AUTODOC SE announced it has strengthened its logistics infrastructure with a fourth distribution centre in Ghent, Belgium, which opened in March 2025, maintaining its strong 2025 growth momentum. "Our success in digitalisation, strengthening our logistics and expanding our product range is now clearly reflected in our key figures. We are seeing continuous growth in our customer base and rising sales figures in all our markets," explained Dmitri Zadorojnii, CEO of Autodoc SE.
The Ghent facility addresses delivery challenges across Western Europe. "Flows are changing, demand is being redistributed and old delivery schemes just aren't cutting it anymore. That's why AUTODOC's new site in Ghent isn't just 'logistic location number four', we needed to be close to the major port infrastructure to counter the volatility in Western Europe," added Alexandru Lazariuc, AUTODOC Technical Specialist, on LinkedIn.
Lazariuc continued, "There are still challenges: delivery dates vary, the quality of courier services depends on the region and sometimes goods are lost or damaged. But we're working on making improvements in this area."
Thanks to optimised logistics, an average of 200,000 items from more than 50,000 orders left the company’s warehouses every day in 2025. AUTODOC now offers 7.8 million products from 2,700 brand manufacturers. Its own-brand range was extended to more than 94,000 articles across the RIDEX, goCORE and Stark brands with RIDEX remaining the best-selling brand within AUTODOC.
The strongest growth was recorded in France, Germany, Spain/Portugal, and Italy. "AUTODOC is growing primarily because more and more customers are buying their vehicle parts online instead of offline," added CFO Lennart Schmidt. "We are consistently exploiting the opportunities offered by digitalisation. Added to this is a favourable market environment: an ageing European vehicle fleet and longer car ownership periods are creating massive potential in our sector."
The average age of the European passenger cars is now around 11.4 years, according to BCG (2025). Industry experts expect the European fleet to continue ageing, highlighting the growing demand for high-quality, affordable spare parts. Maintenance and repair instead of scrapping also contribute to sustainability and circular economy. These factors create favourable conditions for the further development of the company's business model.
About AUTODOC
AUTODOC is Europe’s leading online retailer of automotive spare parts and accessories. Founded in Berlin in 2008 by Alexej Erdle, Max Wegner, and Vitalij Kungel, the company has developed into one of Europe’s fastest-growing e-commerce businesses. Since November 2022, it has operated as the European company AUTODOC SE.
The company's management board consists of Dmitri Zadorojnii, CEO, and Lennart Schmidt, CFO. As of Dec. 31, 2025, AUTODOC’s product assortment comprised approximately 7.8 million SKUs from about 2,700 manufacturers, including car, truck and motorcycle parts, tires, as well as related products such as tools, accessories, oils, liquids, and consumables.
In 2024, AUTODOC generated sales revenue of €1.6 billion (2023: €1.3 billion). The company operates online shops in 27 European countries and employs more than 5,500 people across 13 locations: Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.
For more information, visit www.autodoc.co.uk.
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