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The ZDK is a German voluntary association representing the interests of car dealerships and workshops before politics, business and society.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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The Zentralverband Deutsches Kraftfahrzeuggewerbe (ZDK) is a German voluntary association that represents the interests of car dealerships and workshops before politics, business and society, and states that it actively helps shape the future of mobility, from training and digitalization to the transformation of the automobile. Its honorary board consists of 10 members, with Thomas Peckruhn as president and Michael Schneider and Thorsten Krämer as vice presidents. Its associated academies include the Akademie Deutsches Kraftfahrzeuggewerbe (TAK), the Bundesfachschule für Betriebswirtschaft in Northeim (BFC) and the Institut für Automobilwirtschaft (IfA).

History

The ZDK describes itself as representing the interests of car dealerships and workshops before politics, business and society, and as actively helping shape the future of mobility, from training and digitalization to the transformation of the automobile. It maintains an honorary board of 10 members, led by president Thomas Peckruhn with vice presidents Michael Schneider and Thorsten Krämer. Its associated academies include the Akademie Deutsches Kraftfahrzeuggewerbe (TAK), which runs management and technical seminars for the entire motor trade, the Bundesfachschule für Betriebswirtschaft in Northeim (BFC), described as a fixture in the motor trade for almost 50 years, and the Institut für Automobilwirtschaft (IfA), a scientific institution at the Fachhochschule Nürtingen focused on research in automobile distribution, automobile trade and the motor trade craft.

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Represents the interests of car dealerships and workshops before politics, business and society.

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