A Munich resident leads the way – The Munich Greens congratulate Gregor Beiner
With Beiner's election, a practitioner rises to the top of the industry's largest membership-based advocacy group. The entrepreneur is seen as someone who knows the daily reality of the trade: rising operating costs, growing competitive pressure, new digital ride-hailing platforms. His announcement in Erfurt, where the election took place during the German Taxi- and Rental Car Day, was accordingly down-to-earth: One must lead the taxi industry into the future, without losing sight of everyday life.
Political backing comes from his hometown.
“Now a Munich resident is at the top of the Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars – that makes me very happy!”, explained Sybille Stöhr, deputy chair of the Greens/Rosa List/Volt faction and chair of the Taxi Commission. She praised Beiner as a “competent interlocutor who keeps the taxi trade's diverse challenges in view: It is about fundamental questions such as fair competition, e-mobility and autonomous driving.”
Stöhr also points to an interesting Munich double: alongside Beiner, Thomas Kroker, a member of the executive board of Taxi eG München, has also been leading the Taxi- und Mietwagenverband Deutschland (TMV) since March 2024.
“This shows that Munich also has a significant voice in the taxi industry nationwide,” says Stöhr.
Indeed, the Bavarian capital is long since more than just a regional base for the industry. Here, digital dispatch systems are tested, e-taxi projects are advanced, and political guidelines are co-developed. However, the Munich taxi industry suffered a clear setback this summer with the surprising failure of the minimum prices for rental cars.
Two Munich Entrepreneurs for the Taxi Industry
That two Munich-based entrepreneurs are now taking on nationwide responsibility is likely to further strengthen the influence of the southern German scene. For Gregor Beiner, that mainly means work. The BVTM faces demanding topics: the introduction of the TSE requirement, new regulations for platform operators, the adjustment of tariffs, and the switch to climate-friendly powertrains. Beiner has announced that he will seek dialogue with politics and administration—and to position the trade as a reliable partner in public transport.
In Erfurt, the association meeting ended with applause. For a moment there was a sense of a fresh start—without pathos, but with the awareness: the industry faces big tasks. And a Munich-based entrepreneur is now at the helm of the BVTM.
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