Cars from Korea

Purchasing cars from South Korea: choose Auction Auto as your broker

South Korean cars are well-known worldwide mainly due to such giants as Hyundai and KIA. Renault Samsung and SsangYong are popular automakers too. Less than 10 years ago, Hyundai Motor Group also launched the production of a luxury vehicle division — Genesis. It was considered a very dependable car, along with other Korean brands.

If you dream of buying a car from one of the previously mentioned brands, pay attention to the Korean used car marketplaces or auctions. You can buy a repaired car in good condition for a reasonable price there. In addition, there is an opportunity to buy a vehicle produced specially for the South Korean market by other world-famous brands, for example, BMW, Volkswagen, Nissan, Honda, and many others. It is possible to find a car with a comparatively identical condition, mileage, damages, and other technical characteristics for a lower price in South Korea than in Europe.

South Korean auctions and marketplaces: where to buy a car from Korea?

The two main platforms we are working with are Encar and Lotte. Let’s take a closer look at each of them. 

Encar is a trading platform where people can buy used vehicles. There are thousands of vehicles from leading automakers in Korea presented online. Cars from Encar are usually in good condition, even if they had some damage in the past. The description of each vehicle is presented on the Encar website.

Lotte is a closed auction that works mostly for the South Korean domestic market. It is not very popular among bidders worldwide because it is hard to join it. Auction Auto has access to this auction and can offer some good deals from this bidding platform.

We also have access to the Autowini wholesale marketplace. If you are interested in a car from there, we can help you to purchase it. However, we need to mention that vehicles from Autowini are usually in worse condition than those from the marketplaces we described above. Customers and brokers must be beyond careful in their car choice and inspection from Autowini not to buy a “lemon”.

Organization of a buying process: main stages

As you see, there are some challenges in buying a car from South Korea:

• trading platforms are usually all in the Korean language;

• you may need a license to join auctions;

• some auctions have limited access because they are originally made only for Korean citizens.

Auction Auto offers you the following services:

• access to cars from South Korea on one website;

• assistance with a car search from the South Korean market;

• inspection of the vehicle by a professional of Auction Auto in South Korea;

• assistance with paperwork;

• arrangement of transportation, etc.

We understand how important it is for our clients to buy a fully repaired car without any damage. We always try to make sure that the vehicle is in a good condition and safe for driving. If you want Auction Auto to assist you with buying a car from South Korea, first register on our website. 

1. The registration process is simple: you are expected to provide information regarding your name, address, contact information, etc. 

2. The next step is a car search request if you didn’t find it in our inventory. 

3. When we find the car, and you have serious intentions of buying it, it’s time to make a deposit. The deposit amount is $1000.

4. After the deposit, we proceed with the request: order a car or participate in the auction.

5. Auction Auto deals with all documents and arranges transportation. Time and delivery fees depend on the final destination. As soon as we receive approximate time frames, we notify our customers.