Overview
- Founder Wilfried Wilhelm Anclam said in an Autohaus podcast on Monday that Lindner will take the top job within the next year and that the handover is already underway.
- Lindner joined in January as head of sales and vice chair, where he now oversees the company’s sales organization.
- Lindner says he will reposition Autoland as its own brand and move beyond the “Auto‑Aldi” image, with a June 1 relaunch of auto.de to boost online sales.
- Autoland, which calls itself Germany’s largest brand‑independent auto retailer, operates 37 sites with about 1,500 employees and targets roughly €1.2 billion in 2026 revenue and 68,000 vehicle deliveries after about €1 billion and 58,000 last year.
- Anclam plans to stay involved at key decisions, and earlier interviews outline goals that include westward expansion to about 120 locations by 2035 and a future stock listing.