| Auction hall : | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| USS-R Nagoya : | 2,400 | Mon |
| USS Fujioka : | 800 | Tue |
| USS Kobe : | 2,800 | Tue |
| USS Yokohama : | 2,800 | Tue |
| USS Fukuoka : | 2,000 | Wed |
| USS Niigata : | 1,000 | Wed |
| USS Sapporo : | 3,000 | Wed |
| USS Tohoku : | 2,400 | Wed |
| USS Tokyo : | 14,700 | Thu |
| USS Hokuriku : | 700 | Fri |
| USS Nagoya : | 7,100 | Fri |
| USS Saitama : | 1,900 | Fri |
| USS Osaka : | 2,300 | Fri |
| USS Gunma : | 2,400 | Sat |
| USS Kyushu : | 4,000 | Sat |
| USS Okayama : | 1,900 | Sat |
| USS Ryutsu : | 3,100 | Sat |
| USS Shizuoka : | 2,300 | Sat |
USS Auctions
USS is the largest auctioning group in Japan, exhibiting more than 55,000 vehicles every week at more than 18 auction halls throughout Japan. The largest is USS Tokyo held every Thursday with an average of over 14,000 exhibits. USS Nagoya, held every Friday, averages approximately 7,000 exhibits.
Auction locations
JU Auctions
JU Aichi Auto Auction (website)
Held every Thursday and located beside Nagoya Bay, JU Aichi averages over 2,300 exhibits every week.
JU Gifu Auto Auction (website)
JU Gifu, held every Saturday, is the largest auction in the JU Group. It averages over 3,900 exhibits.
| Auction hall : | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| JU Tokyo : | 800 | Mon |
| JU Mie : | 400 | Tue |
| JU Nagano : | 500 | Tue |
| JU Saitama : | 3,600 | Tue |
| JU Shizuoka : | 700 | Tue |
| JU Ibaraki : | 700 | Wed |
| JU Ishikawa : | 400 | Wed |
| JU Aichi : | 2,300 | Thu |
| JU Fukushima : | 900 | Thu |
| JU Gunma : | 900 | Thu |
| JU Hiroshima : | 1,700 | Thu |
| JU Kanagawa : | 500 | Thu |
| JU Toyama : | 400 | Thu |
| JU Sapporo : | 1,100 | Thu |
| JU Chiba : | 800 | Fri |
| JU Fukuoka : | 1,500 | Fri |
| JU Miyagi : | 1,400 | Fri |
| JU Niigata : | 900 | Fri |
| JU Okayama LAA : | 1,600 | Fri |
| JU Okinawa : | 300 | Fri |
| JU Tochigi : | 700 | Fri |
| JU Gifu : | 3,900 | Sat |
| JU Nara : | 800 | Sat |
CAA - Chubu Auto Auction (website)
CAA Nagoya (Chubu), held every Wednesday in Toyota City (home of Toyota Motor Company), averages over 5,300 exhibits.
HAA Kobe (image)
HAA Kobe is the largest auction hall in the Kansai region. Held beside Kobe bay (approximately 40km from Osaka), it averages 9,300 exhibits weekly.
HAA Osaka (image)
HAA Osaka is held every Thursday and averages approximately 1,700 exhibits.
HONDA AA
As the name suggest, Honda auctions are made up of vehicles exhibited by Honda dealers and specialize in Honda brand vehicles. They hold auctions in Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, Fukuoka, Hokkaido and Sendai, and claim one of the highest sale rates in the industry.
| Auction hall : | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| CAA Gifu : | 2,300 | Tue |
| CAA Tokyo : | 2,600 | Tue |
| CAA Tohoku : | 600 | Tue |
| CAA Chubu : | 5,300 | Wed |
| HAA Osaka : | 1,700 | Thu |
| HAA Kobe : | 9,300 | Sat |
| Auction hall : | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| HONDA Fukuoka : | 400 | Mon |
| HONDA Hokkaido : | 200 | Mon |
| HONDA Kansai : | 800 | Mon |
| HONDA Nagoya : | 500 | Mon |
| HONDA Sendai : | 200 | Mon |
| HONDA Tokyo : | 900 | Mon |
| Auction hall : | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| AAAI Sendai : | 600 | Tue |
| AAAI Oyama : | 800 | Thu |
| AAAI Bayside : | 2,800 | Fri |
| AAAI Oyama Van & Truck : | 2,800 | Sat |
AAAI - Arai Auto Auction International Group (website)
The Arai group is the third largest auction group in Japan with four auction halls located in the Kanto region (the area around Tokyo).
