DEKRA is founded: Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungsverein (German Motor Vehicle Monitoring Association) was registered on June 30 at the Berlin-Mitte local court.

DEKRA is founded: Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungsverein (German Motor Vehicle Monitoring Association) was registered on June 30 at the Berlin-Mitte local court.
DEKRA test institute is founded and first appraisals for courts and insurance companies are drawn up.
The 77th DEKRA monitoring center is opened.
DEKRA engineers value vehicles for the first time (letter of appraisal).
DEKRA operates 79 inspection centers and 52 centers for valuing vehicles (tax offices).
Under the management of Dr. Kurt Möhring, DEKRA follows a consciously neutral course with regard to the National Socialist state and the Nazi Party.
DEKRA can no longer maintain its neutral course and is forced to organize itself within the state-controlled trade association "Reichsverkehrsgruppe Kraftfahrgewerbe" (Reich Transport Group for the Motor Vehicle Industry).
Vehicles monitored by DEKRA receive the DEKRA test certificate and a sticker for the windshield with the wording "DEKRA monitored".
DEKRA initiates the "work circle for large fleet owners" to provide greater fleet safety and efficiency.
DEKRA revenues exceed one million; 60 employees look after 11,922 vehicles.
The engineering department is set up and provides used car valuation as a new service.
With the recognition of DEKRA as a monitoring organization, DEKRA experts have also been working as officially recognized experts since 1961, and vehicle inspections at DEKRA are open to everyone.
State-of-the-art inspection centers are set up in large towns and cities and DEKRA's revenue increases by 51.5 percent.
DEKRA'S revenue exceeds 10 million.
The research and development department starts operations.
The magazine ATV Auto Technik Verkehr is published, a job description is created for professional drivers, and DEKRA begins training drivers.
DEKRA headquarters move to a new building in Schulze-Delitzsch-Str. 49 in Stuttgart.
An agreement with BMW enables DEKRA engineers to carry out vehicle inspections directly in the car manufacturer’s authorized workshops.
Inauguration of the DEKRA Akademie training center in Wart on March 22, 1979.
DEKRA offers testing and appraisal services in 10,000 partner workshops.
Introduction of the playground inspection service.
DEKRA starts vehicle inspections in France.
DEKRA becomes a sponsor of the Deutsche Tourenwagen-Meisterschaft (DTM).
DEKRA takes on the duties of the Kraftfahrzeugtechnisches Amt (Office for Automotive Technology) in the new East German states: 27 new branches are created.
In the new East German states, DEKRA issues the millionth vehicle inspection sticker; DEKRA ETS expands the range of services DEKRA offers with quality management, technical safety, material testing, and construction.
Sponsoring of Michael Schumacher: the DEKRA logo becomes highly visible across all media; DEKRA Umwelt starts providing various environmental protection services; DEKRA is involved in the privatization of vehicle monitoring in the Czech Republic.
DEKRA Certification Services and DEKRA Flottenmanagement GmbH are founded.
DEKRA founds the online vehicle market place FairCar.
DEKRA Arbeit is founded.
The DEKRA seal is introduced. It honors companies and products that demonstrably meet defined standards, for example when it comes to safety, quality, and sustainability.
DEKRA Claims Services is founded.
The DEKRA Technology Center in Klettwitz is opened.
With the acquisition of NORISKO in France, DEKRA expands its industrial inspection services significantly.
DEKRA acquires the Brazilian appraisal specialist Volchi; DEKRA acquires KEMA Quality in the Netherlands – a global player in product testing and certification.
DEKRA AG takes on the legal form of "Societas Europaea" (SE), which represents a European stock corporation; by purchasing the Swedish company ÅF-Kontroll AB, DEKRA strengthens its position in the power plant sector.
DEKRA takes over the British specialist Chilworth, one of the leading providers of explosion protection and process safety services in the world; DEKRA's Asian headquarters is opened in Shanghai.
DEKRA purchases the US consulting company Behavioral Science Technology (BST).
In New Zealand, DEKRA acquires shares in the market leader Vehicle Testing New Zealand; purchase of Raysonics in South Africa (market leader for non-destructive material testing).
DEKRA expands its consulting business in the field of software expertise for organizational and process safety with its takeover of RCI Safety; by purchasing the Dutch company Plurel B. V., DEKRA expands the services it provides for the railway industry.
The testing company AT4 wireless from Spain joins the DEKRA family; takeover of QuieTek Corporation Taipei with testing services for electronic products and components.
The first DEKRA vehicle inspection station in Portugal opens.
A laboratory for testing automotive parts and components opens in Taiwan; purchase of the Hungarian industrial laboratory VEIKI-VNL Kft.; takeover of Core Visual Inspection Services in the USA; purchase of the safety and testing company Epoche & Espri S. L. U. in Madrid; DEKRA signs the purchase agreement for the Lausitzring race track.
DEKRA Digital GmbH is founded; in Shanghai, DEKRA opens a laboratory to monitor hazards arising from chemical reactions; the DEKRA test laboratory in Spain is authorized to provide certification services in the areas of smart home and building automation.
DEKRA is accredited as a calibration laboratory for measuring devices in the field of automotive engineering; a new test laboratory to ensure the safety of electric bikes is opened in Stuttgart; DEKRA enters the market for vehicle inspection in China and Chile; DEKRA cooperates with Argus Cyber Security.
