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MoBILe.de is a German e-commerce platform that sells cars to businesses and consumers. The website has customers from all over Europe and is the largest automotive platform in Germany.

About Mobile.de

Mobile.de is Germany's largest online trading platform for new and used cars. According to relevant statistics in August 2018, 73% of German auto dealers cooperate with Mobile.de to publish vehicle information. The proportion of cooperation between Mobile.de and dealers once reached 92.3%.

As Germany's earliest automotive e-commerce platform, Mobile.de was established by a web editor and a programmer in 1996 as Germany's first online automotive database. In 2004, the platform was acquired by eBay and is still a subsidiary of the eBay Group.

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Users can buy and sell used cars, new cars, motorcycles, RVs, trucks, commercial vehicles and light trucks on the platform, search for dealers, and find financing and insurance, etc.

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In addition to Germany, Mobile.de also offers quotes in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and also has a large presence in Romania, Poland, Italy, France, Russia, Czech Republic, and Poland.

Development History

- Mobile.de was founded in Hamburg in 1996 by Vijay Sapre, a web advertising copywriter, and Ralf Prehn, a programmer. Initially, the innovative company provided online services for a car dealer in Hamburg.

-At the end of 1999, Mobile.de received investment from the British private securities company Granville Baird CAPItal Partners, and its business scale began to expand.

-Mobile.de turned a profit for the first time in June 2001.

-In April 2004, Mobile.de was acquired by eBay and moved its headquarters to Berlin in 2005.

-In September 2006, the vehicle parts and accessories sections on Mobile.de and eBay Motors were integrated.

-In 2013, Mobile.de launched its new car business and also started to provide factory ordering and manufacturer inventory car business.

-In September 2015, Mobile.de acquired Motor-Talk, Europe's largest online automotive social platform, hoping to provide more additional information services to platform customers.

-Since August 2017, Mobile.de has provided private car owners with selected car dealers or advertising, engaged in C2C business and charged fees.

-According to relevant statistics in August 2018, 73% of German automobile dealers cooperate with Mobil.de to publish vehicle information. The cooperation ratio between Mobil.de and dealers once reached 92.3%.