Lexus IS F-Sport parked on a rooftop car park under a heavy sky
White Toyota RAV4 in a low-lit underground car park
Nissan 370Z beaded with rain in front of a weathered timber wall
Black Audi A7 facing the camera on a snow-covered forecourt
Grey Toyota Camry on wet cobbles by a loading bay
Front wing and alloy wheel of a black Honda Civic on wet ground
Rear of a dark Volkswagen saloon lit by its tail lights at night
Toyota Land Cruiser on a mountain road in winter
Black Honda Civic Si outside an industrial unit
Audi front grille and LED headlights picked out in the dark
Lexus GX on a tree-lined driveway in summer
Audi TT cabin, steering wheel and turbine air vents
Birmingham · Importing since 2013

Imported hybrids,
brought in properly.

We buy low-mileage hybrid cars at auction in Japan, ship them ourselves and hand them over UK-registered, MOT'd and ready to drive. Twelve years of doing it the same careful way.

12 years importingDirect Japan auction accessHPI clear with full historyGrade 4+ low-mileage carsFinance availableNationwide delivery
Current stock

Cars on the forecourt

Everything here is in our hands or on the water. Prices are cash-purchase; finance can be arranged on any of them.

All vehicles
Why Z.E Traders

We are the importer, not the middleman.

Most dealers buy their Japanese stock from a UK trade auction, already marked up twice. We bid ourselves, in Japan, with our own agent on the ground — so you get the car's real auction sheet, the real mileage, and a fairer price.

How we workSource a car for me
Black Honda Civic Si outside an industrial unit
01

Graded at source

We buy grade 4 and above, with the Japanese inspection sheet translated and handed to you with the keys.

02

Fully UK-ready

IVA where needed, DVLA registration, MOT, speedo conversion and a full service before it goes on sale.

03

Genuine mileage

Japanese cars are odometer-tight and HPI checked here. Nothing goes out without verification.

04

Hybrid specialists

Battery health tested and reported on every hybrid we sell — not something a general dealer will do.

2013Trading since
900+Cars imported
4.9★Customer rating
7-21Days from bid to UK
Close-up of the front wing and headlight of a Toyota Supra
Cash or finance

Buy outright, or spread it.

Most of our customers buy outright, but finance is available on every car we sell. Give us a ring and we will go through what is available on the one you are interested in.

About finance
Customer reviews

What buyers say

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★★★★★

Drove up from Bristol for an Aqua and it was exactly as described, right down to the auction sheet being in the glovebox. No pressure, no games.

Daniel R. — Bristol
★★★★★

Asked them to find a seven-seat Prius Alpha in silver. Six weeks later it was on the forecourt at the price we agreed. Superb service.

Ayesha K. — Solihull
★★★★★

Sorted the finance for me in a day when two bigger dealers had messed me about for a fortnight. Car was immaculate.

Come and see the car.

333 Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham B23 7JX. Viewings by appointment, Monday to Saturday.

07387 539358Get directions