A control unit for controlling an electromotive drive unit has a housing (16), which can be connected to the drive unit by a mechanical interface device, and a plug-in device (17) provided on the housing, for plugging in a cable (20) that is guided to the hosing from the outside, wherein contact pins (6) of the plug-in device are arranged in at least one slot (18) of the plug-in device (17) and are electrically connected to conductor tracks of a circuit board (8), which is arranged on the inside of the housing. The at least one slot (18) is arranged on the side (7) of the housing (16) facing away from the drive unit and is formed by a connector collar (5), which is configured as one piece with the housing (16) and made of the same polymer material.