Fédération Européenne des Amicales de Concessionnaires Mercedes-Benz EEIG
ABOUT US
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to support, facilitate and develop the economic activities of the members and to improve and increase the results of different activities
our mission
working together as a lean, passionate and international team, achieving stability and security in the Mercedes-Benz World now and for the future
our vision
achieving and promoting the interests of the members and to promote the experience and value enjoying being a part of this association
support customers and dealers needs for Mercedes-Benz
A European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) is a legal entity, created in 1985 by the then European Community (EC). It is designed to make it easier for companies located in different European countries to do business together, or to form consortia to take part in EU programmes.
The objective of FEAC is – within the boundaries set by Competition and Antitrust Laws - to support, facilitate and develop the economic activities of the members and to improve and increase the results of these activities; primarily, but not restricted to:
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Negotiating with Daimler
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Promoting the interests of the members
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Facilitating contacts amongst the members
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Regulating trade between the members and conducting joint advertising.
Furthermore to engage in any activity appertaining and relating to the above or which may be beneficial to the above, all in the broadest sense of the term.
TOPICS
FEAC deals with various topics related to the automobile brand Mercedes-Benz. Depending on the subject area, the association focuses on the strengths of the following main topics: MB Passenger Cars, MB VANS, MB Trucks, After-Sales and IT/CRM.
Currently, the focus is strongly on topics related to digitalization in every area.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The European dealer association also has a define structure. In addition, each Vice President is responsible for a specific Mercedes-Benz area and strongly promotes the related topics. This includes joint discussions with their working groups from different countries.
Below you see the structure overview and the corresponding responsible person:
Friedrich Lixl
President
longtime CEO of Pappas Holding GmbH in Salzburg
since 2019 President of the European Mercedes-Benz Dealer Association FEAC
based in Austria
Jan Broos
Vice President
responsible for Mercedes-Benz Trucks Committee
based in Belgium
Michael Farrenkopf
Vice President
responsible for Mercedes-Benz After-Sales and IT/CRM Committee
based in Germany
Oussama Kaddoura
Vice President
responsible for Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars Committee
based in France
Matteo Taverni
Vice President
responsible for Mercedes-Benz Vans Committee
based in Italy
Pedro Carvalho
Secretary General
responsible for the communication between FEAC and Daimler AG
based in Germany/Portugal
Illustration 01.: Overview FEAC Executive Committee
OUR MEMBERS
FEAC members are the national Mercedes-Benz dealer associations from different european countries, including Russia. The picture below shows an overview, where our current members in 20 different countries are located:
Illustration 02.: Overview FEAC members
Illustration 03.: Dealerships of our FEAC members