Family-owned car dealership offering authorised dealer and workshop services for Audi, Volkswagen, ŠKODA and SEAT in North Rhine-Westphalia
Autozentrum Josten GmbH & Co. KG
Düsseldorf (Herzogstr.) · Düsseldorf (Ronsdorfer Str.) · Monheim am Rhein (Benzstr.) · Monheim am Rhein (Niederstr.) · Monheim am Rhein (Siemensstr.)New on Amplifa
Because buying a car is a matter of trust
Autozentrum Josten is a family-run car dealership with around 120 employees and four locations in North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1930 by Wilhelm Josten as a workshop at the Düsseldorf headquarters, the company sells new cars of the brands Audi, Volkswagen, ŠKODA and SEAT as well as EU new vehicles, short-term registrations, demonstration cars and used cars. Its own workshops provide maintenance and repair for all brands – including oil service, inspections, tyre changes, HU/AU vehicle inspections, air-conditioning maintenance, part installation and retrofits, as well as paint and bodywork. The offering is complemented by glass repair as a certified Volkswagen partner, a tyre trade with seasonal storage, rental cars (Euromobil), vehicle registration services, a 24-hour emergency service and vehicle purchase with online valuation. Vehicles are delivered throughout Germany and to neighbouring countries. Owner Michael Josten runs the company in its third generation; the business is a certified master workshop of the automotive guild and ranks among the top 10 ŠKODA dealers in Germany.
- Site
- Düsseldorf
- Processes
- Vehicle repairs and maintenance (oil service, inspection, part installation/removal), Glass repair / Windscreen replacement (stone chip repair, camera calibration), Tyre service (tyre trade, tyre change, storage), Air-conditioning maintenance, HU/AU vehicle inspection, Paint and bodywork, Vehicle purchase with online valuation, Pick-up and delivery service (within the city of Düsseldorf)
- Materials
- Windscreen glass, Volkswagen Original Teile®, Workshop services for all brands
- Certificates
- Certified master workshop of the automotive guild, Certified Volkswagen Partner (Glass Repair), ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1930
- Employees
- around 120
- Industries
- Automotive retail, Vehicle workshop/service, Vehicle rental
- 01
Vehicle purchase and valuation
- 02
New and used car sales
- 03
Vehicle registration and financing
- 04
Workshop service and maintenance
- 05
Parts and accessories shipping
- 06
24/7 emergency and breakdown service
Brands, Parts and Scope of Services
Volkswagen Original Teile®
Original and quality-tested spare parts from Audi, VW, SEAT and ŠKODA are used for repairs and glass service.
Workshop services for all brands
Service for VW and Audi vehicles as well as repairs of all brands, especially KIA, at the SEAT location in Düsseldorf.
Locations
Düsseldorf Herzogstraße
DEHeadquarters – sales and customer service
- Master workshop
- 24/7 emergency service
- Pick-up and delivery service
Düsseldorf Ronsdorfer Straße
DESEAT dealership, service for all brands incl. KIA
- Master workshop
- 24/7 emergency service
Monheim Benzstraße
DEŠKODA sales and service
- Master workshop
- 24/7 emergency service
Monheim Niederstraße
DESales site for young and used vehicles
Monheim Siemensstraße
DELocation under expansion with delivery centre
Vehicle Offering
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle repairs and maintenance (oil service, inspection, part installation/removal)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Glass repair / Windscreen replacement (stone chip repair, camera calibration)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Windscreen glass (Volkswagen Original Teile) |
| Tyre service (tyre trade, tyre change, storage)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Air-conditioning maintenanceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| HU/AU vehicle inspectionTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paint and bodyworkSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality and Craftsmanship
As a certified master workshop of the automotive guild, Josten always uses original spare parts from Audi, VW, SEAT and ŠKODA, and the technicians receive continuous training. As a certified Volkswagen partner for glass repair, windshields are professionally repaired, including camera calibration, according to precisely defined procedures.
| Evidence | Monheim am Rhein |
|---|---|
| Certified master workshop of the automotive guild | |
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1930
Founded as a workshop by Wilhelm Josten at the Düsseldorf headquarters
Start of the car trade under the name DKW-Josten
- 1959
Hans Joachim Josten takes over the business from his father
- 1970/1975
Following the Audi/NSU merger and the alliance with Volkswagenwerk, Josten becomes an authorised dealer and authorised contract workshop for VW and Audi
- 1977
Michael Josten qualifies as a master automotive technician
- 1989
Michael Josten assumes responsibility for the company
- 1990
Hans Joachim Josten passes away
- 1997
01.03.: purchase of the VW and Audi dealership Wolfgang Geiselhart GmbH & Co. KG in Monheim; 01.07.: dealership agreement with SEAT, founding of SEAT Autozentrum Josten GmbH & Co. KG at Corneliusstraße 44-46, Düsseldorf
- 2009
Acquisition of a business in Remscheid; further businesses in Witten, Kaarst and Heiligenhaus taken over; Josten becomes Germany's largest SEAT dealer with an additional ŠKODA dealership agreement
- 2010
80th anniversary of the Düsseldorf dealership Herzogstr. 75/77
- 2013
Expansion of Niederstraße/corner of Siemensstraße in Monheim with a delivery centre and sales site for young and used vehicles; 01.08.: opening of the SEAT dealership on the Automeile Düsseldorf (Ronsdorfer Str. 4-8)