World Auto Pte Ltd is a Singapore automotive service and repair company with a history stretching back to 1984, when founder Mr Tan Eng Beng set up Poly Spray Painting. In 1992, Mr Tan partnered with his brothers to establish Auto Hitech, covering car maintenance, spray painting and motor insurance claims, before World Auto Pte Ltd itself was founded in 1999, with operations beginning at 55 Jalan Pemimpin.
Over the years, World Auto has held authorised service, repair and pre-delivery maintenance status for brands including Komoco Motors Pte Ltd (Hyundai) and Advance Automobile (Pte) Ltd (Citroen), and has been an authorised repair and spray paint centre for Mazda Motor (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Chrysler Jeep Automotive of Singapore Pte Ltd. The company has also been appointed as an authorised repair workshop for motor accident claims by insurers including Lonpac Insurance Berhad and Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Singapore Branch), and has serviced a fleet of over 150 commercial vehicles for Federal Express (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Today, World Auto offers a full range of maintenance and repair services covering engines, transmissions, batteries and charging systems, brakes, cooling and fuel systems, and electrical and sensor systems, alongside accident and body work repairs, aftermarket performance parts, and car grooming services. The company also provides a 24-hour towing service and describes itself as trusted for over 30 years, with certificated technicians and a focus on honest, friendly service.
World Auto Pte Ltd traces its roots to founder Mr Tan Eng Beng, who was brought up in a family that dealt with motors and car repairs. Eng Beng started as a car repair and maintenance apprentice at the age of 13, specialising in spray painting and bodywork repair. In 1984, he set up Poly Spray Painting, becoming well known in the automotive industry for his workmanship, particularly on marques such as Maserati, Porsche and Opel.
In 1992, Mr Tan partnered with his brothers to establish Auto Hitech, a company dealing in car maintenance, spray painting and motor insurance claims. He went on to found World Auto Pte Ltd in 1999, with operations beginning at 55 Jalan Pemimpin, and a branch also set up in Eunos for spray paint and repair work. Today, Mr Tan has accumulated over 30 years of experience in bodywork repair, spray painting and motor insurance claims, giving him the ability to assess how an accident occurred between two or more vehicles just from the damage, photographs and reports.
Over the years, World Auto has held a range of authorised service and repair appointments, including as the authorised service, repair and pre-delivery maintenance centre for Komoco Motors Pte Ltd (Hyundai) and Advance Automobile (Pte) Ltd (Citroen), and as the authorised repair and spray paint centre for Mazda Motor (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Chrysler Jeep Automotive of Singapore Pte Ltd. The company has also been appointed as an authorised repair workshop for motor accident claims by insurers including Lonpac Insurance Berhad and Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Singapore Branch), and has held recall repair rights for Hup Long Automobile Pte Ltd.
In July 2009, World Auto moved back to Jalan Pemimpin, this time to No. 38, and that October gained exclusive rights as the appointed service and repair centre for Federal Express (Singapore) Pte Ltd, maintaining a fleet of over 150 commercial vehicles. The company has also serviced parallel imported vehicles sold by several dealers, including Hup Long Automobile, Custom Motors, Guan Motor, Tai Huat Automobile and SQ Carz.
World Auto's current service offering covers maintenance and repair across engines, transmissions, battery and charging systems, brakes, cooling systems, fuel systems, and electrical and sensor systems. For those who've been in an accident, the company handles accident claims, windscreen claims and panel beating. Car owners looking to personalise or upgrade their vehicles can shop aftermarket products including AP Racing and D2 Racing brake kits, YSR coilovers, HKS exhaust systems, sport rims from brands like SSR and TOMMI, and dashcams from HELLA and i-Drive. World Auto also offers grooming services, including car wash, waxing, polishing and SONAX ceramic coating.
World Auto backs its services with a 24-hour towing service, so customers have support around the clock if they run into vehicle trouble. The company describes itself as trusted for over 30 years, staffed by certificated technicians, and focused on providing honest and friendly service alongside a comfortable customer experience, with free WiFi available on-site.
World Auto's private consumers main office is located at 5 Kim Chuan Lane, Singapore 537070, and can be reached at +65 6451 3933, with a 24-hour towing line at +65 6389 4220. The main office is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm and Saturday from 9am to 3pm, closed Sundays and public holidays. World Auto also operates an Autobody Collision Centre and Autobody Paint Centre at 10 Kaki Bukit Road 2, First East Center, Singapore 417868.