Revenue at Berlin-based digital auto retailer Auto1 Group SE rose by 29.8% year on year (y-o-y) and 1.4% quarter on quarter (q-o-q) to €2.0 billion ($2.3 billion) in Q2 2025.
Adjusted EBITDA more than doubled, rising by 104% y-o-y to €42.3 million ($48.8 million), according to the company’s latest financial reporting.
Auto1 sold a total of 200,498 units in Q2 — down 1.7% q-o-q but up 20.6% y-o-y — with 176,674 of these sold to dealers and 23,824 to consumers. Gross profit rose by 33.4% y-o-y to €231 million ($267 million) in Q2 2025, with gross profit per unit (GPU) coming in at €1,148, up 10.3% y-o-y.
AutoHero, the company’s consumer-facing digital retailing business, demonstrated particularly impressive growth: It sold 23,824 units, up 34.6% y-o-y, generating revenue of €415 million, up 43.2% y-o-y.
“Q2 was a strong quarter for us: Our vertically integrated business model is fueling sustained growth across our Retail and Merchant segments. Building on this momentum, we remain dedicated to delivering exceptional value to our customers by transforming the used car market at a high pace,” said CEO Christian Bertermann.
The company increased its gross profit guidance for 2025 as a whole to between €890 million and €940 million and its adjusted EBITDA target to between €160 million and €190 million.
It added that it expected to sell between 772,000 and 817,000 units this year — between 92,000 and 97,000 units in retail and between 680,000 and 720,000 units to dealers.
Established in 2012 and a listed company since 2021, Auto1 is present in 30 countries and operates such consumer brands as WirKaufenDeinAuto in Germany and CompramosTuCoche in Spain (both of which literally mean “We buy your car”). The company describes itself as “the largest wholesale platform for professional car dealers in Europe.”
