DEKRA launches Trust Center initiative / Offensive for More Digital Safety

Stuttgart (ots) - The global expert organization DEKRA has made a
successful start to 2019. In the first quarter, revenue increased by
almost 5% to more than EUR 800 million. The company considers itself
on course for growth for the 16th year running, and is expecting
annual growth of between 4 and 6%.

Highlights of the first few months of the financial year include
the opening of the first inspection station in China and the Trust
Center initiative that DEKRA has launched in Germany together with
other testing organizations for the entire industry, to enable it to
effectively perform its official inspection tasks in the data-driven
and connected world of the future. That applies to safe mobility in
particular. "The data belongs to the users. The safety- and
environmentally relevant data that vehicles generate must be made
available to the inspection organizations in an unfiltered state,
otherwise the proper condition and the safety of the vehicles cannot
be guaranteed," DEKRA Chief Executive Officer Stefan Kölbl told
journalists in Stuttgart.

When it came to reviewing past developments, the DEKRA CEO was
very pleased: Consolidated revenue increased by 6.6% to EUR 3.3
billion in 2018. The staff headcount increased by over 1,000 to
nearly 45,200. The international business has continued its positive
development and has now reached EUR 1.3 billion. Over half of the
company's employees are based outside Germany. DEKRA further
strengthened its position as the largest unlisted expert organization
in the TIC industry (testing, inspection, certification) in 2018.

Following intensive preparation, DEKRA opened the first inspection
station for passenger cars in China a few weeks ago in Shenzhen. A
second one in Beijing is under construction and is scheduled to start
operations in the second half of the year. Already the global market
leader in vehicle inspections, this also makes the expert
organization a pioneer in the world's largest automotive market. "We
are pursuing ambitious goals in China," said Stefan Kölbl. "Entering
the market is a milestone for us. If our expectations come true, we
will keep investing significantly over the coming years." The vehicle
inspection process in China is organized largely by the division of
labor and are partially data-driven and automated. As a result,
around 20 vehicles can be inspected per hour in Shenzhen. This means
that Shenzhen has a capacity of 50,000 vehicles per year. In Beijing,
this figure will be around 180,000 because trucks and buses will also
be inspected there and the station will be even bigger. Kölbl: "This
is where we are building the largest DEKRA station in the world."

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About DEKRA

DEKRA has been active in the field of safety for more than 90
years. Founded in 1925 in Berlin as Deutscher
Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein e.V., it is today one of the
world's leading expert organizations. DEKRA SE is a subsidiary of
DEKRA e.V. and manages the Group's operating business. In 2018, DEKRA
generated sales totaling more than 3.3 billion euros. The company
currently employs more than 45,000 people in approximately 60
countries on all six continents. With qualified and independent
expert services, they work for safety on the road, at work and at
home. These services range from vehicle inspection and expert
appraisals to claims services, industrial and building inspections,
safety consultancy, testing and certification of products and
systems, as well as training courses and temporary work. The vision
for the company's 100th birthday in 2025 is that DEKRA will be the
global partner for a safe world.

Contact:
Dr. Torsten Knödler
+49 711 7861 2075
+49 711 7861 742075
torsten.knoedler@dekra.com

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