European Automobile

What European Automobile does

European Automobile Company is an independent, privately-held pre-owned luxury, exotic, and vintage vehicle dealership headquartered at 100 Dupont Street in Plainview, New York, just outside New York City. Founded in 1997, the company operates a single climate-controlled indoor facility capable of housing 75 or more vehicles, with curated inventory spanning brands such as Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche across contemporary, performance, and vintage model years. The core offering is retail brokerage and sale of pre-owned high-end vehicles, supported by in-house service and repairs, auto body refinishing and detailing, trade-in appraisal, and customer financing arranged with credit-tiered APRs ranging from 1.9% (credit score over 750) to 9.9% (under 600) and loan terms of 24 to 72 months.

The company's go-to-market is a traditional direct-to-consumer dealership model, with a digital storefront at eacautos.com providing online inventory listings, a payment estimator, a trade-in valuation tool, and social share buttons layered on top of the in-person showroom experience. European Automobile Company targets a single primary customer segment of affluent individual buyers in the New York metropolitan area seeking weekend sports cars or family luxury SUVs, leveraging its proximity to three major airports and one regional airport to serve clients who travel privately. The company employs 11-50 staff, has no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or PE/VC backing, and generates revenue primarily from the spread between vehicle acquisition and sale price, supplemented by F&I income, service and repair work, detailing, and trade-in transactions.

Name

European Automobile

Legal name

European Automobile Company

Website

https://eacautos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

European Automobile Company is an independent, privately-held pre-owned luxury, exotic, and vintage vehicle dealership founded in 1997 in Plainview, NY, serving affluent individual buyers in the New York metropolitan area with sales, financing, service, detailing, and trade-in services from a 75-plus-car climate-controlled indoor facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Plainview

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Used Vehicle Sales: One-time sale of pre-owned luxury, exotic, and vintage vehicles. Revenue generated from the difference between acquisition cost and sale price. Additional revenue from financing, service, and trade-in transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

European Automobile Company is a single-location pre-owned luxury, exotic, and vintage vehicle dealership in Plainview, NY that purchases, retails, and services high-end vehicles from brands including Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche. The dealership complements sales with on-site vehicle service and repairs, auto body refinishing/detailing, trade-in appraisals, and in-house credit applications with tiered APR financing for 24 to 72 month terms. All operations are conducted from a climate-controlled, 75+ car indoor facility just outside New York City.

Product overview

European Automobile Company is a used car dealership in Plainview, NY, specializing in pre-owned luxury and exotic vehicles. Founded in 1997, the company offers a single-location operation with a climate-controlled, 75+ car indoor facility. Their product portfolio centers on pre-owned luxury vehicle sales, complemented by service and repair offerings, auto detailing, trade-in valuation, and financing assistance. The company does not manufacture vehicles but serves as a retail intermediary for high-end automotive brands including Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Owned Luxury Vehicle Sales Sale of contemporary, exotic, and vintage pre-owned luxury vehicles including Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and other high-end brands. Targeted at affluent individual buyers seeking high-end used vehicles for personal use.
• Vehicle Service and Repairs Full-service maintenance and repair center for vehicles sold at the dealership, staffed with trained personnel. Available to buyers of vehicles from the dealership and supporting ongoing ownership.
• Auto Detailing and Body Refinishing Professional auto body refinishing and detailing services for vehicles. Available for dealership inventory and customer-owned vehicles.
• Vehicle Trade-In and Valuation Trade-in appraisal services allowing customers to sell or value their current vehicles toward a purchase from the dealership. Targets customers looking to upgrade or change vehicles.
• Vehicle Financing Services Credit applications and loan financing options for vehicle purchases, with various term options ranging from 24 to 72 months and down payment options up to $149,000. APR rates are tiered by credit score: Excellent (Over 750): 1.9%, Good (700-750): 3.9%, Average (650-699): 5.9%, Poor (600-649): 7.9%, Very Poor (Under 600): 9.9%.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• Cars & Bids: Online auction platform focused on modern enthusiast vehicles (roughly 1980s-present) — intersects with EAC's contemporary luxury/exotic inventory and increasingly captures enthusiast buyers online.
• Bring a Trailer: Online auction platform specializing in enthusiast, collector, and exotic vehicles — directly competes for the same affluent, enthusiast buyer demographic that EAC serves, with national reach and lower intermediation cost.

Direct peers

• F.C. Kerbeck & Sons: Multi-line luxury and exotic dealership in Palmyra, NJ, selling new and pre-owned vehicles from Bentley, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, Maserati, and Lamborghini — closely comparable as a regional luxury/exotic retailer.
• Park Place Ltd: Independent luxury and exotic dealer in Bellevue, WA, focused on high-line brands such as Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin — comparable as a standalone luxury/exotic retailer serving an affluent US market.
• Miller Motorcars: Family-owned luxury and exotic car dealer in Greenwich, CT — adjacent to EAC's NYC-metro catchment — selling Ferrari, Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, and other high-end brands through both new and pre-owned inventory.
• Manhattan Motorcars: Luxury and exotic vehicle dealership in New York City selling brands including Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin — directly comparable as a luxury/exotic retailer operating in the same NYC metro market as European Automobile Company.

Broad incumbents

• Carvana: National online used-car retailer with home delivery and vending-machine pickup model — competes for used-vehicle demand broadly, including in adjacent luxury price points relevant to EAC's buyer base.
• CarMax: Largest used-vehicle retailer in the United States with national footprint and standardized omnichannel buying process — competes with EAC for pre-owned vehicle buyers across price tiers, including some luxury vehicles.
• Galpin Motors: Large-volume Los Angeles-based auto group with multiple franchise and pre-owned luxury operations including Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Maserati — overlaps with EAC's luxury pre-owned focus but at much greater scale and broader portfolio.

Others

• Hagerty Marketplace: Hagerty's classifieds and auction platform for collector cars, with deep ties to the enthusiast community — serves as an alternative transaction channel for the same collector/exotic buyer demographic that EAC targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/European-Automobile-Company-137544072990789
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/european-automobile-co

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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