ADAC

This article is about the German automobile club. For other uses, see ADAC (disambiguation).
ADAC
Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.
PredecessorDeutsche Motorradfahrer-Vereinigung
Established24 May 1903; 121 years ago (1903-05-24)
Founded atStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
TypeMotoring association
Legal statusEingetragener Verein (e. V.)
Focus
HeadquartersMunich, Bavaria, Germany
Official language
German
President
Christian Reinicke
Affiliations21,205,353 (31 December 2019)
Revenue
215 million €
Websitewww.adac.de (in German)
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ADAC "Yellow Angel"
An ADAC Eurocopter EC145
Fairchild Dornier 328JET flying for the ADAC

The ADAC, officially the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (lit. 'General German Automobile Club'), is Europe's largest automobile association. The ADAC is the largest verein (club) in Germany, with around 21 million members.[2] Its headquarters are located in Munich. Its original and most well-known service is roadside assistance.[citation needed]

The objective of the ADAC is "the representation, promotion, and advocacy of motoring, motorsport, and tourism interests."[3] The ADAC also owns subsidiaries in the insurance and publishing sectors. These subsidiaries all operate under ADAC Beteiligungs- und Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH, which assumes the holding function.[citation needed] Via its subsidiary ADAC Luftrettung (lit. 'ADAC Air Rescue'), the ADAC operates the largest fleet of ambulance helicopters in Germany.[4]

  1. ^ "Der ADAC im Überblick | ADAC e. V." (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Deutschlands größter Verein ADAC verliert Mitglieder". Automobilwoche.de. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ^ ADAC Articles of Association (PDF; 193.16 kB). In: Impressum (Legal notice)| ADAC e.V. Retrieved July 21, 2020/scroll down for English version of the Articles of Association.
  4. ^ Schelling, Jürgen (26 November 2020). "Schweben für das Leben: ADAC-Luftrettung mit Helikopter". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 29 August 2023.