Two brothers. One industry. A clear opportunity.
Two brothers. One industry. A clear opportunity.
AutoCap Group was founded by David and Nicklas Knape - one with a background in company building, finance and tech, the other with over fifteen years inside the Nordic tire and automotive aftermarket.
The insight was straightforward. Sweden has roughly 2,000 independent tire service workshops. Most are well-run, profitable, and deeply rooted in their local communities. But they operate alone - without purchasing power, shared systems, or a plan for succession when the owner is ready to step back.
At the same time, the industry is consolidating. International players backed by institutional capital are entering the market, acquiring workshops and folding them into corporate structures. For many independent owners, the choice has become binary: sell to a large chain and lose your identity, or keep going alone and hope for the best.
We saw a third option.
"We didn't want to build another chain. We wanted to build a group where every workshop keeps its name, its people, and its customers - but gains the backing to compete with anyone."
The model: local brands, central strength
AutoCap acquires workshops and keeps them operating under their own names. Tumba Gummiverkstad is still Tumba Gummiverkstad. Däckpoint i Mölndal is still Däckpoint i Mölndal. The customers see the same faces, the same service, the same sign above the door.
Behind the scenes, AutoCap provides what no independent workshop can build alone: consolidated procurement that lowers cost, shared financial and HR administration, and a network of peers who learn from each other. A workshop owner in Vänersborg can share operational insights with a colleague in Täby - not as competitors, but as partners in the same group.
This is not a franchise model. AutoCap acquires the business outright, and the entrepreneur typically stays - as a manager, a co-investor, or both. The knowledge stays. The relationships stay. The ambition grows.
Where we're going
AutoCap Group's ambition is to build one of the leading independent tire service platforms in the Nordics. We are targeting approximately 50 workshops and consolidated revenues approaching SEK 1 billion by 2028, with a geographic footprint covering Sweden's major population centres and transport corridors.
Our growth is deliberate. We acquire workshops that meet clear quality criteria - strong local reputation, solid financials, and an owner who cares about what happens next. We do not chase volume for its own sake.
The long-term trajectory is clear: operational maturity, geographic density, and a platform that is attractive to institutional capital - on our terms and our timeline.
Our Journey
Founded
AutoCap Group Sweden AB is established in Stockholm.
First acquisition
Däckpoint i Mölndal becomes the first workshop to join the group.
Second acquisition
Tumba Gummiverkstad joins - rebranding to Däckgruppen Tumba.
Third acquisition
Verksta'n i Öxnered expands the group's reach to Västra Götaland.
Largest acquisition to date
Svenska Däckgruppen (7 units in Stockholm) joins after successful reconstruction.
Continued expansion
Mölndals Däckservice and Mölndals Bilverkstad acquired.
Scaling phase
Targeting 25+ workshops across Sweden.
Platform maturity
Target: ~50 workshops, revenues approaching SEK 1 billion.