ADAC

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{{Short description|Largest motoring association in Europe}}
{{About|the German automobile club}}
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[[File:Gelber Engel (fcm).jpg|thumb|right|ADAC "Yellow Angel"]]
[[File:EC 135.jpg|thumb|right|An ADAC [[Eurocopter EC145]]]]
[[File:ADAC Dornier 328-300 D-BADC.jpg|thumb|[[Fairchild Dornier 328JET]] flying for the ADAC]]

The '''ADAC''', officially the '''Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club''' ({{Literal translation|General German Automobile Club}}), is Europe's largest [[automobile association]]. The ADAC is the largest [[wikt:Verein|''verein'']] (club) in [[Germany]], with around 21 million members.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-05 |title=Deutschlands größter Verein ADAC verliert Mitglieder |url=https://www.automobilwoche.de/agenturmeldungen/deutschlands-grosster-verein-adac-verliert-mitglieder |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Automobilwoche.de |language=en}}</ref> Its headquarters are located in [[Munich]]. Its original and most well-known service is [[roadside assistance]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The objective of the ADAC is "the representation, promotion, and advocacy of motoring, [[motorsport]], and [[tourism]] interests."<ref>ADAC Articles of Association (PDF; 193.16 kB). In: [https://www.adac.de/impressum-ev/ Impressum] (Legal notice)| ADAC e.V. Retrieved July 21, 2020/scroll down for English version of the Articles of Association.</ref> The ADAC also owns subsidiaries in the insurance and publishing sectors. These subsidiaries all operate under ADAC Beteiligungs- und Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH, which assumes the [[Holding company|holding]] function.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} Via its subsidiary [[ADAC Air ambulance|ADAC Luftrettung]] ({{Literal translation|ADAC Air Rescue}}), the ADAC operates the largest fleet of [[ambulance helicopter]]s in Germany.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schelling |first=Jürgen |date=2020-11-26 |title=Schweben für das Leben: ADAC-Luftrettung mit Helikopter |language=de |work=FAZ.NET |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/technik-motor/motor/schweben-fuer-das-leben-adac-luftrettung-mit-helikopter-17065349.html |access-date=2023-08-29 |issn=0174-4909}}</ref>

==History==
The Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) was founded on 24 May 1903, at the then-[[:de:Hotel Silber (Gebäude)|Hotel Silber]] in [[Stuttgart]]. It was originally named the ''Deutsche Motorradfahrer-Vereinigung'' (German Motorcyclist Association).{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} In 1911, due to an enormous growth in the membership of car owners, it was renamed the ''Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club'' (ADAC). The [[Prussian eagle]] was selected as the emblem on the club's badge in appreciation of the Prussian royal family's support and patronage. Its most senior figure at the time was the German Emperor and King of Prussia, [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Wilhelm II]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The ADAC breakdown assistance service was launched in Germany in 1927 under the name of ''ADAC-Straßen-Hilfsdienst''.<ref name="AutoMotoruSport201104">{{cite journal |date=27 January 2011 |title=Altes vom Auto: Meldungen aus 125 Jahren:Tops und Flops (a summary of the highlights and lowlights of the first 125 years of motoring history) |journal=[[Auto, Motor und Sport|Auto Motor u. Sport]] |series=Heft |volume=4 |page=16}}</ref>

After 1933, during [[Gleichschaltung]], the [[Nazi Party]] amalgamated all motoring organisations in Germany into the DDAC (''Der Deutsche Automobil-Club'' e.V.), an umbrella association that was allowed to exist in the shadow of the [[National Socialist Motor Corps|NSKK]] (National Socialist Motor Corps). A DDAC appeal described the 1934 international Automobile Exhibition as a "show for the people" rather than an "exhibition for the more affluent [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] segment" of society. "Motoring for the people" (''Volkskraftfahrt''), it proclaimed, was more "in the spirit of the [[Führer]]".<ref>Till Bastian: Das Jahrhundert des Todes (The century of death). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2000, {{ISBN|3-525-01457-0}}, p. 101 ([https://digi20.digitale-sammlungen.de//de/fs1/object/goToPage/bsb00048350.html?pageNo=101&prox=true&subjectSWD=%7bPsychologie%7d&ngram=true&hl=scan&mode=simple online])</ref>

