MACAULAY MAZDA HISTORY

Macaulay Motors was incorporated on the 22nd November 1935, and on 4th December commenced operations in Invercargill by purchasing the assets of the old established firm G W Woods & Company, who had been the Ford dealers in Southland since early in the century.

In April 2004 Macaulay Motors took over the Mazda franchise for Southland. A new showroom was built on our current site in Dee Street, Invercargill to accommodate the Mazda brand, opening in 2006.

In 2005 Macaulay Motors extended again to include the two properties directly opposite on Fox Street, which is now our parking area for all new and used vehicles, then in 2008 the Pizza Hut property was purchased on the North West corner of Dee and Fox Streets.  This building was demolished and our used commercial and budget car yards now occupy this area.

In 2017 we commenced an extensive renovation to the Invercargill site, with significant upgrades to our workshop, and the addition of a customer business centre. 

With a great deal of our clients in the Queenstown area a Service operation was opened in 1990. Due to the significant growth seen in the Wakatipu area over the past 20 years we have expanded to become a full dealership with parts, service, new and used vehicle sales in Frankton. This expansion has continued, and in December 2018, the day before Christmas, we opened the brand new Queenstown facility at Five Mile, Frankton.

With the huge growth in Wānaka over recent years, along with our customer base growing in the area and surrounding districts, the decision was made to invest in the area with a brand new Service Centre, which opened in 2020.  Located in McCormick Street in Three Parks, Wānaka, the new purpose-built Wānaka branch is a fantastic opportunity to offer customers more convenience by having the choice of whether they want to use Queenstown or Wānaka for their parts, servicing and repair, and warrant of fitness needs.