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McCarroll's Automotive Group / Kinghorn Motor Group & Country Motor Company

Approved · Notification · Phase 1 · filed 22 July 2026

Retail & Consumer GoodsMN-65026ACCC register

McCarroll's of Moss Vale Pty Ltd, via MAG South Coast Pty Ltd and McCarroll Property Holdings Pty Ltd, proposes to acquire substantially all the assets of the motor vehicle dealership businesses of Kinghorn Motors Pty Ltd and Country Motor Company Pty Ltd, including the operating land. This asset acquisition is in the automotive retail sector.

Timeline

  1. 22 July 2026Filed with the ACCC
  2. 20 Aug 2026McCarroll's Automotive Group - Kinghorn Motor Group & Country Motor Company - Phase 1 determinationPDF · 157.8 KB
  3. UndatedMcCarroll's - Kinghorn Motors and Country Motors - QuestionnaireDOCX · 117.6 KB

Acquisition details

McCarroll's of Moss Vale Pty Ltd ( McCarroll’s ) (via a special purpose vehicle, MAG South Coast Pty Ltd) proposes to acquire, through two separate and independent transactions, substantially all of the assets (being all the assets necessary for the operation of the business) of: the motor vehicle dealership business owned by Kinghorn Motors Pty Ltd ( KMG ) the motor vehicle dealership business owned by Country Motor Company Pty Ltd ( CMC ). As part of the same transactions, McCarroll's (via McCarroll Property Holdings Pty Ltd) proposes to acquire the land on which the KMG and CMC motor dealership businesses are operated. (together, the Acquisitions )

Parties

Acquirer
MAG SOUTH COAST PTY LTD ABN - 70 683 627 590, MCCARROLL PROPERTY HOLDINGS PTY LTD ABN - 64 676 724 306
Target
Donna Lea Buikstra Family Will Trust, KJO PROPERTY PTY LTD ABN - 33 169 760 178, KINGHORN MOTORS PTY LTD ABN - 33 000 220 557, COUNTRY MOTOR COMPANY PTY LTD ABN - 11 002 189 228, Glenn Ype Buikstra Family Will Trust
Other parties
MAG NORTHERN BEACHES PTY LTD ABN - 21 659 209 051, MCCARROLL'S OF MOSS VALE PTY LTD ABN - 60 003 411 210, MAG BODY CORP PTY LTD ABN - 93 676 724 495
ANZSIC
  • 3911 Car Retailing
  • 3921 Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing
  • 6712 Non-Residential Property Operators
  • 9412 Automotive Body, Paint and Interior Repair
  • 9419 Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance

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