Martin Knirsch Kraftfahrzeuge GmbH

About Knirsch

Martin Knirsch Kraftfahrzeuge GmbH is a family business founded in 1970 with headquarters in Karlsruhe. The company develops and delivers custom, tailor-made commercial vehicles, working with brands and specialist suppliers from the transport industry, including Scania and Schwarzmüller. Its service portfolio covers new vehicles, rental vehicles, used vehicles, workshop and service, spare parts, driver training, financing and insurance, as well as Connected Services. Customers include companies from transport and freight forwarding, construction and quarries, as well as fire departments. With five locations in Baden-Württemberg (Karlsruhe, Baiersbronn, Bühl, Gundelfingen and Offenburg/Schutterwald), the company is present in the region and employs 51 to 200 staff.

Site

Karlsruhe

Processes

New Vehicles, Rental Vehicles, Used Vehicles, Workshop & Service, Spare Parts, Driver Training, Financing & Insurance, Connected Services

Materials

Custom Commercial Vehicles

Founded

1970

Employees

51–200

Industries

Transport/Freight Forwarding, Construction/Quarrying, Fire Department

1. 01

   Development of custom commercial vehicles

2. 02

   New vehicle sales

3. 03

   Rental and used vehicles

4. 04

   Workshop & Service

5. 05

   Spare parts

6. 06

   Connected Services

Services & Partners

Locations

History

1. 1970

   Company founded by Martin Knirsch and Adolf Schmidt, Ohmstraße 10, with a Scania service contract

2. 1971

   Scania dealership contract

3. 1981

   Opening of the Baiersbronn location

4. 1986

   Opening of the Bühl location

5. 2012

   Takeover of the Freiburg sales territory

6. 2017

   Dealership contract with Schwarzmüller

7. 2020

   Sales of Hüffermann container trailers

8. 2021

   Opening of the Offenburg (Schutterwald) location