Our Company
Auto-IT has enjoyed a strong presence in New Zealand for decades, operating from its Wellington office since 1996.
We help people in the retail automotive, trucking, agriculture and construction equipment industries to operate and grow their businesses. We do this through the development and support of innovative and robust dealer management software systems (DMSs), distributor systems and other software solutions.
We’ve delivered powerful systems to the market for over 40 years, and we collaborate with all major OEMs and allied industry partners. You’ll find our systems in New Zealand, Australia and South East Asia, plus the USA, Canada, South Africa, and Mexico. Our offices are in Wellington, Melbourne, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Bangalore, plus channel partners in South Africa and Mexico.
Our clients range in size from six users to over 200, and we treat them all with the same care and respect. We see ourselves as your business partner, not just a software provider, and given the chance, we’d welcome the opportunity to form a partnership with you as well. When you do business with us as your local supplier, you get the additional resources of our international parent company in Australia.
Auto-IT is a profitable private company, and one of the two largest dealer management system providers in Australasia, employing over 120 staff. The company was formed in 2000 – a merger between two respected dealer management software system suppliers, KGM Management and Newmans Information Services – both veterans of the DMS industry for more than 35 years.
In March 2024, Perseus Operating Group of Constellation Software acquired the Auto-IT Group. Read the announcement.
Our People
Our people bring a wealth of experience from the IT and retail dealership industries. Many have worked in a variety of dealership roles, as well as IT, software development, finance and management positions. Our success over the last 40 years is a testament to the skill and care of our team.
Core Products
Modern Windows-based system for large retail dealers in the trucking, agriculture and construction industries.
A powerful BI (business intelligence) tool with tailored business processes and a comprehensive dashboard.
Our easy-to-use Windows-based system that’s tailored to the needs of large retail automotive dealers.
Our Guiding Principles
MISSION
We develop and support innovative Dealer Management Solutions for the Automotive, Agricultural, Trucking and Construction Equipment industries.
These systems are designed to improve the experience of customers in our clients’ businesses and to maximise our dealers’ productivity and profits.
VISION
Auto-IT will be the number one DMS supplier in terms of market share, or market share growth, in every market in which we choose to compete.
The success of our customers will be the ultimate measure of the uncompromising quest for excellence by all our people.
VALUES
Honesty and Integrity – We will abide by our code of ethics in all our dealings with our customers and with each other. We will be honest and truthful in all our dealings at all times.
Respect – We will treat our customers and each other with respect. This means listening to their opinions and accepting the right of others to hold differing views.
Fairness – We will treat customers and staff at all times in a fair and equitable manner.
We will
- Be scrupulously honest with clients, suppliers and trading partners.
- Never “undersell” a system and add fees and charges later.
- Not misrepresent our product and what it can do.
- Not mislead or confuse others with technical jargon.
- Not denigrate the competition.
- Disclose any potential conflict of interest to our trading partners.
- Maintain the confidentiality of our clients and their information.
- Work hard to keep our promises & never make promises we can’t keep.
Our Goal
Our goal is to be independently rated number one for customer satisfaction, in all markets in which we choose to compete.
Leadership Team
Jess de Bruyn
Senior Customer Relationship Manager
Jess de Bruyn
Jono Sutherland
Senior Product Support & Solutions Specialist
Jono Sutherland
Ben Pierce
Senior .NET Developer
Ben Pierce
Debbie Blundell
Customer Support Team Lead
Debbie Blundell
Darrell Dighton
Senior Customer Service & Implementation Specialist
Darrell Dighton
Olivia Gray
Service Delivery Manager
Olivia Gray
Jess Burmeister
Customer Service & Implementation Consultant
Jess Burmeister
Michelle Beale
Finance Manager
Michelle Beale
We’re looking for partners. Come join us.
We are actively seeking channel partners to assist with (and benefit from) our ongoing, world-wide expansion.
We’re looking for quality solutions-based companies with knowledge of the retail dealer systems market in automotive, agriculture, construction or trucking. Partners must demonstrate sufficient capacity to install and support our solutions. In exchange, we offer a substantial international opportunity with a generous profit-sharing program. We take a vested interest in your long-term success and provide you with full training and third-level support. Arrange a discussion today.