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Carsome Group

Automotive & EV · Not listed — privately held

Last reviewed 11 September 2026

Carsome Group is a Southeast Asian used-car e-commerce company founded in 2015 by Eric Cheng. It buys, refurbishes and sells used cars and provides inspection, financing, insurance and after-sales services, operating in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand through a network of inspection centres and refurbishment facilities. The company is privately held and has raised venture and private-equity funding.

Legal name
Carsome Group Inc.
Industry
Automotive & EV
Listing
Not listed — privately held
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Business & industry context

Carsome is one of the largest Malaysian-founded technology companies by valuation and a reference point for the digitalisation of the used-car trade in the region.

Latest Carsome Group news

No published Next Malaysia coverage of this company yet. This hub is indexed only once it has a verified identity, a source pack and at least two substantive linked stories (§6.5).

Editorial sources & further reading

Official sources & further reading

  1. Carsome — corporate website (Tier 2 — Company official / IR / named spokesperson)accessed 2026-09-11Supports: Company identity, listing and leadership
  2. CARSOME — about (Tier 2 — Company official / IR / named spokesperson)accessed 2026-09-11Supports: Company identity, listing and leadership

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