After business activities resumed in 1946, [[roadside assistance]] was revived in 1954 under the name ''ADAC-Straßenwacht'' ("road patrol"). In 1954, Heinz Frölich became the first of 56 ADAC patrolmen equipped with a motorcycle and sidecar,<ref name="ADACMotorWelt201402">{{cite journal |date=February 2014 |title=Engel Heinz am Start |journal=ADAC Motorwelt |volume=2 |page=10}}</ref> the latter of which had a large compartment filled with tools and parts for roadside repairs. These original "Gelber Engel" ("Yellow Angels") used [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] [[:de:NSU Konsul|Konsul]] motorcycles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Die Geschichte des ADAC {{!}} ADAC |url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/verein/geschichte/ |access-date=2020-04-09 |website=www.adac.de |language=de}}</ref> At the end of 1962, ADAC announced the retirement of their motorbike-sidecar combinations, which would be replaced by 40 appropriately equipped [[Volkswagen Beetle]]s.<ref name="AutoMotorundSport200301">{{cite journal |date=23 December 2002 |title=Vor 40 Jahren: Die Kaefer kommen - Strassenwacht auf vier Raedern |journal=[[Auto, Motor und Sport]] |series=2003 |volume=1 |page=162}}</ref> Equipment on the new cars included a flashing roof light, repair tools, a radio communication device, compressed air canisters, a spade and broom set, and a basic "doctor kit" incorporating [[blood plasma]].<ref name="AutoMotorundSport200301" />

In 1974, the organisation had 3.8 million members at a time when there were 19.0 million passenger cars registered in Germany. By 1990, membership had risen to 10.2 million, with 35.5 million passenger cars registered in the country, so ADAC membership grew more than twice as fast as national car ownership.<ref name="ADACMotorWelt200906">{{cite journal |date=June 2009 |title=60 Jahre BRD |journal=ADAC Motorwelt |volume=6 |pages=38–42}}</ref> Growth rates during the ensuing twenty years were greatly boosted by [[German reunification]].

In May 2012, the organisation welcomed its 18 millionth member,<ref name="ADACMotorwelt052012">{{cite journal |date=May 2012 |title=Glueckwunsch zum Achtzehnten: Der ADAC wird zwar nicht volljaehrig, hat aber trotzdem allen Grund zu feiern: Mit SJ begruesst der club sein 18-Millionstes Mitglied. Sie darf nun..... |journal=[[:de:ADAC Motorwelt|ADAC Motorwelt]] |series=2012 |volume=5 |pages=84–86}}</ref> and in May 2013, the ADAC fitted out its 10,000th roadside assistance vehicle, a [[Volkswagen Touran]], with several hundred different tools and replacement parts.<ref name="ADACMotorwelt052013">{{cite journal |date=May 2013 |title=10 000 Autos fuer die Gelben Engel: Seit 1954 bekommt jedes Strassenwachtfahrzeug eine Nummer - von 1 bis 10 ,,,..... |journal=[[:de:ADAC Motorwelt|ADAC Motorwelt]] |series=2013 |volume=5 |pages=42–44}}</ref>

In 1997, ADAC opened its new technical centre in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria.

In 2003, ADAC voiced criticism of the [[Graduated driver licensing#United Kingdom|supervised driving at age 17]] pilot program in [[Lower Saxony]] and celebrated its 100th anniversary.

In 2007, the ADAC Stiftung "Gelber Engel" foundation was established. This foundation financially supports survivors of road accidents and funds accident rescue and accident research initiatives and institutions. The ADAC Stiftung "Gelber Engel" ("ADAC 'Yellow Angel' Foundation") has supported victims of road accidents since 2007. In September 2013, that foundation was registered as a ''[[gGmbH]]'' (a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] company).{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

At the end of 2019, ADAC had 21.2 million members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADAC wächst 2019 weiter: Mehr als 21 Millionen Mitglieder |url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/verein/daten-fakten/mitgliederzahlen-2019/ |access-date=2020-04-06 |website=www.adac.de |language=de}}</ref>

== Operations ==
According to its [[Articles of association|article of association]], the ADAC's responsibilities lie in the "representation, promotion and advocacy of motoring, motorsport [...] interests" and is dedicated to road traffic, [[Road traffic safety|road safety]], road safety education, tourism, and the protection of road users' rights. The ADAC has been working closely with its Austrian counterpart, [[:de:Österreichischer Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touring Club|Österreichischer Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touring Club]] (ÖAMTC), and is one of 78 select associations and federations in Germany eligible to file model [[Declaration (law)|declaratory]] actions (''Musterfeststellungsklage'').<ref>{{Cite web |title=Verbraucherzentrale wirft VW Betrug vor |url=https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Verbraucherzentrale-wirft-VW-Betrug-vor-article21581010.html |access-date=2020-11-08 |website=n-tv.de |language=de}}</ref>

=== Roadside assistance ===
The primary service provided by ADAC has been [[roadside assistance]]. The ADAC road patrol dates back to 1928, when the ''ADAC-Straßen-Hilfsdienst'' (ADAC Roadside Assistance Service) was established. Back then, the patrols used [[Sidecar|sidecar motorcycles]]. During [[World War II]] ADAC was forced to stop operations. In 1951, the ADAC started to organise assistance outside Germany. In 1954 breakdown assistance services were resumed by establishing the ''ADAC Straßenwacht''. In 1990, the road patrol started covering the [[New Länder]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pannen- & Unfallhilfe |url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/verein/pannenhilfe/leistungen-bei-panne-und-unfall/pannen-unfallhilfe/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.adac.de |language=de}}</ref>

{{As of |2007}}, the ADAC operated a fleet of more than 1,700 yellow road patrol vehicles, nicknamed "Yellow Angels". In the 1960s and 1970s, the yellow [[Volkswagen Beetle]]s were a fixture on German roads. In 2007, the ADAC deployed [[Minivan|MPVs]], each carrying a myriad of tools, small parts, and replacement batteries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=lifePR (c) 2002-2020 |date=2007-06-30 |title=10 Jahre ADAC Technik-Zentrum Landsberg, Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V (ADAC e.V.), Pressemitteilung - lifePR |url=https://www.lifepr.de/pressemitteilung/allgemeiner-deutscher-automobil-club-ev-adac-ev/10-Jahre-ADAC-Technik-Zentrum-Landsberg/boxid/4352 |access-date=2020-04-09 |website=www.lifepr.de |language=de-DE}}</ref> {{As of |2020}}, in the case of a car breakdown, members could request assistance over the phone, over the internet, or via a smartphone [[Application software|app]]. The patrol driver, sent by a [[dispatcher]], then calls the member several minutes before arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADAC Pannenhilfe |url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/verein/pannenhilfe/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=ADAC |language=de}}</ref>

ADAC has also provided Europe-wide breakdown assistance for [[large goods vehicle|heavy goods vehicles]] (HGV). In Germany, ADAC has used special breakdown assistance vehicles for HGVs. In other European countries, ADAC partners provide assistance.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

In 2021, road patrols and ADAC mobility partners were dispatched in 3.5 million cases. In keeping with the previous years, the breakdowns were usually due to problems with the [[automotive battery|battery]].<ref>[https://www.adac.de/der-adac/ve/ ADAC website] {{Dead link|date=April 2022}}</ref>

=== Air rescue and medical services ===
{{As of |2020}}, the ADAC operated 55 [[Air medical services|air ambulance helicopters]]<ref name="Luftrettung">{{Cite web |title=ADAC Luftrettung |url=https://luftrettung.adac.de/ |access-date=2020-04-06 |website=ADAC Luftrettung |language=de-DE}}</ref> for urgent medical rescues in Germany, strategically placed so that any location can be reached within 15 minutes. Air ambulance jets are used by the ADAC to serve "Plus" members or ADAC international travel insurance customers from any location worldwide in the case of an accident or extreme illness. The ADAC also offers membership to non-German residents, having signed contracts with automobile clubs worldwide. In the UK, it is possible to have breakdown recovery through the local AA while having an ADAC membership.{{Citation needed|date=April 2014}}

