Sixt Leasing SE: autohaus24.de receives the award "Germany's Best Online Portals 2020" and a "High Recommendation" rating

Pullach, 14 July 2020 - autohaus24 GmbH, one of the leading online new car brokers in Germany and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sixt Leasing SE, has received the consumer award "Germany's Best Online Portals 2020" in the category "New Car Portals" for its website autohaus24.de from the news channel n-tv and the German Institute for Service Quality (DISQ). This is the second time in a row that autohaus24.de has won the title. In addition, autohaus24.de received the rating "Highly Recommended" in the category "Car Leasing: Online Providers" in the study "Recommended by Customers" of the business magazine FOCUS-MONEY.

Josef Finauer, Managing Director of autohaus24 GmbH: "Customer satisfaction is our top priority. Therefore, we are especially pleased to have been awarded twice by our customers. It is our goal to continuously develop the product and service portfolio of autohaus24 in the interest of our customers and thus expand our position as one of the leading online new car brokers in Germany."

Michael Ruhl, CEO of Sixt Leasing SE and Managing Director of autohaus24 GmbH: "Car sales are increasingly shifting to the Internet. Individual digital user support is thus becoming increasingly important. With our online platforms autohaus24.de and sixt-neuwagen.de, we are optimally positioned to profit from this development and to take advantage of the growth opportunities in our Online Retail business field."

Since 2009, autohaus24 has stood for excellent customer service, cross-brand advice and the best possible discount for new cars from German dealerships. The autohaus24 service guarantee ensures the full manufacturer's warranty, full liability for material defects and full service at the authorised dealer near the buyer.

The DISQ is a private, independent and consumer-oriented market research institute. Its goal is to create transparency and improve the quality of service in Germany. As part of the "Germany's Best Online Portals 2020" award, the best online portals in 53 categories were honoured on the basis of around 40,000 customer opinions.

FOCUS-MONEY is one of the best-known and most widely covered business titles in Germany. In connection with the study "Recommended by customers", 1,300 providers from 80 industries were put to the test. The survey and results were published in issue 26/2020.

: Photo of the award presentation (from left to right: Michael Ruhl, Chief Executive Officer of Sixt Leasing SE and Managing Director of autohaus24 GmbH and Josef Finauer, Managing Director of autohaus24 GmbH)