When we started, our destination was unsure. But one thing was clear, we wanted to conquer the world. In this process, we quickly understood that we would not pursue a normal path to a career, but instead would find our own way. Already at school we dismantled Volvos, repaired the parts in a garage, and successfully sold the spare parts. We even sold one or two Volvo 240 estate cars to our teachers. Our father was an export manager for 30 years for a big car parts manufacturer. He was able to answer our initial questions, which ignited our passion. Today it feels as though at that time we were already entrepreneurs.
After passing our end of school examinations required for entrance to university we immediately extended our horizons and began to trade with spare parts for cars at an international level. Our travels took us to Africa, the Middle East and the US. We learned a lot during this time and sharpened our business skills. Taking a look at Germany, we soon noticed that it would not remain the way it was for long. No garage had access to an overview of the enormous car parts market. There was no process automation and everywhere manual, time-consuming research was made involving paper catalogues and the telephone. We knew we could do a better job.