{{As of |2022}} ADAC Luftrettung ("Air Rescue") gGmbH is the largest civilian rotor-wing air medical organisation in Germany, followed by [[DRF Luftrettung]].<ref name="Luftrettung"/>

In an extension of its helicopter ambulance operations, the ADAC holds shares in [[Aero-Dienst]], which enables it to operate a small fleet of fixed-wing ambulance aircraft for mid-range medical repatriation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Über den Ambulanz-Service |url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/ueber-uns-se/ambulanceservice/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=ADAC |language=de-DE}}</ref>

=== Other services ===

{{As of |January 2019}}, ADAC members could call for assistance when they had locked themselves out of their homes. This was a pilot project running in the urban areas of Munich, [[Berlin]], and [[Hamburg]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The ADAC ridesharing club (''Mitfahrclub'') is a platform for [[Carpool|ridesharing]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

=== Tourism ===
The ADAC offers a variety of tourism and travel-related information for motorcyclists and drivers of historic vehicles.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

In the course of [[German reunification]], ADAC joined forces with the conservancy Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald ("Alliance for the Protection of German Forests") and the German tourism association Deutscher Tourismusverband to have the 2,500 kilometres [[German Avenue Road|Deutsche Alleenstraße]] tree-lined holiday route running the length of Germany designated as such.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

=== Testing and technical services ===
The ADAC established its own technical centre at [[Landsberg am Lech]] near Munich in 1997. Technical tests regularly include cars, tyres, child restraint systems, [[pedelec]]s, safety helmets, and accessories such as roof boxes. New products and technologies are tested as soon as they become available. The German Federal Motor Transport Authority recognised the facility as compliant with the [[Deutsches Institut für Normung|DIN]] EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard. The testing operations are certified to [[ISO 9000|ISO 9001]]:2015.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

===Research===

The ADAC has been an active member of the European Road Assessment Program ([[EuroRAP]]) in Germany.<ref name="eurorappartners">{{cite web |title=EuroRAP Partners |url=http://www.eurorap.org/partners |access-date=2009-06-04 |publisher=[[EuroRAP]] |archive-date=22 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322194651/http://www.eurorap.org/partners |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ADAC regularly publishes maps showing safety characteristics of German roads.<ref name="demaps">{{cite web |title=Star Rating Maps Germany |url=http://www.eurorap.org/rps_maps?search=y&country=Germany&format=Thumbnail |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217164539/http://www.eurorap.org/rps_maps?search=y&country=Germany&format=Thumbnail |archive-date=2012-02-17 |access-date=2009-06-04 |publisher=[[EuroRAP]]}}</ref> These maps, based on EuroRAP's Road Protection Score Protocol (or Star Rating Protocol), are a measure of how well a road protects road users in the event of an accident. Data on road characteristics is gathered by driving through road inspections using a specially equipped inspection vehicle. Assessors then produce a safety star rating, which is comparable across Europe.<ref name="rpsmethod">{{cite web |title=What is Star Rating? |url=http://www.eurorap.org/rps |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316211923/http://www.eurorap.org/rps |archive-date=2008-03-16 |access-date=2009-06-04 |publisher=[[EuroRAP]]}}</ref>

The ADAC has also undertaken road inspections on behalf of other EuroRAP members, including the [[Road Safety Foundation]] in the UK.<ref name="rpsfleet">{{cite web |title=RPS Fleet |url=http://www.eurorap.org/rps_fleet |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628213824/http://www.eurorap.org/rps_fleet |archive-date=28 June 2009 |access-date=2009-06-04 |publisher=[[EuroRAP]]}}</ref>

=== Motorsport ===
Both the ADAC and its older competitor [[AvD|Automobilclub von Deutschland]] (AvD; the organizer of the [[German Grand Prix]]), have been members of the [[FIA]] and the [[DMSB]]. The [[European Grand Prix]], the former ADAC [[Eifelrennen]], the [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] and many other races have been hosted by ADAC.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

