JDM Auto Competitors

At carsales, we’re all about making buying and selling a great experience. For over 25 years we’ve been evolving with the new economy to help people choose how they move today and tomorrow. We started out with the idea of digitising print classifieds back in 1997 when we thought that ‘this internet thing might actually be starting to take off’. Fast forward to today and we have close to 800 team members across Australia and New Zealand and we’re part of CAR Group - an ASX 50 business and a global leader in digital marketplaces across Oceania, Asia and The Americas. And don’t let our name fool you – we might have the word “car” in there, but we’re about so much more.... When it comes to your career, we want to provide big opportunities to help you make a big impact. But for this to be possible, we strive to feel small. Small enough to quickly change tack, small enough to learn from different departments and small enough to connect authentically with leadership. Not something you’d expect from one of the country’s biggest tech companies, is it? There are a lot of things to love about carsales. Our uniqueness comes from having the rare combination of being able to provide all the benefits of a big tech company – being growth, security and resource – coupled with the feeling of a small organisation, which gives agility, opportunity and autonomy to our people. We’re a place where you can truly move your career forward and we’re proud to offer a dynamic workplace experience which transcends a mere list of perks and benefits. Our people are Software Developers. Engineers. Product Managers. Data Analysts. Designers. Sales, Media and Advertising specialists. Researchers. Customer Service stars. Content Producers. Finance experts. Photographers. Marketing magicians. Legal eagles. And People and Culture peeps.

We are a dedicated team of JDM fanatics. Each and every one of us eats, sleeps and breathes JDM cars. It’s how we started and it’s what drives us every day. In 2001 when the founder of Import Monster, Aaron, got his first real JDM ride (a 1996 Supra GZ) there were few reliable importers of Japanese products in Australia. Ecommerce was still relatively new and it was really hard to find parts in Australia for what were termed “grey imports”. A need for parts drove us to find a connection in Japan that could help us find and bring over what we need. In 2003, this became a side hustle as we began to source parts for friends and soon for anyone who found themselves in the same predicament as us. There was no google translate around then the translation tools available were expensive and very hit and miss. Very soon, the side hustle became all consuming and we moved into a dedicated premises (which was great, because I didn’t have to keep parts in spare room, laundry and where ever else I could find the space!) A lot of years have passed since then, Import Monster has grown and delivered hundreds of containers of the finest Japanese gear to Australia. Tens of thousands of shipments have been sent in Australia and around the world. Our passion and dedication has seen us become authorised dealers and distributors of some of the absolute finest brands in the Japanese aftermarket including Bride racing seats, Weds wheels, Rays Engineering wheels, BBS wheels, TWS Forged, Aimgain aero, Varis aero, Fujitsubo exhausts and more. We are honoured to bring these incredible brands to Australia and thankful for our amazing customers who allow us to keep doing what we love every day.