Service provider for vehicle registration, license plate manufacturing, vehicle transfer and document management
Christoph Kroschke GmbH
Ahrensburg · over 430 branches nationwide · over 60 registration servicesNew on Amplifa
About Kroschke
Christoph Kroschke GmbH, headquartered in Ahrensburg, is a service company for the vehicle registration sector and was founded in 1957 in Braunschweig as a stamping plant for car license plates. The company operates a nationwide network of more than 430 branches and over 60 registration services with around 1,800 employees. The service portfolio includes online vehicle registration including desired license plates, fully digital vehicle deregistration via the i-Kfz interface of the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, short-term and seasonal license plates, and vehicle transfer on own and third-party axles with more than 40,000 transports per year. In addition, the company manufactures vehicle license plates, insurance plates and stickers, prints around 450,000 registration certificates and CoCs annually, and handles escrow and document management for banks, insurance companies, leasing companies, fleets and the automotive trade. Since September 2023, fully digital vehicle registration for legal entities has been possible via the major customer interface (GKS) of the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt. The management consists of Philipp Kroschke (spokesman) and Dr. Felix Kroschke.
- Site
- Ahrensburg
- Processes
- Manufacturing of vehicle license plates, Manufacturing and shipping of vehicle insurance plates and stickers, Digital registration service (online registration of cars/motorcycles), Digital vehicle deregistration (i-Kfz), Short-term license plates / short-term registration, Seasonal registration, Vehicle transfer on own axle, Vehicle transfer on third-party axle (consolidated transport by freight forwarder)
- Materials
- Stainless steel screws DIN 968
- Certificates
- ISO 27001:2022, ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 1957
- Employees
- 1800
- Industries
- Vehicle registration services, Automotive trade, Banks & insurance companies, Leasing companies, Fleet management, Vehicle rental
- 01
License plate and document manufacturing
- 02
Digital registration and deregistration service
- 03
Escrow and document management
- 04
Vehicle transfer (own and third-party axle)
- 05
Shipping and logistics
Materials & Products
Stainless steel screws DIN 968
Stainless steel mounting screws (5.5 x 16 mm) with wide screw head for fastening license plate frames.
Locations
Ahrensburg
DEHeadquarters, administration, manufacturing and shipping of license plates, insurance plates and documents
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing of vehicle license platesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing and shipping of vehicle insurance plates and stickersAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Digital registration service (online registration of cars/motorcycles)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Digital vehicle deregistration (i-Kfz)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Short-term license plates / short-term registrationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Seasonal registrationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vehicle transfer on own axleAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vehicle transfer on third-party axle (consolidated transport by freight forwarder)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-leg transportsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| COC reprint (Certificate of Conformity)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Document printing (registration certificates ZB II and CoC, 450,000/year)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Escrow administration of vehicle documents / document management including storageEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Quality & Certifications
Quality and information security are certified according to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 (each SGS-certified); internal and external audits as well as quality circles ensure continuous process improvement.
| Evidence | Ahrensburg |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 27001:2022 |
History
- 1957
Founded by the married couple Martin and Elfriede Kroschke in Braunschweig as a stamping plant for car license plates
- 1974
Christoph Kroschke joins his parents' company and expands the branch business (including Essen, Stuttgart, Dortmund)
- 1994
Division of the corporate group; Christoph Kroschke continues to run the companies he led
- 1995
Relocation of the Christoph Kroschke companies to Ahrensburg under the umbrella of Christoph Kroschke Holding GmbH & Co. KG
- 2023
September: fully digital vehicle registration for legal entities possible via the major customer interface (GKS) of the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt