History

1988

Foundation, trading of vehicles and spare parts of the French brand Matra

1991

Purchase of a subarea of the company Fleischmann GmbH (leading provider of Matra Tuning in Europe) like stock, TÜV-homologations and molds

1992

Move to a new building and current company headquarters in the industrial area Niederkassel-Ranzel

1994

Acquisition of the company Lamm Tuning (stock, TÜV-homologations and molds)

1995

Acquisition of the company Fleischmann GmbH (leading provider of Matra Tuning in Europe)

1996

Extension of the business area spare parts Alpine (original parts, reproduction of parts)

1997

Enlargement of our Hall at the Feldmühlestrasse and thereby doubling of storage space

1998

Purchase of the company Rode GmbH, overhauling of starters and alternators

 

2004

Building of a new stock room at the Karl-Hass-Straße in the industrial area of Niederkassel-Ranzel

2006

Purchase of the neighboring plot and building at the Feldmühlestraße, storage area now total more than 1000 m² in total

2009

Buying a subarea of the warehouse stock Alpine Sport, France

2012

Purchase of complete stock of Alpine spare parts and vehicles from the Company JPC, Netherlands

2014

Purchase of complete warehouse stock of Matra Murena spare parts of the company HB-Pieces-Auto, France.

2014

Purchase of complete warehouse stock of starter / alternator of the company Rau, Heilbronn

2015

Complete renovation / reconstruction of hall 2: new design of the show room for classic vehicles; New transparent workshop for the repair / overhaul of parts; Extension and redesign of the shipping department.

2016

Purchase of stock of starters and alternators of the former company Autoelektrik Schumacher, Niederkassel

2017

Since September: new website + new Online-Shop:
www.simon-auto-shop.de

We are present: Exhibition Retro Classics Cologne November 2017

2018

30 years of automotive engineering Simon. This year we celebrate our 30th anniversary!

15.-18. November 2018: RETRO CLASSICS Cologne

2019

Official distributor of Rektol Classic oil and official distributor of Humidity Pro dehumidifier.

2022

From now on we send all national and international DHL packages climate-neutral. The CO2 emissions generated during transport are offset by investments in internationally recognized climate protection projects.