| Auction hall: | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| TAA Hiroshima : | 1,000 | Tue |
| TAA Kinki : | 2,500 | Tue |
| TAA Kyushyu : | 2,000 | Tue |
| TAA Minami Kyushu : | 500 | Tue |
| TAA Kanto : | 3,000 | Thu |
| TAA Chubu : | 1,800 | Thu |
| TAA Tohoku : | 1,500 | Thu |
| TAA Yokohama : | 2,700 | Sat |
JAA - Japan Auto Auctions (website)
The JAA auction group has been maintaining the second highest number of exhibits in the Kanto region for over a decade, and averages 4,500 exhibits every Wednesday.
| Auction hall: | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| JAA : | 3,800 | Wed |
| JAA Tsukuba : | 1,300 | Fri |
KCAA - Kyusyu Chubu Auto Auctions
The KCAA group hold three weekly auctions in Southern Japan.
| Auction hall : | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| KCAA Ebino : | 1,500 | Wed |
| KCAA Fukuoka : | 1,900 | Thu |
| KCAA Yamaguchi : | 600 | Fri |
LAA - Light Auto Auctions
The LAA group hold two auctions every week, one in Hyogo prefecture, and the another on the island of Shikoku.
| Auction hall : | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| LAA Shikoku : | 1,900 | Wed |
| LAA Kansai : | 3,500 | Thu |
NAA - NISSAN Auto Auctions
With auctions in the three major cities of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, NAA auctions specialise in Nissan brand vehicles.
| Auction hall : | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| NAA Nagoya : | 600 | Thu |
| NAA Osaka : | 700 | Thu |
| NAA Tokyo : | 2,800 | Fri |
SAA - SUZUKI Auto Auctions
SAA holds two weekly auctions, one in the city of Hamamatsu (where the headquarters of Suzuki is located), and the other on the northern island of Hokkaido.
| Auction hall : | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| SAA Sapporo : | 600 | Tue |
| SAA Hamamatsu : | 700 | Thu |
ZIP
ZIP auctions, held in Tokyo and Osaka, specialise in imported foreign brand vehicles, which account for approximately 95% of all exhibits.
| Auction hall : | Quantity (units) | Day |
|---|---|---|
| ZIP Tokyo : | 400 | Tue |
| ZIP Osaka : | 400 | Thu |
AS-Net
AS-Net is an auction portal site connected to over 44 major auction halls throughtout Japan (as of May 2004). With AS-Net services, you are able to place bids on vehicles exhibited at any of the participating auction halls, even at auction halls where we may not be officially registered. Therefore more than 100,000 vehicles are available for bidding every week through the AS-Net. (Please note that the ID and password for AS-Net access is provided to only Diamond members at present.)
Aucnet
This is an auction held every Saturday to Monday on three consecutive days using satellite networks. There is no actual auction hall involved as vehicles are exhibited from all over Japan using satelite imagery. The average number of vehicles exhibited through Aucnet is approximately 7,000.
BayAuc (website, see the photos of Auction hall and Storage yard)
Previously known as Osaka Nanko Auto Auction, Bayauc is the world's first internet-based automobile auction. It is held every Wednesday and averages over 3,000 exhibits weekly.
BCN
Held in Saitama prefecture, BCN auction is held every Wednesday with an average of over 1,500 exhibits.
GAO!Auction
GAO Auction is an auction held every Monday comprised mostly of vehicles exhibited on GAO Stock.
IAA Osaka- International Auto Auction Osaka
IAA Osaka is held every Wednesday in the southern Osaka city of Izumi.
HERO
Also held in Saitama prefecture on Wednesdays, HERO averages just over 1,000 exhibits weekly.