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company car
A car that an employer provides to an employee for work-related and often also private trips.
Als Teil seines Gehaltspakets erhielt der Manager einen neuen Dienstwagen.
As part of his compensation package, the manager received a new company car.
The word is made up of 'Dienst' (work, service) and 'Wagen' (car). So it literally describes a car that you use for your work.
Viele Außendienstmitarbeiter bekommen einen Dienstwagen.
Many field sales employees get a company car.
Common verbs used in connection with a company car are 'einen Dienstwagen bekommen' (to get a company car), 'einen Dienstwagen fahren' (to drive a company car), or 'einen Dienstwagen auch privat nutzen' (to also use a company car privately).
Darfst du deinen Dienstwagen auch für private Fahrten am Wochenende nutzen?
Are you allowed to use your company car for private trips on the weekend too?
A company car is almost always a benefit that an employer offers (a 'Sozialleistung' or a 'Benefit'). It is often part of the compensation for employees in certain positions, e.g. in management or sales.
Die private Nutzung des Dienstwagens muss als geldwerter Vorteil versteuert werden.
Private use of the company car must be taxed as a non-cash benefit.
company car
Dienstwagen and Firmenwagen can both refer to a car provided by an employer, including for private use. Dienstwagen tends to emphasize the professional purpose and work-related travel, while Firmenwagen focuses more on the car's connection to the company and on it being the employee's personal vehicle. Both words are therefore appropriate, depending on what is being emphasized.
Für die Fahrt zu mehreren Kunden nutzte sie den Dienstwagen.
She used the company car to visit several clients.
Nach der Arbeit stellte sie ihren Firmenwagen vor dem Haus ab.
After work, she parked her company car in front of the house.
