About Us

Autoport.nz is part of the Autoport Group of companies that includes Autoport Australia (grabacar.au), Autoport UK (grabacar.uk) and Autoport Japan (autoport.jp).

Having been operating successfully for many years we have given NZ consumers and dealers the ability to buy cars at drive-away prices from Japan and the UK with certainty and surety that their money is held safely with us throughout the entire transaction, minimising the normal risks associated with international purchasing.

After refining the process and increasing the number of suppliers in Japan we decided it is time we opened up the opportunity to other countries and started operations in both the UK and Australia giving wholesale (through our wholesale platform autoport.net) and consumer buyers access to the same great, trusted and easy process that has served NZ buyers so well. In keeping with our goal we have also recently given NZ dealers the opportunity to list their local stock at no cost so that the consumer is presented with as many buying options as possible.

To provide a platform where buyers can find the car they want, irrespective of whether that car is with a local supplier or an overseas vendor and be able to buy it at a known price.

Our (Autoport Group's) story began over 25 years ago in New Zealand when the founders, David Paviour and Hamish Lusk created one of the first web sites in NZ for dealers of cars, boats, trucks, motorbikes and machinery to list their stock so that consumers could easily find what they were looking for in one place. That site was AutoBase.co.nz and long story short, Trade Me, a site we all know well, acquired AutoBase in 2012 after a very successful 9 year joint venture together.

After years in the industry, the founders thought there was an opportunity to create a truly global buying platform for consumers so that if the vehicle that they sought was not available from local vendors then they could purchase from suppliers in other countries and know exactly what the cost of the vehicle would be to them, drive-away, in New Zealand. Dealers were also given access to purchase vehicles at wholesale prices through the autoport.net platform so that at the end of the day, the consumer was getting the vehicle they wanted regardless of how.

Can't find what you want from a local supplier and want to buy from overseas but having trust issues? That's good. In today's online world you should be. It is important to know exactly who you are dealing with and you should be asking questions.

If you are looking at buying a car from the international stock listed from overseas suppliers, we have your back. Autoport handles everything and you just have to pick up the vehicle when it arrives in NZ. The information we provide here will answer some of the questions you should be asking and will give you comfort that you are dealing with a company that has been providing car buyers in New Zealand with solutions to buy cars since 1999.

We are always available to talk or you can visit our office to meet in person and put faces to names. In fact, for purchases over a certain value we usually require this as we too need to know who we are dealing with. You can also find more answers in our Frequently Asked Questions

If you are a local NZ dealer then Contact Us to see how you can expand your market and provide your stock to wholesale and consumer buyers in NZ as well as Australia and the UK with no risk at all (any sale to an overseas buyer is handled locally as a purchase between Autoport NZ and you).

Check out our testimonials and historical articles below written by news sites about autoport.nz or you can search the NZ Companies Register for 'Autoport' if you still need more convincing.

Testimonials
Google Reviews

Stuff.co.nz (June 2019): The new model that is shaking up the car industry
Stuff.co.nz (June 2019): Why is it so hard to buy a car if you're a woman
Stuff.co.nz (May 2019): How to take less of a risk on a used car