The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in industrial, commercial or financial companies of all kinds, in particular in the automotive industry, in Switzerland and abroad. The company manufactures, purchases and sells parts, accessories, service products and services for automobiles of all brands, vehicles and machines. Furthermore, the company aims to advise and develop concepts, technologies and procedures in the entire field of automotive technology, environmentally friendly disposal and related areas. The company may participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies, or by providing guarantees or other securities of all kinds for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are granted free of charge. The company may conclude contracts of all kinds that are conducive to achieving its purpose or that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose. It may also establish branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland or abroad, conduct real estate transactions, as well as commercial and financial transactions of all kinds that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose.