The global automotive terminals and logistics provider have entered the German market effective June 2025 through its German subsidiary Horizon Auto Logistics GmbH. The company is controlled by Horizon Global Holdings and LPL Automotive GmbH, who have entered into a joint-venture agreement expanding the business in the largest European automotive market.

Germany is home to some of the most prestigious car manufacturers, such as Porsche, Mercedes Benz (Daimler), BMW and the VW Group amongst others. The automotive industry contributes significantly to Germany’s GDP. Annual production is around 4.1M passenger cars and 350,000 commercial vehicles, of which about 3.1M passenger cars are exported. Annual imports of new cars are about 1.8M units.

Says Per Folkesson, CEO of Horizon Auto Logistics; “We are excited to continue the expansion on the old continent after the inaugural operations were launched in Turkey late last year! We see lots of potential for our innovative approach managing the automotive supply chain for finished vehicles also in Germany and especially given its position as a leading automotive power globally. The opportunity to work with LPL Automotive is another incentive which motivates us, given their rich history in shipping and logistics”.

Says Michael Esin, Managing Partner of LPL Automotive; “LPL Automotive GmbH has decades of expertise in vehicle logistics, such as shipping, land transport, storage and customs clearance. We are very excited to partner with Horizon Auto Logistics in developing and providing value added services to the automotive industry”.

The company will initially focus on building a strategy to implement their total logistics approach from manufacturing to dealer networks and end-buyers. Particularly the Control Tower product will greatly enhance customers’ ability to manage their supply chains in a cost-efficient manner, optimizing output and facilitating decision making to avoid network disruptions.

Horizon Auto Logistics operates in 10 markets globally, employing 650 people and handles about 1.25M vehicles and 2,000 equipment’s annually. It provides complete supply chain services for finished vehicles, which includes vessel cargo-handling, port operations, yard operations and distribution centers, VPC and EPC (technical) services, inland transportation, distribution management, including control tower services and plant logistics.

For further information, please contact:

Mark Durand, mark.durand@horizonautologistics.com

Marcus Volkmann, marcus.volkmann@horizonautologistics.com