: French multi-brand automotive dealer group with sales, financing, and after-sales services. Directly comparable French independent dealer with overlapping OEM brands.
• GCA Group (Groupe Charles André): French automotive distribution group operating multi-brand dealerships including Toyota and other mass-market brands. Comparable French multi-brand dealer with similar after-sales and fleet services.
• Autosphere: European multi-brand automotive retail group with extensive dealership network across France. Comparable as a large multi-brand European dealer with full-service offerings including financing and after-sales.

Broad incumbents

• Renault Retail Group: Captive OEM-affiliated dealer group operating the largest Renault/Dacia retail network in France. Provides a relevant scale benchmark and competitor within the same French automotive retail channel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cobredia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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