AUTOPROFF

AutoProff A/S runs a dealer-to-dealer used-car trading platform from Ouskær 32 in Vejle, Denmark. It was founded in 2013 by Danish car dealer Jesper Ratza, and AutoScout24 bought a majority stake in August 2022. Trading happens online rather than in a saleroom: cars are listed by dealers, OEMs, importers, leasing companies, banks, fleet operators and insurers, then sold to trade buyers in more than twelve European markets. Local sites cover Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia, while sign-up runs across a wider list that also includes Spain, Portugal, Finland, Greece, the Baltics and much of Central Europe. The company reports over 3,000 used cars listed for sale each day, 150,000+ a year, more than 10,000 active professional buyers and 150+ staff across seven offices.

What you can buy

• Dealer trade-ins: part-exchange stock showrooms will not retail themselves. The seller either sets a minimum price or takes a Guaranteed Minimum Price, quoted within about 20 minutes and valid for 14 or 30 days.
• Remarketing and fleet cars: newer de-fleeted vehicles from OEMs, importers, leasing companies, banks and fleet operators, uploaded in bulk with VIN-enriched data and inspection reports.
• Retail-ready cars: prepared stock on the Marketplace, priced at least 5% below the seller's retail price and often dual-listed to consumers at the same time.
• Electric vehicles: AutoProff claims a market-leading position in European EV selling, though it publishes no breakdown of how much of the stock is electric.
• Used vans: wholesale vans are a standing buying category alongside cars; trucks are not.
• Damaged and insurance vehicles: stock released by insurers, sold on the Marketplace at a fixed buy-now price rather than by bidding, with zoomable images, enriched data and appraiser reports.

How the bidding works

This is a closed B2B platform; private buyers cannot join. You register a company, choose a subscription and upload documentation for your company's owners, and the application is verified within 24 hours; buyers also pass a full KYC check. Listings split into two tracks. AutoProff Managed cars are handled end to end by the company, which sells on the seller's behalf and attaches inspection reports from trusted external vendors covering more than 80 checkpoints. AutoProff Direct cars are sold straight to you by the seller, with the seller's own inspection and description, and many sellers add an independent report. Wholesale cars sell by online auction, with cascade flows between closed and open auctions on fleet stock; retail-ready cars sell on purchase requests or price proposals that the seller has 24 hours to answer. Payment can be routed through the Secure Payment escrow account: you have 24 hours to inspect the car on delivery, and the money is released to the seller only once you approve its condition. Transport and document shipping are booked inside the platform, with transport rates visible to you while you bid.

What to check before you bid

Buyer costs are not uniform: some markets offer free access with low buying fees, others a monthly or annual subscription with no or low fees, and prices are published per country, so check your own market's page. Extras such as transport and document shipping are billed separately on the offer you accept. Read the two tracks differently: a Managed report is written to a set checkpoint standard by a third party, while a Direct listing reflects what the selling dealer chose to declare, so paint, tyre depth and undeclared damage deserve more scrutiny and an attached independent inspection is worth more than a seller's own description. On a cross-border purchase, check whether a car is VAT-qualifying or sold under the margin scheme: margin-scheme stock cannot be zero-rated as an intra-EU supply. AutoProff handles export registration, import documentation and claims on valid complaints, but re-registration and any road tax at the destination remain yours, and delivery belongs in your bid ceiling. Your real protection is the inspection window on delivery before the escrow releases — use it.