aid: carswitch
name: CarSwitch
description: >-
  CarSwitch is a tech-enabled used-car marketplace founded in Dubai in 2016 that
  facilitates buying and selling of pre-owned vehicles across the United Arab
  Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi and nationwide) and Saudi Arabia. Rather than a
  traditional classifieds site, CarSwitch operates as a fully managed service:
  every car undergoes a 200-point inspection before listing, sellers get an
  end-to-end managed selling service (professional photography, listing,
  negotiation and RTA transfer handling), and buyers get price transparency, a
  free online car-valuation tool and installment financing through banking
  partners such as Emirates NBD, FAB, ADCB, ADIB, DIB and Emirates Islamic. The
  company has inspected 130,000+ vehicles and facilitated over $500 million in
  sales. CarSwitch was surfaced as a portfolio company of 500 Global and added
  to the API Evangelist network; it is a consumer marketplace with no public
  developer API program.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/carswitch/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://d1esl34bhh6pms.cloudfront.net/static/images/og-image.webp
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Automotive
- Used Cars
- Marketplace
- Automotive Marketplace
- E-Commerce
- Car Financing
- Vehicle Inspection
- United Arab Emirates
- Saudi Arabia
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/carswitch-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://carswitch.com
- type: About
  url: https://carswitch.com/about
- type: Blog
  url: https://carswitch.com/newsroom
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://carswitch.com/termsandconditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://carswitch.com/privacypolicy
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence