Auto Control

Auto Control (rendered AUTOCONTROL in DEKRA's own materials) is a French vehicle-inspection brand specialising in the mandatory periodic technical inspection of cars and light vehicles, known in France as the contrôle technique. It operates as one of the retail banners of DEKRA Automotive S.A., the French arm of the German expert organisation DEKRA, and is grouped alongside the DEKRA and NORISKO inspection networks. The brand's modern history is tied to DEKRA's expansion in France. DEKRA established itself in the French contrôle technique market in 1986, and the first inspection centres received their official approvals at the end of 1991. In 1993 DEKRA acquired the AUTOCONTROL banner, and in 1994 it added VERITAS Auto; the latter was renamed NORISKO in 2005. On 1 January 2006 the network entity DEKRA-VERITAS Automobile S.A. became DEKRA Automotive S.A. Auto Control therefore sits inside a multi-banner French inspection group rather than operating as an independent company. As a DEKRA Automotive banner, Auto Control centres carry out the periodic technical inspection required for vehicles in France, covering passenger cars and light vehicles as well as related categories such as 4x4s, camper vans, collector cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, quads and voitures sans permis. DEKRA Automotive describes itself as a leading player in French automobile technical inspection and, at group level, DEKRA reports performing millions of inspections across dozens of countries. Auto Control is also part of DEKRA Automotive's public commitments. Since 2000 the company has signed a partnership charter with the French interministerial road-safety delegation, renewed in 2004, which designates DEKRA, NORISKO and AUTOCONTROL centres as partner relays of the Sécurité Routière and local implementers of national road-safety actions. In 2008 DEKRA Automotive signed the European Road Safety Charter. Environmentally, the group has promoted initiatives such as a dedicated green inspection package and a partnership with the NGO Planète Urgence. Because Auto Control is a banner rather than a separately listed business, financial and ownership details are reported at DEKRA group level. The DEKRA group is described in the company's own materials as one of the world's largest expert organisations, with revenue of close to 2.9 billion euros and around 38,000 employees in 50 countries. Auto Control's role within that structure is to provide French motorists with accessible, standardised technical-inspection services under a recognised brand.

Auto Control is a French vehicle-inspection brand whose modern identity is inseparable from the German expert organisation DEKRA. DEKRA entered the French contrôle technique market in 1986, at a time when periodic technical inspection was becoming a structured, regulated activity in France. The first DEKRA inspection centres in France received their official approvals at the end of 1991, establishing the operational base on which later acquisitions were built. In 1993 DEKRA acquired the AUTOCONTROL banner, adding an established French inspection brand to its network. A year later, in 1994, it acquired VERITAS Auto. These two acquisitions gave DEKRA Automotive a multi-banner presence in the French market, with AUTOCONTROL and VERITAS Auto operating alongside the DEKRA name. In 2005 VERITAS Auto was renamed NORISKO, and on 1 January 2006 the network entity DEKRA-VERITAS Automobile S.A. became DEKRA Automotive S.A. From that point, Auto Control was one of the retail banners of a consolidated French subsidiary of the DEKRA group. DEKRA Automotive describes itself as occupying a preponderant place in French automobile technical inspection, its historic core business since 1986. Over the years the group broadened its expertise beyond the basic periodic inspection to include heavy-goods-vehicle inspection, vehicle expertise, used-vehicle management, support for distribution networks, audit, consulting and training, test centres, and claims management for insurers. Auto Control centres participate in this wider service ecosystem, primarily as consumer-facing inspection points. Auto Control is also embedded in DEKRA Automotive's public commitments. Since 2000 the company has signed a partnership charter with the French Délégation Interministérielle à la Sécurité routière, renewed in 2004, which defines DEKRA, NORISKO and AUTOCONTROL centres as partner relays of the Sécurité Routière, implementing national road-safety actions locally. In 2008 DEKRA Automotive signed the European Road Safety Charter. On the environmental side, the group created a Forfait VERT described as the first technical inspection dedicated to environmental preservation, and established a partnership with the NGO Planète Urgence. At group level, DEKRA is presented in its own materials as one of the world's largest expert organisations, with revenue of close to 2.9 billion euros and around 38,000 employees in 50 countries. DEKRA Automotive reports being the world number one in technical inspection, with 26 million inspections carried out in 24 countries. Auto Control's history is therefore that of a French inspection brand absorbed into, and sustained by, a global testing and certification group.

• 2019

  The DEKRA group road-safety report focuses on raising children's awareness of road safety in France.

• 2008

  DEKRA Automotive signs the European Road Safety Charter.

• 2006

  On 1 January, DEKRA-VERITAS Automobile S.A. becomes DEKRA Automotive S.A.

• 2005

  VERITAS Auto is renamed NORISKO.

• 2004

  The road-safety partnership charter is renewed.

• 2000

  DEKRA Automotive signs a partnership charter with the French interministerial road-safety delegation, naming DEKRA, NORISKO and AUTOCONTROL centres as road-safety relays.

• 1994

  DEKRA acquires the VERITAS Auto banner.

• 1993

  DEKRA acquires the AUTOCONTROL banner.

• 1991

  First DEKRA inspection centres in France receive their official approvals.

• 1986

  DEKRA establishes itself in France in the vehicle technical inspection sector.

A French vehicle-inspection banner within the DEKRA Automotive network, offering standardised mandatory technical inspections under a long-established brand.

• Contrôle technique automobile

  Mandatory periodic technical inspection for passenger cars and light vehicles.

• Contrôle technique moto

  Technical inspection for motorcycles and related L-category vehicles.

• Forfait VERT

  Described by DEKRA Automotive as the first technical inspection dedicated to environmental preservation.

1. 1Contrôle technique et contre-visite - Dekra-Norisko.frdekra-norisko.fr
2. 2A propos de nous - Dekra-Norisko.frdekra-norisko.fr
3. 3Enseignes groupe Dekra Automotive - Dekra-Norisko.frdekra-norisko.fr
4. 4Engagements sécurité et environnement - Dekra Norisko - Dekra-Norisko.frdekra-norisko.fr
5. 5Auto Control - Wikidatawikidata.org