AutoBinck Group through the years
If you don’t know the past, you can’t understand the present or shape the future – there is a good reason why this is a commonly used expression. Like any company, AutoBinck Group knows which moments in our history have been key to our growth. As a result, we have a clear picture of where we came from. And we can show you how we have developed into the strong mobility and energy provider we are today.
1907
Founding
Our family firm started life selling Mercedes cars from AutoPalace in The Hague.
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1930
Portfolio expands
We expanded our portfolio to include the Czech brand ŠKODA. Over the subsequent years, car sales grew significantly.
1950
Move to Binckhorstlaan
The move to the new, modern office on the Binckhorstlaan in The Hague was perfectly aligned to our growth and ambitions in the post-war period. It also resulted in the name AutoBinck.
1969
International brand
Rolf Lauret introduced Mazda in the Netherlands. This was how we got our start as importer of a major international brand.
1980
Significant expansion
AutoBinck grew rapidly and our headquarters grew, too. A portion of the harbour was drained to accommodate a major expansion of the building.
1990
Ambition outside the Netherlands
Our ambitions also took us outside the Netherlands. The first step was to become a Mazda importer in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. We then extended our import and retail activities to multiple countries in Central Europe, increasing the size of our geographic footprint.
1996
First step in the lease market
With the acquisition of Business Lease, we took our first step in the lease market, representing a significant diversification of our portfolio. Business Lease also quickly established itself in various countries in Central Europe.
1999
Enormous boost
The acquisition of the Hyundai importer for the Netherlands gave an enormous boost to our car import and retail division. In the subsequent years, AutoBinck was also appointed as Hyundai’s importer in several countries in Central Europe.
2000
Parts division
The acquisition of automotive material wholesaler Brezan marked the start of our Parts division and a further diversification of our activities.
2004
Mitsubishi
A new brand was added to our import activities: Mitsubishi in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
2008
Loss Mazda Importship
After 40 successful years, we lost our role as importer for Mazda, with the manufacturer deciding to conduct its own import business throughout Europe.
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2011
Expansion of activities
We extended our activities to Hungary. With the distribution rights for Jaguar, Land Rover and Range Rover, we also further added to our brand portfolio.
2014
Significant expansion
After almost sixty years, we exchanged the building on the Binckhorstlaan for a new office at the Forepark in The Hague. Also in 2014, Brezan made substantial acquisitions, going on to grow its annual turnover to around €300 million in the years that followed.
2015
Break with the past
Acquiring a strategic interest in charging points supplier The New Motion represented a break with the past. In the search for new forms of mobility, that year also saw Autobinck make an initial investment in car sharing platform SnappCar.
2016
New divisions
In order to position the new activities and investments within ABG, the Mobinck and Ebinck divisions were set up. In 2016, we acquired mobility card company Radiuz and added the first energy company to our portfolio: a strategic interest in Zelfstroom.
2017
Own start-ups
In addition to various investments, we also set up our own start-ups – online seller of second-hand cars Bynco, telematics specialist Moove and Privatelease.com. In 2017, we sold our share in The New Motion to Shell and increased our stake in Zelfstroom.
2018
Go ahead
We acquired Fleet Support, market leader in fleet management. One year later, we also acquired the number two in the market, ROI Fleet. In parallel, we increased our interest in Zelfstroom even further and our parts division acquired various car equipment wholesalers.
2019
Move to WTC Utrecht and sale of Partspoint Group
After a period of significant growth, we decided to sell Partspoint Group. Business Lease Nederland entered into a joint venture with Terberg Leasing: Terberg Business Lease Group (TBLG). With the move to our new office in the World Trade Center in Utrecht, in that year we also left our home base in The Hague.
2020
Sustainable future
We acquired mobility card provider XXImo, purchased an interest in Toogethr, made an initial investment in SafeDrivePod and acquired a stake in De Woonpas. We also launched AutoBinck Car Trade (ACT), while Autobedrijf Noteboom Barendrecht took over the activities of Hyundai Van Trigt Zuidland.
2021
International mobility
In Belgium, we acquired XPOfleet, a company that is active in fleet management software and has customers in 26 countries. Radiuz and XXImo merged and continued under the name XXImo. In 2021, we also became the 100% owner of Zelfstroom.
2022
Strategic deals
Early in this year, we were appointed MG importer for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In May, Mobinck Germany GmbH opened its doors in Oberhaching, south of Munich, which means that all the Mobinck companies are represented in the DACH region. In September, together with Royal Terberg Group, we sold our joint venture Terberg Business Lease Group to Arval. In that same month, we acquired the installation company Atama Solar Energy. In November, we sold BMW and Mini dealer VMD Group, with three locations in the northern Netherlands, to Dusseldorp Automotive.
