The original industrial rise of Stuttgart in the 19th century was strongly driven by the construction of several railway lines through and around the city. Even today, Stuttgart remains one of Germany’s most important railway hubs—particularly in the southwest—as the highly controversial “Stuttgart 21” project continues to demonstrate.
However, it is not the railway but rather the automotive industry that truly defines Stuttgart. The city is the birthplace of the automobile: it was here that Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach built the motor carriage, the world’s first four-wheeled motor vehicle. Today, many of Stuttgart’s more than 1,500 small and medium-sized enterprises depend on major corporations such as Mercedes-Benz, to whom they serve as suppliers.
One particularly delicate area of lost property is the recovery and repossession of motor vehicles. Whether your car has been stolen, lease payments are no longer being made, an employee refuses to return a company vehicle, or the court is slow to act – our Stuttgart corporate detectives are ready to help.
In most cases, the economic investigators of Kurtz Detective Agency Stuttgart are able to recover your property. As always, the more you know about the suspect, the higher the likelihood of success. For vehicle recovery operations where the car’s location is already known, we are happy to discuss a flat success-based fee in place of standard billing: +49 711 7153 0028.
Unfortunately, vandalism and damage to parked cars remain common offences in Stuttgart. These range from the notorious “key scratchers” – often under the influence of alcohol – to car break-ins, where windows are smashed to steal, for example, portable navigation devices. In most cases, the damage far exceeds the value of the stolen goods – a fact the perpetrators appear indifferent to.
Incidents like this occur time and again: during a normal May weekend in 2015 (with no major events, political unrest, or football matches), several offenders broke into eight parked vehicles, including high-end Mercedes and BMW models. The total value of the stolen items was likely only in the low three-digit range, while the resulting damages exceeded five figures.