Autohaus König: Größter deutscher Renault-Händler meldet Insolvenz an
Die Berliner Autohausgruppe König ist insolvent. Die Zukunft für 82 Standorte und rund 1200 Beschäftigte ist ungewiss. Und auch Stellantis und Renault bangen um den wichtigen Partner.
Düsseldorf - The Berlin-based Autohaus group König has filed for bankruptcy. An application was submitted to the Charlottenburg District Court on August 26, 2026, and it has since been officially confirmed. Around 1,200 employees across 82 locations, primarily in Eastern Germany, are affected. The court appointed Berlin lawyer Rainer Eckert as the interim insolvency administrator and established an interim creditors' committee.
The company reported a profit of approximately 1.2 million euros in its last published fiscal year, from September 2023 to August 2024. However, high debts are believed to have burdened the business, according to "Welt". At the time of the insolvency filing, "Autohaus Gotthard König GmbH" had over 212 million euros in pending liabilities, as reported by the newspaper based on confidential documents.
Since Dagmar König, the majority shareholder, sought buyers for her shares, Gotthard and Marianne König transformed their small workshop in West Berlin into a large car dealership over the decades. The Autohaus König represents 18 brands and maintains a stock of about 12,000 vehicles. They also claim to be Germany's largest Renault dealer and the first German Dacia dealer.
The company stated that business operations would continue at all locations for now. In a company announcement on September 1, management declared that sales, workshops, spare parts supply, and service would remain available across all locations. Employees' job status would not be affected, and they were entitled to insolvency compensation.
The fate of the group remains unclear. König said that work with Renault and Stellantis to find a sustainable solution for the continuation was ongoing. Stellantis had examined various restructuring and financing options in recent weeks, reported the trade magazine "Autohaus". However, a lasting overall solution had not been found.
The group wanted to accompany the further process constructively and consider wind-down, revitalization, or succession solutions.
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