AUTO1 Group SE / DE000A2LQ884

Berlin, November 05, 2025 – AUTO1 Group SE, Europe’s leading digital automotive platform for buying, selling and financing used cars, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2025, achieving record units across the Merchant and Retail segments and a new all-time-high in gross profit. The company increased its guidance for 2025 across all metrics. Result highlights for the third quarter Record Units sold of 218,617, up 23.8% year over year Record Merchant units sold of 191,632, up 21.6% year over year Record Retail units sold of 26,985, up 41.7% year over year Record Gross profit of EUR 257.7 million, up 37.7% year over year Adjusted EBITDA of EUR 51.9 million, up 51.2% year over year Christian Bertermann, CEO and Co-founder of AUTO1 Group: “Q3 was an outstanding quarter for us, driven by the strong execution of our customer centric strategy. With 27,000 Autohero deliveries and more than 191,000 Merchant units sold we reached new company records and showcased a further acceleration of our growth. Q3 was an important next step on our journey towards our long-term market share and margin goals. We thank our teams for their dedication and our customers for their continued trust.” Markus Boser, CFO of AUTO1 Group: “Our strong financial performance last quarter reflects the meaningful impact of our targeted investments across the business. We also made a major step forward toward building the best way to finance and refinance cars in Q3: We launched our Merchant Financing solution in two more markets and issued FinanceHero 2, our second public securitisation. We are breaking new ground with this dual-country consumer loan programme, while we continue to successfully roll out our Financing solutions to more customers and partners across Europe.” Third quarter business performance The Group sold a total of 218,617 units in Q3, up 23.8% year over year. For the first time in company history, quarterly revenue exceeded EUR 2 billion, reaching EUR 2.1 billion in the third quarter, up 32.8% year over year. The Group reported EUR 257.7 million gross profit, up 37.7% year over year and AUTO1 Group achieved EUR 51.9 million adjusted EBITDA, a 51.2% increase year over year. The Merchant segment AUTO1.com sold 191,632 vehicles to partner dealers, up 21.6% year over year. Merchant revenue was EUR 1.7 billion, up 29.0% year over year and gross profit was EUR 185.1 million, up 28.6% year over year with GPU of EUR 966, up 5.7% year over year. AUTO1 Group’s Retail business Autohero sold record 26,985 units, up 41.7% year over year, generating revenue of EUR 468.2 million, up 48.6% year over year. Retail gross profit was EUR 72.5 million, up 68.1% year over year and Autohero reported GPU of EUR 2,664 up 17.7% year over year. Financial Outlook AUTO1 Group increases its full-year unit guidance to 811,000 - 845,000 total units sold (up from 772,000 - 817,000), with 715,000 - 745,000 units sold in its Merchant segment (up from 680,000 - 720,000) and 96,000 - 100,000 units sold in its Retail segment (up from 92,000 - 97,000). The Group increases its gross profit guidance to EUR 940 - 975 million (up from EUR 890 - 940 million) with an improved adjusted EBITDA target of EUR 180 - 195 million (up from EUR 160 - 190 million) for the full year. Selected Financial Data  

	Q3 2024	Q3 2025	YoY
AUTO1 GROUP
Number of units sold	176,632	218,617	23.8%
Revenue (in million EUR)	1,599.4	2,124.8	32.8%
Gross profit (in million EUR)	187.1	257.7	37.7%
GPU [1] (EUR)	1,059	1,176	11.0%
Adjusted EBITDA (in million EUR)	34.3	51.9	51.2%
Retail
Number of units sold	19,050	26,985	41.7%
Revenue (in million EUR)	315.2	468.2	48.6%
Gross profit (in million EUR)	43.1	72.5	68.1%
GPU [2] (EUR)	2,263	2,664	17.7%
Merchant
Number of units sold	157,582	191,632	21.6%
Revenue (in million EUR)	1,284.2	1,656.6	29.0%
Gross profit (in million EUR)	144.0	185.1	28.6%
GPU (EUR)	914	966	5.7%

 The Group’s financial results for the third quarter 2025 can be found in the Financials (Quarterly Earnings) section on the Investor Relations website of AUTO1 Group.   About AUTO1 Group Founded in 2012, AUTO1 Group is Europe’s leading digital automotive platform for buying, selling, and financing used cars. By leveraging technology and data, AUTO1 Group is maximizing value for consumers and partner dealers in Europe across three brands: wirkaufendeinauto.de, Autohero and AUTO1.com. With wirkaufendeinauto.de and its sister brands, the Group offers consumers a fast and easy way to sell their cars. Its Retail brand Autohero makes choosing, buying, and financing high-quality used cars easy and stress-free. AUTO1.com is Europe’s largest wholesale trading platform for car dealers, supporting them in growing their businesses. The company operates in over 30 countries, employed 6,300 people at the end of 2024, generated revenue of EUR 6.3 billion and sold 690,000 cars in 2024. AUTO1 Group went public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in February 2021 and is part of the MDAX (Mid-cap German stock market index). For more information please visit www.auto1-group.com.
Investor Relations contacts Philip Reicherstorfer Group Treasurer Phone: +49 (0)30 - 2016 38 213 Email: ir@auto1-group.com   Maria Shevtsova Head of Investor Relations Phone: +49 (0) 170 556 9259 Email: ir@auto1-group.com   Media Relations contact Christine Preyer Director Communications & PR Phone: +49 (0)175 64 59 192 Email: press@auto1-group.com   Forward Looking Statements This publication contains forward-looking statements based on current views and assumptions of AUTO1 Group’s management and made to the best of such management’s knowledge. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause AUTO1 Group’s revenues, profitability or the degree to which it performs or achieves its targets to materially deviate from what is explicitly or implicitly stated or described in this publication. Therefore, persons who obtain possession of this publication should not rely on such forward-looking statements. AUTO1 Group accepts no guarantee or responsibility regarding forward-looking statements and will not adjust them to future results or developments.   [1]&[2]GPU is not equal to gross profit/number of cars sold because of the effects of inventory changes due to the capitalization of internal refurbishment costs which are not part of cost of materials.