Guides pour les professionnels de l’automobile

Le savoir-faire pour acheter des voitures d’occasion.

Fiscalité, calcul, portails et vendeurs particuliers – l’essentiel expliqué pour les négociants qui achètent tous les jours.

Import

Importer une voiture d’Allemagne en France : le guide des pros

L’Allemagne a la plus grande offre de voitures d’occasion d’Europe. Comment les négociants français trouvent les bons véhicules, les achètent correctement côté TVA, les rapatrient et les immatriculent en France – étape par étape.

4 novembre 2026·8 min de lecture
Tax

Margin scheme for used cars in Germany (§ 25a UStG): what dealers need to know when buying

Dealers who buy used cars from private sellers pay VAT on the resale only on their margin – not on the full price. How the margin scheme works, where the traps are, and what it means for your buying price.

4 November 2026·8 min de lecture
Calculation

Calculating a used-car purchase: from market value to maximum buying price

With used cars, profit is made when you buy. If you know the realistic selling price and subtract every cost, you know before the call how much you can pay at most. A backwards calculation, step by step.

4 November 2026·7 min de lecture
Portals

Price rating on mobile.de and AutoScout24 explained: what “very good price” means for dealers

The price rating is the first signal many buyers look at in a listing – and a quick filter for dealers when buying. What is behind the bands, why a “very good price” need not be a bargain, and how to combine the rating with market value.

4 November 2026·6 min de lecture
Buying

Contacting private sellers as a car dealer: what is allowed and how to win the purchase

Cars from private sellers are often a dealer’s best buys – if the first contact is right. What is allowed when you call about a listing, where advertising begins, how to handle the data, and how to win sellers over instead of putting them off.

4 November 2026·7 min de lecture
Buying

Checking a used car’s history before buying: VIN, papers, mileage and accidents

A cheap purchase becomes expensive if the car has a hidden accident, a clocked odometer or papers that don’t match. Which checks help you judge a used car’s history before buying – from the first call to the inspection.

4 November 2026·7 min de lecture
Buying

German roadworthiness test (HU/TÜV) when buying used cars: what the sticker tells a dealer

Whether the HU has two years left or is due next month quickly makes a few hundred euros’ difference when buying. How to spot the risk, price it in, and get cars with an expired HU to the test centre legally.

4 November 2026·6 min de lecture
Selling

Reducing days in stock for used cars: seven levers from buying to listing

Every day on the yard costs money – and the margin shrinks with each one. Time in stock is decided largely when you buy. Seven levers dealers use to turn cars faster.

4 November 2026·6 min de lecture
Transfer

Short-term plates, red dealer plates, export plates: how dealers move cars bought in Germany

The car is bought – now it has to reach your yard. Depending on condition, distance and destination there are four ways: red dealer plates, short-term plates, export plates or a transporter. What applies to each and what it costs.

4 November 2026·6 min de lecture

Chaque nouvelle annonce. Avant que les autres ne la voient.

CarFalke surveille mobile.de, AutoScout24 et Kleinanzeigen chaque minute et signale à vos acheteurs ce qui correspond à leurs critères – avec l’évaluation du prix, le potentiel d’achat et le numéro de téléphone du vendeur.