In June 2008, the ADAC suspended its involvement with the [[FIA]] over the scandal surrounding [[Max Mosley]] and his subsequent retention as FIA president.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7430939.stm | work=BBC News | title=Mosley stays on as FIA president | date=2008-06-03 | access-date=2010-04-23}}</ref>

==== ADAC Stiftung Sport ====
ADAC Stiftung Sport is a foundation set up in 1998 to promote and support German racing talent. Young racers showing potential are offered the opportunity to benefit from the support of experts and partners of the foundation. In addition to material backing, grantees are also eligible to benefit from training and coaching in many fields. In addition, the foundation also devotes funds to increasing motorsport safety and supporting non-professional racers injured in accidents.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

=== Public relations ===
ADAC is among Germany's most influential associations and one of the biggest [[Lobbying|lobbying associations]] worldwide. Public relations activities focus on topics such as maintaining motorised mobility, traffic laws and [[Fine (penalty)|fines]], and road safety education. In recent years, ADAC has developed a growing interest in other transport operators and modes, for instance, by conducting tests on local public transport and urban cycling.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

The ADAC publishes ''[[ADAC Motorwelt]]'', one of the largest magazines in Germany.<ref>{{cite book |author=Karl Koch |title=West Germany Today (RLE: German Politics) |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-317-53649-9 |editor=Karl Koch |location=London; New York |page=117 |chapter=The West German Media |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZGbfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA117}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Sabine von Dirke |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture |publisher=Routledge |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-136-81610-9 |editor=John Sandford |location=London; New York |page=70 |chapter=Alternative culture |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rMKHCOW9aIYC&pg=PT70}}</ref> The magazine is distributed four times a year to ADAC members, and features articles of common interest to all participants of public traffic, such as product tests, safe driving tips, and places to visit by car or [[motorcycle]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADAC Motorwelt bei BCN {{!}} Burda Community Network |url=https://bcn.burda.de/marken/national/titel/adac-motorwelt/ |access-date=2020-04-06 |website=BCN |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ADAC Motorwelt bei BCN {{!}} Burda Community Network |url=https://bcn.burda.de/marken/national/titel/adac-motorwelt/ |access-date=2020-04-09 |website=BCN |language=de}}</ref> Since 2020, ''ADAC Motorwelt'' has been available to membership card holders at local ADAC offices, travel agencies, and driver safety locations, as well as [[Edeka]] and [[Netto (store)|Netto]] supermarkets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Die Motorwelt 2020: Das neue Clubmagazin |url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/motorwelt/das-clubmagazin/ |access-date=2020-04-09 |website=www.adac.de |language=de}}</ref>

==== Road safety advocacy ====
In 2006, ADAC published a series of critical [[press release]]s on the issue of "driving licence shopping" – getting a driving license in another country after having one's licence revoked in their home country – and advocated the speedy harmonisation of driver licensing in Europe.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

