aktiengesellschaft industry aftermarket automotive founded 1999 headquarters stuttgart area served worldwide products automotive parts revenue external revenue 9.3 billion euros 2014 8.4 billion euros 2013 6.9 billion euros 2012 number of employees 115 151 worldwide 25 at stuttgart headquarters as of 2016 website www.atr.de atr auto teile ring english spare parts pool is the corporate umbrella of one of the world s largest independent trading cooperations 1 for automotive spare parts and a service center for four garage service concepts . the headquarters of atr is located in stuttgart baden w rttemberg . atr companies provide auto shops and spare parts dealers with original spare parts and garage equipment . contents 1 history 2 facts and figures 3 garage workshops 4 suppliers 5 references 6 external links history edit during the 1950s a large number of major automotive spare parts dealers in germany came together to publish a joint catalog of automotive spare parts . from the mid 1960s on a small group of service stations began selling automotive accessories this created competition for wholesalers that had been generating high revenues through sales of accessories . for that reason several dealers decided to combine their purchase operations . for this to occur a joint legal form had to be created . this is how atr gmbh came about in 1967 . atr founding members included wholesalers auto merkur auto staiger matthies stahlgruber und wessels . atr is the oldest trading cooperation for automotive spare parts in germany . 2 founding members johannes j. matthies gmbh & co kg in hamburg and stahlgruber gmbh in poing bavaria have remained company partners until today . atr launched its private label brand cartechnic for garage products and accessories in 1990 . today the range includes more than 700 items . the wholesalers involved in atr pushed on with development a joint catalog after that though these efforts only gained momentum with electronic data processing . the atr partners first showcased their electronic spare parts information system artis at the automechanika trade show in 1992 . as sales and purchases of automotive spare parts and accessories in the 1990s gradually turned into a global business atr moved with the times and aspired an internationalization . its first non german partners were french parts dealer groupe laurent 1991 and spain s gerstenmaier 1992 . the foundation of atr international ag in 1999 created the legal framework for the group purchasing cooperation s international expansion . facts and figures edit today 32 partners along with 224 trading companies in 53 countries form part of atr international ag . these include members in the usa south america eastern europe africa and asia . this means that atr is present in more countries than any other comparable trading company in its market . 3 atr partner companies employ more than 115 000 employees and operate approx . 8 190 local sales points . all in all members of atr international ag generated external revenues of 9.3 billion euros in 2014 . atr is one of the largest revenue generators among purchasing cooperations serving the independent automotive spare parts market globally . the non listed ag s 32 partners hold the company s capital . garage workshops edit in 2008 atr consolidated independent garage and specialty store service concepts meisterhaft ac auto check and autopartner into atr service gmbh which now comprises more than 1 500 owner operated workshops in germany as of january 2016 . this makes atr service gmbh the largest franchiser of independent multi brand garages in germany . 4 with its 231 workshops located in croatia czech republic greece hungary portugal romania and turkey international garage service concept acc auto check center also forms part of atr . suppliers edit atr suppliers encompass both spare parts manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers such as bosch continental hella mahle schaeffler und zf friedrichshafen ag . all in all atr works with around 150 suppliers including companies servicing product groups such as automotive electric equipment auto chemicals automotive accessories auto body parts wear parts and tools & workshop equipment . references edit wolk partner car consult the car aftermarket in europe 2009 entry in the trade register handelsregister at the amtsgericht stuttgart stuttgart district court ur 1092 1968 he datamonitor survey february 18 2010 global wholesalers & retailers overview 2009 special edition june 2011 auto service praxis magazine external links edit www.atr.de v t e automotive industry in germany automotive industry economy of germany transport in germany companies active vehicle producers bmw bmw i bmw motorrad borgward daimler mercedes benz setra evobus smart maybach gumpert krauss maffei rheinmetall rmmv volkswagen group audi man rmmv porsche volkswagen volkswagen commercial vehicles foreign owned ford of europe ford werke iveco magirus opel hyundai europe defunct vehicle producers auto union dkw horch nsu wanderer trabant hansa goliath north german automobile and engine artega automobile fuldamobil goggomobil components atr behr bosch blaupunkt etas group bbs b hler motor continental dr xlmaier group d rr ag getrag hella hermann peters kspg l we automobil mahle mann hummel petri schaeffler voith zf friedrichshafen zf sachs motorsport and tuners abt sportsline ac schnitzer alpina amg bitter brabus bmw m carlsson g power gemballa hartge je design koenig specials mansory opel performance center ppi automotive design quattro rieger tuning ruf automobile steinmetz opel tuning services daimler financial services mercedes benz bank sixt related topics adac ami leipzig asam dtm frankfurt motor show german association of the automotive industry n rburgring defunct companies and marques above are shown in italics retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title atr company & oldid 717203528 categories automotive companies of 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