Source: Destatis Regionaldatenbank
Tool: 23degrees

interactive visualisation: here

The darkest spots are also the HQs of

• Wolfsburg (Volkswagen)
• Ingolstadt (Audi)
• Stuttgart (Mercedes Benz & Porsche)

Next to Wolfsburg is Braunschweig, where the VW brands leasing business is concentrated.

In the middle is Wiesbaden, HQ of (afaik) Avis and Hertz.

I like the fact how you can clearly see the border between western and eastern Germany.

And what about Weimar?

Wolfsburg is were Volkswagen car's are build, I believe their workers usually get new car's on the cheap. Could that be a reason why it's ahead?

Why are Berlin and Hamburg gray?

Like it says in the lower left corner, no data available