DEKRA is founded: Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungsverein (German Motor Vehicle Monitoring Association) was registered on June 30 at the Berlin-Mitte local court.
DEKRA test institute is founded and first appraisals for courts and insurance companies are drawn up.
The 77th DEKRA monitoring center is opened.
DEKRA engineers value vehicles for the first time (letter of appraisal).
DEKRA operates 79 inspection centers and 52 centers for valuing vehicles (tax offices).
Under the management of Dr. Kurt Möhring, DEKRA follows a consciously neutral course with regard to the National Socialist state and the Nazi Party.
DEKRA can no longer maintain its neutral course and is forced to organize itself within the state-controlled trade association "Reichsverkehrsgruppe Kraftfahrgewerbe" (Reich Transport Group for the Motor Vehicle Industry).
Vehicles monitored by DEKRA receive the DEKRA test certificate and a sticker for the windshield with the wording "DEKRA monitored".
DEKRA initiates the "work circle for large fleet owners" to provide greater fleet safety and efficiency.
DEKRA revenues exceed one million; 60 employees look after 11,922 vehicles.
The engineering department is set up and provides used car valuation as a new service.
With the recognition of DEKRA as a monitoring organization, DEKRA experts have also been working as officially recognized experts since 1961, and vehicle inspections at DEKRA are open to everyone.
State-of-the-art inspection centers are set up in large towns and cities and DEKRA's revenue increases by 51.5 percent.
DEKRA'S revenue exceeds 10 million.
The research and development department starts operations.
The magazine ATV Auto Technik Verkehr is published, a job description is created for professional drivers, and DEKRA begins training drivers.
DEKRA headquarters move to a new building in Schulze-Delitzsch-Str. 49 in Stuttgart.
An agreement with BMW enables DEKRA engineers to carry out vehicle inspections directly in the car manufacturer’s authorized workshops.
Inauguration of the DEKRA Akademie training center in Wart on March 22, 1979.
DEKRA offers testing and appraisal services in 10,000 partner workshops.
Introduction of the playground inspection service.
DEKRA starts vehicle inspections in France.
DEKRA becomes a sponsor of the Deutsche Tourenwagen-Meisterschaft (DTM).
DEKRA takes on the duties of the Kraftfahrzeugtechnisches Amt (Office for Automotive Technology) in the new East German states: 27 new branches are created.
In the new East German states, DEKRA issues the millionth vehicle inspection sticker; DEKRA ETS expands the range of services DEKRA offers with quality management, technical safety, material testing, and construction.
Sponsoring of Michael Schumacher: the DEKRA logo becomes highly visible across all media; DEKRA Umwelt starts providing various environmental protection services; DEKRA is involved in the privatization of vehicle monitoring in the Czech Republic.
DEKRA Certification Services and DEKRA Flottenmanagement GmbH are founded.
DEKRA founds the online vehicle market place FairCar.
DEKRA Arbeit is founded.
The DEKRA seal is introduced. It honors companies and products that demonstrably meet defined standards, for example when it comes to safety, quality, and sustainability.
DEKRA Claims Services is founded.
The DEKRA Technology Center in Klettwitz is opened.
With the acquisition of NORISKO in France, DEKRA expands its industrial inspection services significantly.
DEKRA acquires the Brazilian appraisal specialist Volchi; DEKRA acquires KEMA Quality in the Netherlands – a global player in product testing and certification.
DEKRA AG takes on the legal form of "Societas Europaea" (SE), which represents a European stock corporation; by purchasing the Swedish company ÅF-Kontroll AB, DEKRA strengthens its position in the power plant sector.
DEKRA takes over the British specialist Chilworth, one of the leading providers of explosion protection and process safety services in the world; DEKRA's Asian headquarters is opened in Shanghai.
DEKRA purchases the US consulting company Behavioral Science Technology (BST).
In New Zealand, DEKRA acquires shares in the market leader Vehicle Testing New Zealand; purchase of Raysonics in South Africa (market leader for non-destructive material testing).
DEKRA expands its consulting business in the field of software expertise for organizational and process safety with its takeover of RCI Safety; by purchasing the Dutch company Plurel B. V., DEKRA expands the services it provides for the railway industry.
The testing company AT4 wireless from Spain joins the DEKRA family; takeover of QuieTek Corporation Taipei with testing services for electronic products and components.
The first DEKRA vehicle inspection station in Portugal opens.
A laboratory for testing automotive parts and components opens in Taiwan; purchase of the Hungarian industrial laboratory VEIKI-VNL Kft.; takeover of Core Visual Inspection Services in the USA; purchase of the safety and testing company Epoche & Espri S. L. U. in Madrid; DEKRA signs the purchase agreement for the Lausitzring race track.
DEKRA Digital GmbH is founded; in Shanghai, DEKRA opens a laboratory to monitor hazards arising from chemical reactions; the DEKRA test laboratory in Spain is authorized to provide certification services in the areas of smart home and building automation.
DEKRA is accredited as a calibration laboratory for measuring devices in the field of automotive engineering; a new test laboratory to ensure the safety of electric bikes is opened in Stuttgart; DEKRA enters the market for vehicle inspection in China and Chile; DEKRA cooperates with Argus Cyber Security.