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40 years of Taxi Kósa, 25 years of Taxi East Bavaria: Two anniversaries, one common path
In Straubing, colleagues, partners, officials, and companions came together last weekend to celebrate two anniversaries: 40 years of Taxi Kósa and 25 years of Taxi Ostbayern. Two businesses that are closely connected – not only through the Kósa family but through a shared understanding of responsibility.
“My father laid the foundation,” said Alpár Kósa in his welcome speech.
He spoke calmly and personally – without pathos, but with visible gratitude. Just a few weeks ago, the family had to say goodbye to company founder László Kósa. All the more, it was important to him to understand this day not only as a retrospective but also as a new beginning.
Two certificates and many warm words
The day was more than an anniversary celebration. It was also a sign of recognition – from the industry, for the industry. Thomas Kroker, chairman of the State Association of Bavarian Taxi and Rental Car Entrepreneurs and president of TMV, and Patrick Meinhardt, chief executive of the Taxi and Rental Car Association (TMV), personally presented the association's "great honorary certificate." An award that is not frequently given.
The recognition was clear: the Kósa family not only built two successful businesses but also took on responsibility – economically, socially, regionally. The certificate states that “the social market economy is lived here on a daily basis” – with care for employees, customer orientation, and a service ethos that is palpable not just in the slogan but in everyday work.
Regionally anchored – and yet open to new things
Taxi Ostbayern now operates locations in Straubing, Bogen, and Regensburg. The fleet includes classic taxis, vehicles for medical transportation, and cars for student transport. The service runs 24/7 – not only out of demand but with the declared goal of being a reliable partner for the region. Environmentally friendly and digitally organized, yet without losing sight of the people.
“When Taxi Ostbayern, with a 40-year family tradition, turns a quarter of a century old, that’s more than enough reason to celebrate. We can be glad that medium-sized companies in the taxi and rental car industry continue to pitch in, have the courage to invest in the future, and thus reliably ensure jobs in the region,” said Kroker in his speech.
You can feel that customer satisfaction is the focus.
Kroker praised the team's willingness to innovate – combined with a sense of groundedness and community. Meinhardt also found clear words – especially regarding the competition from international platform providers:
“As TMV, we are proud of companies like Taxi Kósa and Taxi Ostbayern, which truly embody the ethos of small and medium-sized enterprises. Especially in times when business-driven entities like Uber & Co are remotely controlled from their headquarters in California, it's important that we show what taxi service really means: Being there for the people of the region.”
Every taxi company owner and driver embodies homeland, tradition, and community spirit. It makes him even angrier, as a person committed to the principles of the honorable businessman, when such predatory capitalists try to destroy our social market economy with dumping prices, which must be based on fair competition.
“That's why my great thanks go to the team of Taxi Kósa and East Bavaria: Let's show that cohesion and the common good in your local community, in Bavaria, and in our TMV family are the best answers to the cold, heartless cutthroat mentality of Uber & Co,” Meinhardt continued.
A Day for the Team
The approximately 100 guests, including many employees, enjoyed the afternoon in a relaxed atmosphere. There was eating, storytelling, laughing – and even a bit of discussion about new legal regulations, the future of the business, and how digital systems can be sensibly integrated into work without losing personal contact.
Alpár Kósa summed it up at the end of the event:
“Without our team, there would be nothing to celebrate today.” And this sentence, which was almost said in passing, hit the core of the day: Two businesses, two anniversaries – but only one shared history. And it begins anew every day.
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