Almost New Cars in Japan

Hello, Fujiwara from JPC trade again.

Before I start with our second flow of events I want to thank you all for having interest and registrations on our website. We really hope to continue update you with recent happenings in Japan and our company events. By the way, we have started our corporate blog viewable on our website which is going to have the materials issued in these mail magazine series. There on the blog you can view the various pictures too.

This week also is cloudy which gave us a clear point to expect the usual rainy season to come early this year. Usually rainy season is not a favorite season for car dealers as the auction houses are to be under rain which make the mechanical inspection a bit difficult. So if you feel the rainy pictures of your cars please be informed that we are having a rainy days here. Do you have rainy days in your country too?

This morning I went to the closest Honda dealer shop to pick up one of our domestic client’s almost new car (Honda Fit). We has bought the car on Auction according to a Japanese client and he wanted to get an original check-up and original maintenance package by Honda-dealer for the car.

Sooner we found out that this car was sold by another Honda Dealer shop in Nagoya area (Nagoya is the third largest city in Japan). The dealer seemingly have sold this almost new (under just 10km) to get rid of their stock and improve their financials and that is why the car was in a 100% condition.

As a rule in Japan new cars cannot be sold on auction according to the Japanese regulations and that’s why dealers register the car first and thus obtain the status of “old” car to be able to sell on auction because auctions are the places where the buyers are.

Buying and selling cars from auction houses is more profitable compared to doing so with dealers. So that is why Japanese people shifting more to auction houses and use the brokers like us as they don’t have a membership, expertise and time. Auction houses also provide a best choice for grades, specifications, and various buyer tastes.

We get various inquiries from our clients to buy brand new Japanese cars. But as per Japanese law it is impossible to export unregistered cars from Japan. At least the new car should be registered with police first and have either private or company owner. After that one can export them outside of Japan.

However in some cases it is possible to negotiate with the dealers and have it registered first and then export. So in such cases some extra costs like taxes, fees to register may be applicable. But if such cars (which were registered) appear on auction houses it is very easy to buy them without negotiations.

Our customers who have their deposit with us can currently see such almost new cars also and can purchase such new cars without any doubts about their quality. So, if you are interested in almost new cars with no “real” owner then simply search on our database. Their condition score is usually marked as “6” or “S”.

If you are interested in any other topics to be highlighted on our mail magazine please let us know. We will continue to provide you with useful information on importing　Japanese cars.

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