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Gottfried Schultz
Gottfried Schultz GmbH, based in Ratingen, is the largest dealer for the automotive brands owned by Volkswagen Group. The company employs approximately 1,900 people in 26 plants. It distributes and services cars of the marques Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Audi, SEAT, Škoda, Bentley, Porsche and Bugatti.
History.
In 1924, Gottfried Schultz (1903-1980) founded in Essen a company dealing in used cars. In the early 1930s he became dealer for Horch. Following the merger of Horch with
, Škoda (since 2003) and Bentley (since 2002), the marketing focus on key locations in "centers" or at least on farms of a brand. In 1989 Gottfried Schultz built in Essen the first Audi Centre. in Germany followed - by new or expansion and through acquisition - at Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bentley or Porsche specialized farms. In Dusseldorf since 2004 came under the leadership of Gottfried Schultz "Auto Höherweg" for more than 20 automobile brands on a 15 hectare site. Gottfried Schultz