BERESA GmbH & Co. KG

About the BERESA Group

The BERESA Group is one of Germany's largest automotive retail groups, headquartered in Münster with a market area covering the regions of Münster, Osnabrück, Bielefeld and Hanover. Founded in 1911, the company sells new and used vehicles of the brands Mercedes-Benz, smart, Hyundai, Genesis and Ford as well as Daimler Trucks and IVECO, and operates workshop service, 24h service and vehicle rental for passenger cars, vans and trucks. The offering is complemented by financing and leasing through the in-house BERESA Leasing GmbH, the car subscription of wuddi GmbH, nationwide fleet deliveries including registration, as well as individual vehicle conversions and wrapping through an in-house advertising agency. At the BERESA AirportCenter in Greven-Reckenfeld, up to 200 vehicles are prepared and serviced daily on 42,000 m². For independent and company-owned workshops, BERESA, as a PartsPro+ partner, offers a parts shipping service with Mercedes-Benz genuine parts. The company employs over 1,400 staff, including over 200 apprentices, and generated revenue of around 1.028 billion euros in 2023. BERESA is a company of the Wilhelm Burg Group.

Site

Münster

Materials

Mercedes-Benz / smart / Mercedes-AMG / Mercedes-Maybach, Hyundai, Genesis, Ford, Daimler Trucks / IVECO

Certificates

Manufacturer contract partner (Mercedes-Benz and others)

Industries

Automotive retail, Taxi services, Driving schools, Nursing and care services, Government and special-purpose vehicles, Fleet management

1. 01

   New and used vehicle sales

2. 02

   Financing, leasing, car subscription

3. 03

   Vehicle rental (passenger cars, vans, trucks)

4. 04

   Vehicle preparation and conversion

5. 05

   Workshop service and 24h service

6. 06

   Parts & accessories / parts shipping service

7. 07

   Fleet and industry solutions

Brands & Services

Locations

Münster

DE

Headquarters, sales, workshop, parts & accessories, rental

Materials

Mercedes-Benz, smart

• Car workshop
• Parts & accessories sales

Osnabrück

DE

Sales of Mercedes-Benz/smart and Hyundai

Materials

Mercedes-Benz, smart, Hyundai

Bielefeld

DE

Sales of Mercedes-Benz/smart and Ford

Materials

Mercedes-Benz, smart, Ford

Greven-Reckenfeld

DE

BERESA AirportCenter: brand-independent vehicle preparation and logistics center

Lot size

up to 200 vehicles/day

• Preparation 42,000 m²

Vehicles & Parts

Inside the production

Quality

According to the contact search, a dedicated quality management department is established; as an authorized Mercedes-Benz contract partner, manufacturer requirements for workshop and parts sales are implemented. Certificates such as ISO 9001 are not documented.

History

1. 1911

   Founded as Auto-Centrale Münster Carl Stratemann & Co. by Paul Meine and Carl Stratemann

2. 1924

   Acquisition of the Beresa-Werke Beckum, naming (Beckmann, Renfert, Sanftenberg)

3. 1931

   Wilhelm Burg acquires shares

4. 1961

   Wilhelm Burg becomes sole owner

5. 1988

   Foundation of the BERESA leasing company

6. 2001

   Merger with Mercedes-Benz dealer Patberg (Osnabrück region)

7. 2015

   Acquisition of the Mercedes-Benz branches OWL (Bielefeld, Gütersloh, Detmold)

8. 2021

   Addition of the Hyundai brand

9. 2023

   Group revenue of around 1,028 million euros; addition of AHL GmbH & Co. KG (Lemgo)

10. 2024

    Acquisition of Autohaus Pagel (Hanover, Garbsen); addition of the Genesis brand

11. 2025

    Integration of Auto Fiekens (Ford, Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock)