Subscription-based
Dealer subscriptions make up around 70% of revenue, providing the core of the model and a stable recurring revenue base across all markets.
The leading automotive marketplace group
across Europe and Canada.
Further.Faster.Together.
For the people chasing a dream, or just a deal. And the ones who run whole dealerships. We don’t just list vehicles. We help dealers and consumers make better automotive decisions at every stage of the buying and selling journey.
€800M+Revenue
40M+Monthly users
45KDealer partners
2M+Listings
9Markets
From Europe to Canada, Autonex unites trusted automotive marketplace brands in one leading international group.
Through its marketplaces, including AutoScout24 and AutoTrader.ca, Autonex and its subsidiaries (“the Group”) connect millions of buyers with private sellers and professional dealers each month. Beyond its marketplaces, the Group supports automotive retailers with solutions spanning vehicle sourcing, software, fintech, marketing and cross-border trade.
Built on trusted proprietary marketplace data and a single, shared platform that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, Autonex can scale products, commercial capabilities and innovation across markets while preserving strong local expertise.
Together, these strengths enable Autonex to reshape how vehicles are bought, sourced, leased and sold across Europe and Canada.
Business Model
A broad, diversified business model
Autonex operates a subscription-based, asset-light marketplace model with revenue from complementary services. This combination supports recurring revenues, diversified monetization and scalable growth.
Complementary revenues
Transactional, cost-per-lead and media & other value-added revenues broaden the model and create additional monetization opportunities.
Growth Strategy
Built for scalable growth
Autonex’s growth is driven by three core pillars. Together, they expand customer reach, deepen dealer relationships and create a strong foundation for long-term value creation.
Marketplace Strength
→Strong marketplace brands give Autonex scale, visibility and recurring dealer demand across its markets. They provide the reach and commercial foundation on which the Group continues to grow.
One Shared Platform
→At the heart of Autonex is a single platform shared across all markets. Built on trusted proprietary marketplace data from millions of consumer interactions, dealer relationships and vehicle listings, it allows the Group to scale products, commercial capabilities and innovation quickly across countries while preserving strong local market expertise.
Autonex Intelligence
One example of how the shared platform creates value is Autonex Intelligence, which brings together the Group’s AI capabilities with trusted proprietary marketplace data to help dealers operate more efficiently and make better decisions, while making it faster, simpler and more intuitive for consumers to find the right vehicle. These capabilities are brought to market through AutoScout24 Intelligence in Europe and AutoTrader Intelligence in Canada. By improving product performance, broadening the Group’s offering and scaling capabilities across markets, Autonex can create additional commercial and growth opportunities.
See how Autonex Intelligence leverages AI to create tangible value for consumers and dealers across the automotive journey: Watch the video
Dealer Solutions
→Autonex’s role goes beyond listings alone: From cross-border digital wholesale to software, marketing and fintech, these services deepen dealer relationships and broaden the Group’s relevance across day-to-day automotive trade.
Milestones
Nearly 3 decades of consistent evolution
1998
Founded in Munich as MasterCar.de
The journey began in 1998, when the business started in Munich as an online vehicle marketplace. Later that year, it joined the Scout24 group, became AutoScout24, and began expanding into other European markets.
2002 – 2015
From early growth to a scaled European platform
Over the following years, the business continued expanding across Europe. As consumer behaviour shifted towards mobile, the company adapted early, including with one of the sector’s first mobile applications. By the mid-2010s, it had also entered a new phase of institutional maturity through Hellman & Friedman’s investment and Scout24’s stock exchange listing.
2020 – 2022
New ownership and a broader model
Following its acquisition by Hellman & Friedman as a standalone business in 2020, AutoScout24 entered a new phase, enabling it to fully focus on the automotive market. With the acquisitions of LeasingMarkt.de in 2020 and AutoProff in 2022, the Group expanded beyond traditional marketplaces into leasing and digital B2B wholesale, broadening its role across the automotive transaction journey.
2024
Expanding beyond Europe
The acquisition of Canadian AutoTrader marked the Group’s first expansion beyond Europe, adding both leading Canadian automotive marketplace brands as well as complementary dealer software & fintech capabilities, and so diversifying its offering.
2026
Introducing Autonex as a unified identity
Autonex is introduced as the leading international automotive marketplace group across Europe and Canada, bringing together its various vehicle marketplaces and dealer services under one identity and on one shared platform. This is the logical next step in a journey shaped by nearly three decades of sustainable growth, international expansion and increasing integration.
Management
Peter Brooks-Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Coram Williams
Chief Financial Officer
Nabil De Marco
Chief Executive Officer Europe
Dr. Felix Frank
Chief Commercial Officer
Frederik Kraus
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Thomas Krauße
Chief Marketing Officer
Zoe Martin
Chief People Officer
Justin Re
Chief Product Officer
Family of Brands
Autonex brings together a portfolio of leading automotive marketplaces and dealer solutions across Europe and Canada.
AutoScout24
AutoScout24 is a well-established consumer marketplace brand and the largest pan-European online car market. With more than two million listings, over 30 million monthly users and more than 40,000 dealer partners, it gives Autonex substantial consumer reach and strong relevance across Europe’s automotive market.
AutoTrader.ca | AutoHebdo.net
AutoTrader.ca and AutoHebdo.net are the Group’s flagship marketplaces in Canada and a major source of market relevance in North America. As Canada’s largest and most trusted automotive marketplace, AutoTrader gives Autonex clear national scale in one of the world’s most established automotive markets. Beyond its marketplaces, the Group supports Canadian dealers with a broad range of software, marketing and fintech solutions, including credit and financing services through Dealertrack Canada.
LeasingMarkt.de
LeasingMarkt.de adds a distinct and increasingly relevant category to the Group: as Germany’s largest vehicle leasing marketplace, with more than two million monthly users, it expands Autonex's consumer offering into leasing and strengthens the Group’s role across another important part of the automotive transaction journey.
AutoProff
AutoProff represents the Group’s B2B wholesale capability. As a pan-European digital used-car trading platform for businesses, it enables cross-border sourcing and sales at scale, with more than 150,000 B2B vehicles traded annually and access to over 10,000 professional buyers.
Get in touch with Autonex
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“Autonex will redefine automotive marketplaces. We have built a business with the scale, technology and ambition to transform how vehicles are bought, sold and leased across Europe and Canada. By bringing together trusted brands on a single AI-enabled platform, we can innovate faster, deliver better outcomes for dealers and create a better experience for consumers.”
What would you like to know about us?
What is Autonex?
Autonex is the leading international automotive marketplace group across Europe and Canada, bringing together established marketplace brands and dealer-focused solutions. Built on one shared platform, the Group combines scale, proprietary data and broad automotive capabilities to create value for dealers and consumers across the automotive journey.
What changes for dealers and consumers?
Little will change in day-to-day experience: dealers and consumers will continue to engage with the same familiar brands, which are now going to be backed by a strong Group behind them.
Will the existing brands change?
The established brands, such as AutoScout24, AutoTrader.ca and others, will remain unchanged and continue to be the trusted touchpoints in their respective markets. Autonex is the corporate identity that brings the Group together behind them.
What markets does Autonex operate in?
Autonex has a local presence across nine core markets in Canada and Europe, including Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
What sets Autonex apart?
Autonex combines three strengths in one business: trusted marketplace brands, dealer-focused solutions and one shared platform. Unlike a collection of independent marketplaces, this allows products, capabilities and innovation to scale quickly across markets while preserving local expertise and helping dealers and consumers make better automotive decisions.
How does Autonex leverage AI?
Autonex brings together its Group-wide AI capabilities under Autonex Intelligence. Built on the Group’s shared platform and trusted proprietary marketplace data, these capabilities improve search, recommendations, demand matching, decision support and operational efficiency. They are brought to market through AutoScout24 Intelligence in Europe and AutoTrader Intelligence in Canada.