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AUTOonline company history
AUTOonline in the course of time
2006
  • AUTOOonline celebrates 10th anniversary
  • AUTOonline celebrates two millionth advertisement
  • AUTOonline launches "fleet marketing" as new business segment and wins over first key account fleets
  • AUTOonline launches "AUTOonline local market" to simplify determination of residual values for third-party damages
  • The AUTOonline Winners' Club offers chances of winning in 5 cities across Germany, with nearly 500 guests
  • AUTOonline becomes ADAC benefits partners
2005
  • AUTOonline expands into Europe. Spanish subsidiary is picking up speed
  • AUTOonline establishes AUTOonline Hellas in Greece.
  • AUTOonline Hellas signs exclusive agreement with ETHNIKI, the country's largest insurance company
  • AUTOonline Poland wins over Poland's largest insurance company, PZU
  • The seminar tour, involving many German insurance companies, fills over 500 experts and buyers with enthusiasm
  • For the first time over 2,000 vehicles per day appear on the salvage exchange
2004
  • AUTOonline offers even more safety through a collection guarantee for vehicles up to 10,000 Euros each
  • The Polish subsidiary is getting established
2003
  • Start of AUTOonline auction
  • AUTOonline opens subsidiary in Poland
  • Opportunity for private customers to offer their accident vehicles
2002
  • AUTOonline in a working group of the 40th German Traffic Court Day in Goslar
2001
  • By now around 3,000 users are registered with AUTOonline. In cooperation with Autoscout, AUTOonline sets trends and conducts the first automated market analysis.
2000
  • Digital photography, digital data transmission, new technologies and an ever more sophisticated software products set milestones
1999
  • Greater speed and ergonomics through the use of new internet and computer technologies
1998
  • Allianz is one of the first AUTOonline insurance partners. An increasing number of large insurance companies and their experts follow suit. An increasing number of buyers recognise the benefits they reap from transparency, speed and business opportunities. The salvage exchanges becomes a recognised market instrument.
1997
  • AUTOonline introduces first communications and trading platform for accident vehicles
  • The birth of the internet based salvage exchange
1996
  • Foundation of AUTOonline as a working group of recyclers, a software company and cooperation partners from the automotive industry
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