{"id":17217,"date":"2026-06-18T09:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T01:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/?p=17217"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T01:59:43","slug":"carro-enters-australia-with-carplace-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/carro-enters-australia-with-carplace-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Carro enters Australia with CarPlace acquisition to bring better, transparent car buying and selling experience to Australians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Carro forms partnership with Autoleague,<\/em><em> one of Australia\u2019s largest automotive groups<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>On top of strengthening digital capabilities to drive rapid growth, Carro will take over showrooms in Western Australia and Queensland and roll out Wholesale operations out of Victoria\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Carro is now present in 8 markets, strengthens positioning as one of the largest Asia Pacific, multi-country automotive marketplaces\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Singapore,\u00a0 18 June 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 Carro, Asia Pacific\u2019s leading online automotive marketplace<sup data-fn=\"4e5611c8-8dcf-4441-8187-b4b045359dd4\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"4e5611c8-8dcf-4441-8187-b4b045359dd4-link\" href=\"#4e5611c8-8dcf-4441-8187-b4b045359dd4\">1<\/a><\/sup>, has announced the acquisition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carplace.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CarPlace<\/a>, a leading Australian used car platform. This deal will give Carro a physical presence in 3 out of the 4 largest markets in Australia<sup data-fn=\"3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736-link\" href=\"#3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736\">2<\/a><\/sup> in one swoop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aaron-Tan-Left-and-Ernest-Chew-Right-1-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Tan, co-founder and CEO &amp; Ernest Chew, CFO \" class=\"wp-image-17218\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aaron-Tan-Left-and-Ernest-Chew-Right-1-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aaron-Tan-Left-and-Ernest-Chew-Right-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aaron-Tan-Left-and-Ernest-Chew-Right-1-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aaron-Tan-Left-and-Ernest-Chew-Right-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aaron Tan (L), Carro co-founder and CEO & Ernest Chew (R), Carro CFO <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CarPlace is a leading used car sales player operated by Autoleague, one of Australia\u2019s largest automotive groups. Autoleague remains a strategic shareholder of CarPlace and joins Carro as a strategic investor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this acquisition, Carro aims to deliver a hassle-free, trustworthy experience and end-to-end ecosystem benefits both to dealers and end retail customers, as it scales up digital capabilities by deploying proprietary technologies and workflows in areas such as vehicle inspections, inventory tracking, asset management, leads management, customer experience and lifecycle management, dealer networks and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve found an ideal strategic partner in Autoleague to power our ambitions in Australia and we\u2019re really excited about the potential to grow into a leading business in Australia,\u201d says <strong>Aaron Tan, Co-Founder and CEO of Carro<\/strong>. \u201cAustralia is one of the largest used car markets in Asia Pacific, with a consistent annual sales volume of 2.3 million used cars<sup data-fn=\"3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736-link\" href=\"#3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736\">2<\/a><\/sup> and fast-growing EV penetration. We believe the market is ripe for a platform like Carro to transform the used car landscape and deliver a better, convenient, more transparent customer experience that is powered by technology and AI.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of strengthening the pre-owned Retail business in Australia, Carro expects to grow Wholesale operations, as it now becomes one of few Asia Pacific players capable of serving the Japan-Australia import corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBuilding and maintaining a strong dealer network has always been key for all the markets we\u2019re in,\u201d says <strong>Tan.<\/strong> \u201cCarro has a track record of partnering with local dealers to support their growth, and we welcome \u2018win-win\u2019 partnerships in Australia. We\u2019re confident in our strong Wholesales capabilities, thanks to our presence in Japan which puts us in a very strong position to bring in popular Pre-Owned and Brand New Japanese models that Australians have grown to trust and love.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really a fantastic opportunity to partner and be a strategic shareholder in Carro,\u201d says <strong>Dan Kawai, Managing Director and CEO of Autoleague<\/strong>. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen Carro\u2019s technology infrastructure, streamlined operations and unwavering commitment to transparency within the industry, and we\u2019re confident in their goal to become a leading player in Australia and the top choice for customers. We\u2019re supportive of Carro\u2019s ambitions in Australia and are committed to working closely together to achieve that.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"4e5611c8-8dcf-4441-8187-b4b045359dd4\">Excluding China and India <a href=\"#4e5611c8-8dcf-4441-8187-b4b045359dd4-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736\">Australian Automotive Dealer ASsociatoi <a href=\"#3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 2\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736\">Australian Automotive Dealer ASsociatoi <a href=\"#3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 3\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carro forms partnership with Autoleague, one of Australia\u2019s largest automotive groups On top of strengthening digital capabilities to drive rapid growth, Carro will take over showrooms in Western Australia and Queensland and roll out Wholesale operations out of Victoria\u00a0 Carro is now present in 8 markets, strengthens positioning as one of the largest Asia Pacific, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":17218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"Excluding China and India\",\"id\":\"4e5611c8-8dcf-4441-8187-b4b045359dd4\"},{\"content\":\"Australian Automotive Dealer ASsociatoi\",\"id\":\"3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736\"},{\"content\":\"Australian Automotive Dealer ASsociatoi\",\"id\":\"3513e2f9-a931-4a1b-b959-a4996d3cf736\"}]"},"categories":[496,727,584],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-carro-news","category-news-announcements","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17219,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17217\/revisions\/17219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}