Why Choose Provide Cars?
Smart car dealers use Provide Cars’ access to the thousands of cars, trucks and buses that pass through members-only auctions in Japan every day to get the great deals that give them the edge in their local markets.
Our professional, multilingual staff and advanced online system take the risk out of exporting, letting you concentrate on growing your business.
Give our system a test drive for 14 days here.
Members of the Japan Used
Motor Vehicle Exporters
Association since 1998
(Certificate No. JMVA-151)
The Company
Provide Cars was started by Jon and Takako French in 1997. In those days, Jon would personally go to car auctions in the Osaka and Nagoya area and recommend cars to customers over the phone. Often he would end up driving cars he had bought back from the auctions at night. We became members of JUMVEA (the Japanese car exporters’ trade association in Japan) in 1998, and were incorporated as a company in 1999.
As the Internet started taking off, Jon and Takako realized that moving online would allow more customers to see and buy more cars from more auctions not only in their local area of Osaka, but all round Japan. Being one of the first Japanese car exporters to embrace the opportunities of the Internet was a huge boost to Provide Cars’ business.
Now we offer dealers overseas the opportunity to buy from tens of thousands of vehicles auctioned daily in Japan. We help them overcome the language barrier and smooth the export process, taking the stress out of buying from Japan. As a customer of Provide Cars, you can see the cars, trucks and buses that are coming up for auction in real time on your screen. We provide you with translations of the auction inspectors’ comments so you have a good overall understanding of the condition of the vehicle, and our experienced and helpful staff will also assist you with advice.
Since we started, we have been sent thousands of vehicles to countries in many continents, but our philosophy has not changed: We want to see our customers succeed and grow, so we can grow together with them. If you are in the car business, why not give us a test drive and see what we have to offer?