List of Car Dealers in Australia

Last updated 4 November 2026

There are 6,207 car dealers in Australia, one in every 1,384 Australian companies. Most of them are small: three in five have one to four people, and only 582 firms employ 50 people or more. Three in five of all car dealerships are based in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Below you find the largest car dealerships in Australia, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Australian company database or through the ABN Lookup API.

6,207 companies indexed · Data counted on 4 November 2026

Companies6,2071 in1,384 Australian companiesCities482Largest cityMelbourne 1,216Sole traders19%Employees1-4 (61%)Revenue$100-500K (40%)Email34%Phone55%Website49%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Nrma Motoring LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 13 135-151 Clarence Street	New South Wales	2000	*****.au	1999	$3,411,385,000	5,000	Corporation	50	088810575
2	Tesla Motors Australia, PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	546 Gardeners Rd	New South Wales	2015	N/A	2010	$2,958,252,661	1,068	Corporation	1476	142889816
3	Kia Australia PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	67 Epping Rd	New South Wales	2113	*****.com	2004	$2,553,990,954	151	Corporation	2	110483353
4	Mazda Australia PTY. LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	211a Wellington Rd	Victoria	3170	*****.au	1967	$2,329,395,920	293	Corporation	745	004690804
5	Victor Harbor Motors PTY LTD	Australia	Victor Harbor	5 Victoria Street	South Australia	5211	*****.au	2012	$2,289,858,220	33	Corporation	51	156448663
6	Autosports Group LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	'Autosports Group Head Office' 555 Parramatta Road	New South Wales	2040	*****.au	2016	$1,858,866,074	1,336	Corporation	35	614505261
7	B M W Australia LTD.	Australia	Melbourne	783 Springvale Rd	Victoria	3170	*****.au	1966	$1,671,374,959	986	Corporation	3	004675129
8	Peter Warren Automotive Holdings LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	13 Hume Hwy	New South Wales	2170	*****.au	2016	$1,610,310,522	1,544	Corporation	28	615674185
9	Suttons Investments PTY. LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 1 134 William St	New South Wales	2011	*****.au	1965	$1,382,739,840	1,324	Corporation	36	008446428
10	Buick Holdings PTY LTD	Australia	Perth	640 Murray Street	Western Australia	6005	N/A	2000	$1,367,283,108	2,004	Corporation	57	094424674
11	Autoleague PTY LTD	Australia	Perth	L 2 640 Murray St	Western Australia	6005	N/A	2015	$1,367,283,108	2,004	Corporation	57	606360570
12	Fields Dealer Services PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	355 Wirraway Road	Victoria	3041	N/A	2018	$1,367,283,108	2,004	Corporation	57	627676804
13	Al Montague PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	300 Wirraway Road	Victoria	3041	*****.ee	2018	$1,367,283,108	2,004	Corporation	57	627678200
14	Al Morley PTY LTD	Australia	Perth	101 Broun Avenue	Western Australia	6062	*****.au	2019	$1,367,283,108	2,004	Corporation	57	636111209
15	Alp 1900-1906 Albany Maddington PTY LTD	Australia	Perth	640 Murray Street	Western Australia	6005	*****.au	2021	$1,367,283,108	2,004	Corporation	57	652919385
16	Fields Motor Company PTY. LTD.	Australia	Melbourne	335 Wirraway Rd	Victoria	3041	*****.au	2007	$1,367,283,108	2,004	Corporation	57	128709259
17	Cmi Truck Centre Melbourne PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	326-328 Boundary Road	Victoria	3026	*****.au	2019	$1,354,319,845	1,985	Corporation	38	632233473
18	Cmv Truck & Bus PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	392 Boundary Rd	Victoria	3026	*****.au	1966	$1,354,319,845	1,985	Corporation	38	007658451
19	The 4wd Centre PTY LTD	Australia	Mount Gambier	199 Jubilee Hwy W	South Australia	5290	*****.au	1962	$1,354,319,845	1,985	Corporation	38	007621294
20	B.E.A. Motors PTY. LTD.	Australia	Adelaide	20 Sir Donald Bradman Drive	South Australia	5031	*****.au	1955	$1,354,319,845	1,985	Corporation	38	007559757
21	South Central Trucks PTY. LTD.	Australia	Adelaide	465 Grand Junction Road	South Australia	5013	*****.au	1971	$1,354,319,845	1,985	Corporation	38	007726043
22	Commercial Motor Industries PTY. LTD.	Australia	Adelaide	152-156 West Tce	South Australia	5000	*****.au	1948	$1,354,319,845	1,985	Corporation	38	007526963
23	North Lakes Auto PTY LTD	Australia	Caloundra	24 Smith Street	Queensland	4557	N/A	2025	$1,327,028,765	1,945	Corporation	63	685872879
24	Knox Auto (2016) PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	437 Stud Road	Victoria	3152	*****.au	2016	$1,327,028,765	1,945	Corporation	63	610193845
25	Ferntree Gully Auto Sales PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	871-875 Burwood Hwy	Victoria	3156	*****.au	2012	$1,327,028,765	1,945	Corporation	63	156564224

