Buying from Auto Auction House in Japan
There are several Auto Auction Houses in Japan that offer a wide selection of vehicles. The Auction system in
Japan is comprehensive and is controlled by individual companies. The biggest Auto Auction House is the Used
Car System Solution (USS) with many branches all over Japan. The Auction is carried out at the Auction
Halls using Computer Terminals. The Auction is only limited to dealers who have used-car dealer licenses and
have registered with a particular Auction Hall. They are registered with ID and passwords to access the Auction
systems. They can choose to bid on site or from Computer terminal located and installed with relevant
Software. All is required is Internet Access.
The benefits of buying a vehicle from the Car Auction
Inspection & Grading Reports: Each vehicle sold at the auction has an auction sheet; an individual condition
report by the car inspectors. For each vehicle, an inspector fills out an auction sheet after they perform a
comprehensive car inspection of the mechanical condition and cosmetic appearance of the vehicle, and they
assign a grade to the vehicle, which indicates the vehicle's condition. You will be able to know about the
condition of the vehicle before deciding whether to bid, as we will give you the complete details of the vehicle by
using an auction sheet.
Choose vehicles from a very wide Selection: There are many Auction companies and every week offer
about 20,000-50,000 vehicles on sale. This is a place you can easily find the type of vehicle you are searching.
Price Comparison: Car Auctions results allow comparing prices of cars sold in the previous week or month to
allow an estimate of how much one expects to purchase a given car. Because there are many sellers and
buyers, price competition may operate to the advantage of the buyer. Ask or compare prices of various car
Exporters in Japan.
Factors that Affect Auction Price of Japanese Used Cars
- Model Popularity; Generally Toyota Models; Hiace, Prado, Landcruiser, Corolla tend to go for higher
prices in African, Russian, Middle East, Newzland, Australia Markets to comparable car models like
Mitsubishi, Nissan, Honda.
- Mileage; Prices will greatly vary for Mileage ranges of up 10,000kms, 50,000kms, 100,000kms, 200,000
kms. Expect to pay a higher price for low mileage cars as these are even still on demand on the Japan
Domestic Market.
- History of the Car: Vehicles with accident reports are considerably cheaper even if they have been
repaired.
- Year of Manufacture. You can check the year of Manufacture on the Seat Belt of the front seats.
Generally, vehicles less than five years are more expensive as they still can be still be Imported to various
countries & are still marketable Japan Domestic Market.
- Transmission: Manual Transmission car go for a bigger higher price margin than their Automatic
Transmission counterparts. Note, however that most vehicles from 1994 are Automatic Transmission cars
although rarely once can find Manual Cars. As a result Automatic cars are getting popular & are predicted
to shoot the prices in the near future
- Colour: Favourite vehicle colours vary per region but generally; they are determined by Japanese who are
the 1st owner of the used cars. Among the Japanese, white was the most popular though it is being
taken over by silver, pearl, and black. On the contrary, most buyers of used Japanese cars tend to like
colours other than white making blue, silver, pearl, gunmetal making them most expensive.
- Vehicle Purpose: Dual-purpose vehicle, recreation vehicles, sport vehicles, tends to be more expensive.
For example Toyota Hiace is a “working” vehicle both in Japan and in other countries and tend to be very
marketable & expensive.
- Comfort options: Vehicles with good Audio and visual system, full comfort options like AC, Power
steering, power windows, central locking will go for higher prices.
- Exterior & Safety options: 4WDs vehicles with bull bars, car carrier, and sunroof are generally
expensive.
- Seasonality: In Japan, months of March & April see many used cars in the market as many Japanese
companies end the accounting year and may need to sell off some old cars as part of stock clearance.
Late October to December is the most expensive time of the year as Japanese companies give bonuses
thereby making demand for cars within Japan also higher. Elsewhere, car dealers are stocking for
Christmas & new-year season making prices shoot up exponentially.
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