Sourced in Japan. Driven in Australia.
Austrada Automobiles was started for one reason: buying a car from Japan should feel as clear and certain as buying one down the road.
Japan keeps its cars beautifully
Japanese owners tend to drive less and maintain more, and the country's auction system grades every car on the way out. That makes Japan one of the best places in the world to find a well-kept used car, including models and trims never sold here.
The hard part has always been the distance: a foreign auction, a sheet in Japanese, shipping, approvals and compliance. Austrada exists to take all of that off your hands, and to be open with you about every step and every cost.
Four commitments
You see the sheet first
Every auction sheet is translated and explained before you decide.
Honest advice
If a car's grade or history doesn't stack up, we'll tell you to walk away.
One person, start to finish
The same import manager looks after you from the first bid to the handover.
Every cost in writing
An itemised quote before you commit, with our fee on its own line.
Built for what's next. Your car. Your way.