Dekra

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title: "Dekra" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["german-companies-established-in-1925", "1925-establishments-in-germany", "product-certification", "companies-based-in-stuttgart", "automotive-safety", "road-transport-in-germany", "temporary-employment-agencies", "societas-europaea-companies"] description: "German vehicle testing organization" topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekra" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary German vehicle testing organization ::

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Field	Value
name	Dekra SE
type	Societas Europaea
foundation	1925
location	Stuttgart, Germany
key_people	Stefan Kölbl
num_employees	48,646
revenue	€3.8 billion (2022)
homepage	www.dekra.com
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| name = Dekra SE | type = Societas Europaea | foundation = 1925 | location = Stuttgart, Germany | key_people = Stefan Kölbl Stan Zurkiewicz | num_employees = 48,646 | revenue = €3.8 billion (2022) | homepage = www.dekra.com

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Dekra-Zentrale.jpg" caption="Dekra headquarters in [[Stuttgart]], Germany"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/DEKRA_Hedemora_2021-11-08.jpg" caption="Dekra vehicle inspection facility in [[Hedemora]], Sweden"] ::

Dekra (stylised as DEKRA in its logo) is a vehicle testing and inspecting organisation founded in Berlin, Germany in 1925, although the company is currently headquartered in Stuttgart. Dekra operates 480 branches throughout Germany and carries out regular vehicle inspections at 38,500 inspection sites. The Dekra Academy, which is responsible for initial and in-service training, is represented at 150 locations. According to Dekra's reports for 2022, it achieved sales of €3.8 billion. At the end of 2022, Dekra employed 48,646 people across the company.

On November 1, 2017, Dekra acquired the EuroSpeedway Lausitz as a test site, especially for autonomous driving.

History

Dekra was founded in Berlin in 1925 as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein (German Motor Vehicle Inspection Association). In World War II, the majority of Dekra engineers were drafted into the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces). ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Fw_61_V.JPG" caption="Dekra Helicopter during World War II"] ::

After World War II, former Dekra engineers resumed the company's work in 1946, with Stuttgart becoming the new location of the head office. The introduction of the main vehicle inspection in 1951.

In 1961, Dekra was recognised as an official inspection association. The first Dekra training centre was opened in Wart in 1974. DEKRA AG was founded in 1990 and took over the work of the association. DEKRA ETS was founded in 1991 and took on technical safety, materials testing and construction tasks. DEKRA Umwelt was founded in 1993 in cooperation with the Kölnische Rückversicherung reinsurance company. Further partnerships followed in Eastern Europe beginning in 1993. On 13 July 2010, DEKRA AG was renamed DEKRA SE (Societas Europaea), becoming a European Company.

Sponsoring

Dekra has been a technical partner and sponsor of the touring car racing Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Championship from 1989 to 1995, and again from its revival as Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2000. Since 2022, Dekra has also been an official partner of the German Women's Volleyball League. In 1993 and 1994 Dekra sponsored Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher. Dekra was the official sponsor of the DFB (German Football Association) football referees from 2003 to 2021.

References

References

1. "DEKRA Standorte".
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3. "Annual Report 2022".
4. (March 2023). "DEKRA und der Lausitzring - DEKRA übernimmt den Lausitzring".
5. "The History — Rise and fall (1936–1945)". Dekra.
6. "The History — New beginning and economic miracle (1946–1959)". Dekra.
7. "The History — State functions and modern technology (1960–1969)". Dekra.
8. "The History — Professional drivers and research (1970–1979)". Dekra.
9. "The History — Anywhere and anytime (1990–1999)". Dekra.
10. "The History — Focus on digitalization (2010–2015)". Dekra.
11. (2023-04-17). "ADAC und DEKRA setzen Zusammenarbeit in DTM fort".
12. (28 April 2021). "DEKRA neuer Sponsor der Frauen-Bundesliga". volleyball.de.
13. "DEKRA History".
14. (2021-06-04). "Das Örtliche wird neuer Schiedsrichter*innen-Partner des DFB". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V..

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