Some ADAC positions are controversial, questioning the benefit for road safety of some planned measures or rather implying the opposite. {{As of |2010}}, the club had argued its opposition to a general [[Speed limits in Germany#Autobahns|speed limit on German motorways]] by citing the finding that statistically, motorways were already the safest roads in Germany in terms of accidents, and that a speed limit would not significantly reduce the severity of accidents.<ref name="Autobahn-Temporegelung">{{cite web |title=Autobahn-Temporegelung |url=http://www.presse.adac.de/standpunkte/Verkehr/Autobahn_Temporegelung.asp?active1=tcm:11-18784-4 |access-date=2010-11-22 |quote=German:Der ADAC hält ein allgemeines Tempolimit auf Autobahnen für nicht erforderlich... Ein Zusammenhang zwischen generellem Tempolimit und dem Sicherheitsniveau auf Autobahnen ist nicht feststellbar. Die Zahl der Getöteten auf Autobahnen pro einer Milliarde Fahrzeugkilometer liegt in Deutschland bei 2,2, mit fallender Tendenz. Zahlreiche Länder mit genereller Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung schneiden schlechter ab, z.B. Dänemark, Belgien, Österreich, USA. In Österreich, wo ein generelles Tempolimit von 130 km/h gilt, ist die Getötetenrate auf Autobahnen etwa 1,5-mal höher als in Deutschland. English: ADAC holds a general speed limit on motorways to be unnecessary... A connection between general speed limit on highways and safety is undetectable. The number of deaths on motorways per 1 billion vehicle-kilometers in Germany is 2.2 with a falling trend. Many countries fare worse with a general speed limit than Germany (e.g. Denmark, Belgium, Austria, USA). In Austria, where speed is generally 130, the death rate on motorways is about 1.5 times higher |archive-date=2015-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101021255/https://presse.adac.de/standpunkte/Verkehr/Autobahn_Temporegelung.asp?active1=tcm:11-18784-4 |url-status=dead }}, Press Release, June 2010.</ref> In 2021, supporters of a speed limit, such as the {{ill|Verkehrsclub Deutschland e. V.|de}}, argued that the measure would indeed reduce the risk and the severity of accidents, and would help avoid motorway fatalities and severe injuries to the order of hundreds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tempolimit auf Autobahnen |url=https://www.vcd.org/themen/verkehrssicherheit/tempolimit-auf-autobahnen/ |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=www.vcd.org |language=de}}</ref> In 2020, the ADAC was quoted as no longer principally opposing Autobahn speed limits and said to have ceased making recommendations to policymakers on the issue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-24 |title=ADAC sperrt sich nicht mehr gegen Tempolimit auf Autobahnen |url=https://www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2020-01/adac-tempolimit-geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung-autobahnen-automobilclub |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124074957/https://www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2020-01/adac-tempolimit-geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung-autobahnen-automobilclub |archive-date=2020-01-24 |access-date=2021-06-06 |website=www.zeit.de}}</ref>

As of 2009, the [[European Campaign for Safe Road Design]] was a partnership between 28 major European road safety stakeholders that called for the [[European Commission]] to invest in safe road infrastructure initiatives.<ref name="campaign">{{cite web |title=About the campaign |url=http://www.saferoaddesign.eu/about.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122135635/http://www.saferoaddesign.eu/about.aspx |archive-date=2010-01-22 |access-date=2009-06-04 |publisher=[[European Campaign for Safe Road Design]]}}</ref> ADAC is the campaign's partner in Germany.

== Organisation ==
In 2016, ADAC restructured its organisation, implementing a 3-pillar structure comprising an association (ADAC e.V.), a ''[[societas Europaea]]'' (ADAC SE) and a foundation (ADAC [[Stiftung]]). This structure was adopted by the vote of 200 delegates during a General Assembly in late 2014, and finalised in detail in 2015. At the 2016 ADAC General Assembly in Lübeck, the delegates agreed to the reorganised structure. This structure was fully implemented by early 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Der ADAC |url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=ADAC |language=de-DE}}</ref>

ADAC e.V. provides core membership benefits. The ADAC e.V. Executive Board is the remunerated executive body responsible for the club's management.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Das Management des ADAC e.V. |url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/verein/management/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=ADAC |language=de-DE}}</ref>

Commercial activities have been devolved to ADAC SE, an autonomous public company limited by shares that is separate from the association. ADAC e.V. held{{when|date=May 2023}} a 57.74% majority of ADAC SE shares. Other shareholders included the ADAC foundation (25.10%) and, via private equity companies, several ADAC regional clubs (17.16%).{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} The ADAC foundation has pooled ADAC's charitable and public benefit activities such as the promotion and support of rescue in life-threatening situations, accident prevention, scholarship & research, education, and charity.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

=== General Assembly ===
The ADAC General Assembly convenes annually. Every four years, it elects the members of the ADAC Committee. The General Assembly is composed of the delegates of the regional clubs, the members of the ADAC Administrative Council, and an ADAC Committee. One delegate represents 100,000 regional club members (or a fraction thereof). By unanimous vote, the Committee may bestow honorary membership on persons from Germany or abroad in recognition of special merits in the cause of motoring. They enjoy the same rights and privileges as regular members.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

