The first online marketplace for cars in Timor-Leste

Dili, Friday 18 November 2016 – A newly-launched dedicated website for car classifieds will help thousands of users buy and sell new and used cars across all of Timor-Leste.

Helmed by a team of car classifieds specialists and experienced web engineers headquartered in the nation’s capital and in Sydney, Australia, TimorCarSales.com features a daily-growing list of more than 200 listings and 100 dealers. The service invites private and dealer-sponsored sales and assists in connecting buyers and sellers through a simple interface and robust e-commerce mechanisms.

Timor Car Sales has courted more than 4,500 fans on Facebook in just over a month time, suggesting the free-market service has fulfilled a clear need for simplicity and reliability within the car sales marketplace.

Among other major car brands, users can shop for locally-owned Ford, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Nissan vehicles or have cars imported from countries like Japan and Australia; of those makes, the site hosts compact and hatchback cars, pickups, SUVs and sedans. Currently shoppers can expect to find cars priced from $5,000 USD to around $100,000 USD and the service offers a “no commission fees” policy, assuring there is no charge payable to TimorCarSales.com for selling or buying a car on the platform.

Bolstered by seed capital from Australian investors and founded by specialists in emerging and frontier markets, TimorCarSales is expected to grow in reach and popularity throughout 2017 and beyond - projections suggest the service has the unhindered potential to attract the vast majority of Timor-Leste’s 1.2 million citizens looking for a simple and reputable carrier of vehicle classifieds. Internet penetration has been multiplied by more than 50 in 10 years, reaching more than 10% of the population now. More than 10% of the population is also active on Facebook now!