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Christoph Ludewig

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Christoph Ludewig | Vice President OEM, EMEA & Global | EMEA

Christoph, currently Vice President OEM, EMEA and Global at Geotab, brings over 25 years of fleet telematics expertise from his previous tenure as CEO of Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services GmbH

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Christoph is Vice President OEM, EMEA & Global at Geotab, where he oversees business development and OEM partnerships. Prior, he worked for Mercedes-Benz AG for 25 years, where he worked on telematics solutions for car and van fleets. Most recently, he served over four years as CEO of Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services GmbH, Mercedes-Benz's sales company for vehicle data and fleet telematics.

Mixed-fleet telematics with unbranded trucks and vans connected by blue data signals, illustrating OEM and device-level vehicle data harmonisation.

Why the OEM versus device-level telematics debate misses the point for mixed-fleet operators

Battery state of health. Fault codes. Trip mileage. The OEM already calculates all of it. Most platforms recalculate from scratch anyway.

September 25, 2026

2 minute read

Bird's-eye view of vehicles on a dark highway. One van in the middle is highlighted with small blue circular radar pulses emitting from it.

The architecture gap behind Europe's vehicle theft crisis

The numbers are bad enough. The industry response is worse.

August 14, 2026

2 minute read

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