Mark Cathcart

We trust you are all staying safe in this uncertain time. If you do not already take Vitamin D, please do so (unless you get plenty of sun).

The auctions have taken measures including social distancing, and requesting members bid from home whenever possible. They have also emphasized that auction entry to inspect vehicles should be limited, that masks are worn, and there are hand sanitizers readily available.

Unfortunately a few auctions have also included not allowing members in to inspect vehicles, but the good news is this policy is expected to end My 39th.

This photo was taken by Doug today who checked out several vehicles which helped one customer buy the right car, and another avoid the wrong car.

Please take care to keep your health up, continue social distancing after lockdowns are over, and we wish you and your families all the best of health.

Dear Customers,

Please note that due to the possibility of a widespread coronvirus outbreak in Japan over the coming weeks, From March 26th Get Cars Japan are going to trial a semi-social distancing plan to both lower the number of people in the office and lessen the risks involved with public exposure coming to and from work.

The above schedule shows an O for which staff members will be in office and an H for when staff will be working from home. Please contact our staff working from home directly.

We also extend our best wishes to all customers and earnestly hope for your and your families’ health and safety during these times of peril and also follow the recommendations of health professionals to practice social distancing in order to defeat coronavirus.

Yours sincerely,

Get Cars Japan Team

Dear Customer,

Happy New Year!

Get Cars Japan is happy to announce our latest offer!

Please take advantage and get your free drive recorder with your first purchase.

This offer lasts through January and February 2020 !

Buy any car through our dealer auction and this amazing latest technology drive recorder will be yours free.

The gift will be placed in your vehicle or couriered with the vehicles documents, whichever you prefer.

Get in while stocks last! We wish you a prosperous 2020 and look forward to advancing our business relationship.

This incredible 2002 Mazda RX-7 with only 20km was in today’s auction.

It sold for 11,505,000 !

New laws for concessional imports

New legislation will this year change which vehicles can be imported into Australia.

When the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 is introduced later this year it will drastically change what vehicles can be imported into Australia by non-mainstream importers.

A 12-month transition period will allow vehicles to be imported both under the new standards or the outgoing legislation, which dates back to 1989.

After 12 months has expired, sometime in 2019 (it depends on when the new rules come in this year), only the new regulations will apply.

Get Cars Japan have launched MOTOR BIKE AUCTIONS. Bikes from all countries are now available to all customers. Please check our home page for information. Contact us for shipping options.
www.getcars.jp

G20 Summit & Ministerial Meetings
We would like to bring to your kind notice that the G20 Summit & Ministerial Meetings are being held in Osaka city from June 27th(Thursday) to July 2nd (Tuesday).

During this period due to security measures there is going to be lot of restrictions on traffic movement (including around shipping ports). Due to restrictions on container movement and customs clearance, this will lead to some delays and cancellations.
Some of the highways may be closed and we envisage a serious delay in all yard and port related operations.
There are also limitations on shipping up to weeks either side of these 6 days.

As always, Get Cars Japan endeavors to do our best to ensure minimal inconvenience to our customers.

Thank you for your understanding.

Get Cars Japan, Ltd.

Dear Customers,

From April 28th until May 7th there is a holiday period in Japan known as Golden Week. Most auctions and shipping companies will be closed during this period and Get Cars Japan will be staffed by a skeleton crew so that we’ll be able to respond to urgent matters.

This year’s Golden Week is especially long because of the Coronation of the new Emperor.  Another effect this will have on auctions is the Japanese year structure.  Since the Japanese use the number of years the Emperor has been in his position to count years, the Heisei Era you may have become used to (current year is 31 = 2019) will end and the count will go back to zero from May.

The new era will be called Reiwa.  Years will be designated with R (just as Heisei years were H1 to H 31).

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Cover-Story/A-new-emperor-a-new-era.-A-new-Japan

Please note that any auction listings during the 1st week of May will not be correct and will most likely appear the following week.

Most auctions will be back to full operation from May 8th.

We will do our best to keep up our fanatical customer support during the holiday period and your understanding if there are delays in our response time will be most appreciated.

Best wishes,

The Get Cars Team

On February 9th, 10th, and 11th the annual Osaka Auto Messe was held with several pavilions of show cars.  The Get Cars Japan team visited to inspect and share some of the highlights with our enthusiast customers.

Please check out our slide show here:  https://box.yahoo.co.jp/guest/slideshow?sid=box-l-z4xjdgomocxm4cnawytp3gkjie-1001&uniqid=6385a7b0-1cd5-442d-bd5b-9f05a3c4a2d5