In December 2014, August Markl was elected ADAC President. {{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
In May 2019 Over 200 delegates at the General Assembly at the [[Nürburgring]] elected Ulrich Klaus Becker as Vice President, Karsten Schulze as Technical Services President, Gerhard Hillebrand as Transport President, and Jens Kuhfuß as Finance President. With President August Markl, ADAC Sport President Hermann Tomczyk, and Tourism President Kurt Heinen, they formed the newly constituted seven-strong ADAC Committee. The term of office of the Committee members is four years, with re-elections allowed. Committee meetings are attended by the Chief Legal Advisor.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

In November 2019, the General Assembly in Munich adopted a new Premium membership, adding numerous features to the existing Plus membership, adjusted membership fees for the available tiers. It adopted generally amended Articles of Association to better differentiate between the club's executive and advisory bodies and convey a clear assignment of responsibilities.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

In 2021, the General Assembly elected Christian Reinicke as ADAC President, Gerd Ennser as ADAC Sport President, and Karlheinz Jungbeck as ADAC Tourism President.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christian Reinicke zum ADAC Präsidenten gewählt |url=https://presse.adac.de/meldungen/adac-ev/der-verein/christian-reinicke-zum-adac-praesidenten-gewaehlt.html |access-date=2021-05-17 |website=presse.adac.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Das Präsidium des ADAC e.V. |url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/verein/management/praesidium/|access-date=2021-05-17 |website=www.adac.de |date=23 April 2021 |language=de-DE}}</ref>

=== ADAC Administrative Council ===
The ADAC Administrative Council is composed of the members of the Committee and the 18 chairmen of the Regional Clubs (or their deputies in the Regional Club Boards). Decisions of the Administrative Council are binding towards all Regional Clubs.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

=== Affiliations ===
The ADAC is affiliated with the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]], the international automobile federation,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |url=https://www.fia.com/members/country/DE |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile |language=en}}</ref> the [[Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens]], the international historic vehicles federation,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/verein/internationale-zusammenarbeit/|title=Internationale Zusammenarbeit {{!}} ADAC e.V.|website=www.adac.de|language=de|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> [[Euro NCAP]], a crash test consortium,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Euro NCAP - Members and Test Facilities {{!}} Euro NCAP |url=https://www.euroncap.com:443/en/about-euro-ncap/members-and-test-facilities/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=www.euroncap.com |language=en}}</ref> Pro Mobilität, a Berlin-based lobbying organisation promoting the expansion and maintenance of the road network,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mitglieder 2023 |url=https://www.promobilitaet.de/verband/mitglieder/mitglieder-2022/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Pro Mobilität |language=de}}</ref> the [[European Movement Germany]] network<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADAC e.V. {{!}} Büro Berlin {{!}} Netzwerk EBD |url=https://www.netzwerk-ebd.de/mitglieder/adac/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |language=de-DE}}</ref> and EuropeNet24, a Europe-wide breakdown assistance network for [[large goods vehicle]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Network – Europenet24 |url=https://www.europenet24.de/en/europe-net-service-providers/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Financial reports ==
In 2014 the club had a yield of €911 million (profit €25 million) and the ADAC [[holding company]] ADAC Beteiligungs- und Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH had a yield of €1,004 million (profit €84.9 million).{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} For the [[fiscal year]] 2019, ADAC e.V.'s earnings year from membership stood at €10.1 million. Including financial and holdings earnings, the club's annual result was €43.7 million. In addition to the dividend paid out by ADAC SE, the legal entity reuniting all ADAC commercial activities, continuous membership growth, and an efficiency program positively impacted the annual result.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
In 2019, ADAC e.V.'s income from membership fees and the co-financing of membership benefits grew by €22.6 million from the previous year to reach €836.3 million. As in previous years, the bulk of this income (€631 million) was spent on assistance services. At the end of 2020, ADAC e.V. had 20.2 million members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADAC e.V.: Das Geschäftsjahr 2020 |url=https://www.adac.de/der-adac/verein/daten-fakten/geschaeftsjahr/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=ADAC |language=de-DE}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Breakdown (vehicle)]]
* [[Breakdown Cover]]
* [[European Campaign for Safe Road Design]]
* [[EuroRAP]]

==References==
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