company car
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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.
commercial vehicle
'der Dienstwagen' and 'das Nutzfahrzeug' can both be vehicles in a work-related context. A 'Dienstwagen' is a car that an employer provides to a specific person. It can also be a normal passenger car and may sometimes be used privately. A 'Nutzfahrzeug' is a vehicle that is built and used mainly for work or transport, for example a delivery van, truck, or bus. The confusion arises because both are not simply private cars. The key difference is: with 'Dienstwagen', the focus is on use by an employee; with 'Nutzfahrzeug', the focus is on the vehicle's purpose.
Herr Kaya fährt mit dem Dienstwagen zu seinen Kundenterminen.
Mr. Kaya drives to his client appointments in the company car.
Für die Lieferung der Möbel braucht die Firma ein großes Nutzfahrzeug.
The company needs a large commercial vehicle to deliver the furniture.