Supercheap Auto is an Australian automotive parts and accessories retailer. It was founded in 1972, operating as a mail-order business and opened its first store in

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in 1974. It now has 300 stores across Australia and New Zealand.

History

Supercheap Auto was founded by Reg and Hazel Rowe in 1972 as a mail-order business. The couple sold imported battery chargers and other automotive accessories from their home. In 1974, they opened their first store in

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. The company has over 300 stores throughout Australia and also in New Zealand, the 250th being

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in New Zealand and the 300th being Holden Hill in South Australia.

Store formats

Supercheap Auto has some newer formats stores including 1,000sqm Superstores at Oxenford,

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, Cannon Hill and

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and smaller 400sqm stores as well as more common 700 sq m formats.

Sponsorships

Holden VF Commodore of Russell Ingall 2013

From 2005 to 2020, Supercheap Auto held sponsorship

naming rights Naming rights are a financial transaction and form of advertising or memorialization whereby a corporation, person, or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, object, location, program, or event, typically for a defined period of t ...

for the

Bathurst 1000 The Bathurst 1000 (formally known as the Repco Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently run as part of the Supercars Championship, the most re ...

. It has also sponsored several

Supercars Championship The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport. Supercars events take place in all Australi ...

teams since 1997 under the brand Supercheap Auto Racing, including Steven Ellery Racing (2000-2004), Paul Weel Racing (2005-2007),

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(2008-2011), Walkinsaw Racing (2012-2015) and

Tickford Racing Tickford Racing (formerly known as Prodrive Racing Australia and Ford Performance Racing) is an Australian motor racing team which competes in the Supercars Championship. The team currently campaigns three Ford Mustangs, with their current driv ...

(2016-2020). It was naming rights sponsor of the

from

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until

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

, and became the naming rights sponsor of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series in

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. After the Supercars title and Bathurst race sponsorship went to

Repco Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/ retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high ...

in 2021, Supercheap became an associate sponsor of Triple Eight Race Engineering as well as naming rights sponsor for entries in the

and

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Bathurst 1000.Lowndes and Fraser confirmed for Bathurst wildcard
''Auto Action'' 4 June 2022

References

External links

* {{Retailers in New Zealand Automotive companies of Australia Automotive part retailers Automotive part retailers of New Zealand Companies based in Brisbane Retail companies established in 1972 Super Retail Group 1972 establishments in Australia