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How many car dealers are there in Australia?

Car dealers and car dealerships in Australia

6,207

4 November 2026

There are 6,207 car dealers and car dealerships in Australia in our data (4 November 2026). That is one in every 1,384 Australian companies. About 3 new firms are entered in the register every month this year (30 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 5,657 91%
Head offices: 459
Branch offices: 91

Classification

ANZSIC code 3911. Our platform filter is SIC 5511.

3,926 of the 6,207 are Pty Ltd and Ltd (63%); 1,156 are sole traders. They come from ASIC + ABN Lookup and our Australian register data, through the ABN Lookup API.

Largest car dealerships in Australia

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Melbourne, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Nrma Motoring is the largest car dealership in Australia by headcount. 582 firms employ 50 people or more; 287 employ 100 or more.

1Sydney5,000 staff
2Brisbane3,200 staff
3Melbourne2,004 staff
4Adelaide1,985 staff
5Melbourne1,945 staff
6Melbourne1,544 staff
7Sydney1,324 staff
8Melbourne1,311 staff
9Brisbane1,080 staff
10Sydney1,080 staff

By employee size · 6,076 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	3,719	61%
5-9	800	13%
10-19	263	4%
20-49	712	12%
50-99	295	5%
100-199	153	3%
200-499	69	1%
500-999	19	0.3%
1,000+	46	0.8%

61% have 1 to 4 people; 712 have 20 to 49; 582 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	502	8%
$100K-$500K	2,459	40%
$500K-$1M	1,122	18%
$1M-$5M	1,105	18%
$5M-$10M	229	4%
$10M-$50M	456	7%
$50M-$100M	113	2%
$100M-$500M	121	2%
$500M+	79	1%

40% between $100,000 and $500,000; 1,105 between $1M and $5M; 998 above $5M.

Where in Australia?

Melbourne has the most car dealers in Australia (1,216), ahead of Sydney (840), Brisbane (720), Perth (430) and Adelaide (345). Together the five hold three in five of them. Relative to their size, Brisbane, Adelaide and Gold Coast have the most: 1.9 to 2.2 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

482 Australian cities have at least one car dealership; 51 have ten or more; 253 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Car dealerships per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.07. Brisbane has 2.2 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By state 9 states

State	Firms	%
Victoria	1,800	29%
New South Wales	1,534	25%
Queensland	1,497	24%
Western Australia	583	9%
South Australia	492	8%
Tasmania	83	1%
Australian Capital Territory	60	1.0%
Northern Territory	46	0.7%
Ocean Territories	1	<0.1%

Firm sizes in Australia

Of the 6,076 Australian car dealerships with a known headcount, 3,719 (61%) have one to four people, 800 have five to nine, 975 have ten to 49 and 582 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (2,459, 40%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Australian companies

Micro under 104,519 74%
Small 10 to 49975 16%
Medium 50 to 249517 9%
Large 250+65 1%

Grey line: the share among all Australian companies (96% have under ten staff).

998

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 769 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Car dealerships in Melbourne

Melbourne has 1,216 car dealers and car dealerships, 0.1% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 40% above the national share. Two in three Melbourne firms have fewer than five people; 121 have 50 or more. 4 new firms were entered in 2026, 130 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 769 · 65%
5-9: 159 · 13%
10-19: 31 · 3%
20-49: 109 · 9%
50+: 121 · 10%

Legal form

Sole traders: 187 · 15%
Partnerships: 27 · 2%
Pty Ltd and Ltd: 790 · 65%
Other or none: 212 · 17%

Of the Australian total: 19.6%
Of all Melbourne companies: 0.1%
Against the national share: 1.4×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 4
Entered 2025: 28
Of Australia's 2026 entries: 13.3%

Old

Before 1990: 130 · 11%
1990 or later: 1,086 · 89%
Of Australia's pre-1990 firms: 14.8%

Reachable

Email: 352 · 29%
Phone: 649 · 53%
Website: 598 · 49%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 101 · 8%
$100K-$500K: 543 · 45%
$500K-$1M: 211 · 17%
$1M and more: 357 · 29%

Largest

12,004
21,985
31,945
41,544
51,311

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Newcomers in Australia in 2026

30 car dealerships were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, about 3 a month, after 136 in 2025. Australia as a whole saw 375,304 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

1542022
1612023
1512024
1362025
302026 so far

15 of this year's 30 are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Currie33 staff
2Melbourne4 staff
3Darwin4 staff
4Perth4 staff
5Sydney4 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 2 bakeries for every car dealership in Australia.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Bakeries	14,946	38%	83%
Car Dealers	6,207	49%	60%
Butchers	6,181	40%	86%
Fast Food Companies	3,038	65%	75%
Catering Companies	1,790	83%	79%
E-commerce Companies	1,262	52%	55%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
France	160,412	11.2
The USA	156,673	2.5
Italy	64,448	9.2
Germany	50,049	7.4
Spain	45,065	8.3
Australia	6,207	0.7

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How reachable are they?

Car dealerships are easier to reach than the average Australian company: 55% list a phone number and 49% a website.

Email2,080 34%
Phone3,443 55%
Website3,021 49%

Grey line: all Australian companies (email 9%, phone 14%, website 14%).

The full list with these fields is in our Australian company database.

Sole traders or Pty Ltd: how they are organised

One in five Australian car dealerships work as sole traders, against 30% of all Australian companies. Three in five are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

Sole traders1,15619%
Partnerships2103%
Pty Ltd and Ltd3,92663%
No form on record or other91515%

Single-site: 91%
Head offices: 459
Branches: 91

All Australian companies: 30% sole traders, 4% partnerships, 45% Pty Ltd and Ltd.

The oldest firms in Australia

Our data holds 0 Australian car dealerships from before 1900, 32 from before 1950 and 878 from before 1990.

1913
1. Brisbane
1916
1. Melbourne
1927
1. Mildura
1927
1. Sydney
1928
1. Adelaide
1929
1. Adelaide

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Australian car dealerships date from before 1990

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Frequently asked questions

How many car dealers are there in Australia?

There are 6,207 car dealers and car dealerships in Australia in our data, counted on 4 November 2026. That is one in every 1,384 Australian companies.

Which is the largest car dealership in Australia?

Nrma Motoring in Sydney, with 5,000 staff.

Which Australian city has the most car dealers?

Melbourne, with 1,216, ahead of Sydney (840), Brisbane (720), Perth (430) and Adelaide (345). Relative to its size, Brisbane has the most: 2.2 times the national share.

How many car dealerships are there in Melbourne?

1,216, which is 0.1% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 40% above the national share.

How big is a typical car dealership?

Small. 61% of the 6,076 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 582 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Australian car dealers sole traders or companies?

One in five (1,156) are sole traders, 3% are partnerships and 63% (3,926) are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How many car dealerships started in 2026?

30 were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, after 136 in 2025. 15 of them are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

What is the oldest car dealership in Australia?

E. G. Eager & Son Pty in Brisbane, 1913, followed by N G P Melbourne PTY in Melbourne (1916) and Stuart and Harrison Proprietary in Mildura (1927). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers car dealers?

Australian car dealers are classified under ANZSIC code 3911. Our platform filters them on SIC 5511 (motor vehicle dealers, new and used).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 6,207 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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