Private company

PV Automotive

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PV Automotive is a German retail company selling auto parts and workshop equipment based in Essen, founded in 1922.1

Die PV Automotive GmbH ist ein mittelständisches Handelsunternehmen der PV Gruppe für Fahrzeugteile und Werkstattausrüstung, zu dessen Kunden vor allem Pkw- und Nfz-Werkstätten sowie Tankstellenbetriebe zählen, mit Sitz in Essen.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1922Founded1
  • HeadquartersEssen, Germany1
  • Websitewww.pvautomotive.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI52990067WZXVFL880I643
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressTheodor-Heuss-Str. 44, 47167 Duisburg, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Duisburg, HRB 62563

Corporate structure

PV Automotive is part of a group headed by LKQ Corporation. 163 entities, 27 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • LKQ Corporation Chicago, Illinois, United States
    • ELIT ROMANIA PIESE AUTO ORIGINALE 100% · Chiajna, Romania
    • LKQ German Holdings GmbH Poing, Germany
    • PV Automotive Essen, Germany
      • AUTOFIT Subsidiary
    • LKQ EUROPEAN HOLDINGS B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Rotterdam, Netherlands
      • LKQ GROUP (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · Wembley, United Kingdom
        • ARLEIGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Subsidiary · Reading, United Kingdom
    • "LÁNG" KERESKEDELMI KORLÁTOLT FELELŐSSÉGŰ TÁRSASÁG Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
    • 1323352 Alberta ULC Subsidiary · Alberta, Canada
    • 1323410 Alberta ULC Subsidiary · Alberta, Canada
    • 9331972 Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • 9556-2906 Québec Inc. Subsidiary · Quebec, Canada
    • A&A Auto Parts Stores, Inc. Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States
    • All Parts Automotive Limited Subsidiary · Ontario, Canada
    • Aquafax Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Arleigh Group Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Arleigh International Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Assured Quality Testing Services, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • ATK Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • ATR International AG (20% subsidiary of Auto-Teile-Ring) Subsidiary · Germany
    • ATRACCO AS Subsidiary · Norway
    • Atracco Auto AB Subsidiary · Sweden
    • Atracco Group AB Subsidiary · Sweden
    • Auto Kelly Bulgaria EOOD Subsidiary · Bulgaria
    • Auto-Teile-Ring-GmbH (37.5% stake) Subsidiary · Germany
    • Automotive Calibration & Technology Services, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AutoTech Fund I L.P. (8.25% stake) Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AutoTech Fund II L.P. (6.66% stake) Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • and 133 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • AUTOFIT

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1922Founded Founded1

Sources

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