Use .AUTO for a vehicle manufacturer, dealership, marketplace, repair network, parts supplier, rental service, mobility platform, or automotive technology brand. Search exact availability before ordering because registry-premium pricing is common.
Building an automotive portfolio? Explore the NiceNIC Reseller Program for bulk tools, API access, and WHMCS integration.
.AUTO directly identifies the automotive sector and is open to global buyers, but many names may carry registry-premium prices. NiceNIC supports live search, registration, eligible transfer, DNS, bulk workflows, reseller API access, and account support.
Add funds and pay for domain services using supported crypto options such as USDT, BTC, ETH, and LTC. Automated crypto deposit recording helps account balances update quickly after successful confirmation, with no extra NiceNIC processing fee for automated deposits.
NiceNIC provides real human support, not only scripted replies. Our team can review your domain needs, explain practical options, and give account-level, transfer, bulk registration, and reseller suggestions to help your domain business grow.
NiceNIC does not take arbitrary action against domains. Abuse reports are reviewed based on available evidence, policies, and registry requirements, with domain owners guided to review, fix, or explain reported issues where appropriate.
Manage .AUTO together with 2,500+ domain extensions from one NiceNIC account, including country-code, generic, and new domain extensions. This helps businesses, investors, and resellers build global domain coverage more efficiently.
NiceNIC supports 47+ website languages, creating a multilingual registrar experience for international users and teams. This makes domain registration, renewal, transfer, account management, and support easier across different markets.
For hosting providers, agencies, platforms, and domain resellers, NiceNIC supports reseller API access for domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, account-level pricing, and custom nameserver services.
IANA lists XYZ.COM LLC as the current sponsoring organization for .AUTO. The extension entered the root in 2015 and gives automotive projects a short, category-specific naming option.
A July 28, 2026 active-domain snapshot tracked 588 .AUTO names.
For manufacturers, dealers, marketplaces, repair, parts, rentals, mobility, and vehicle technology.
IANA records the .AUTO registration date as March 12, 2015.
.AUTO is highlighted within the new-gTLD market and compared with country-code and established domain categories.
The extension immediately communicates vehicles, mobility, dealerships, repair, or automotive technology.
AUTO is short, international, and immediately relevant to vehicles and mobility.
Automotive businesses and projects can search available names without a general industry-membership restriction.
Many short names may use registry-premium pricing, making live price and renewal checks important before launch.
Active-domain snapshots compare .AUTO with selected automotive namespaces using one database.
Public .AUTO completed-sale disclosures with verified domain names and prices are limited. A concise automotive name can still support dealerships, manufacturers, marketplaces, mobility products, repair networks, and long-term brand protection.
A dealership, parts supplier, mobility platform, and reseller each need different domain services.
Create a memorable address for inventory, financing, test drives, trade-ins, and customer enquiries.
Publish servicing, diagnostics, tyres, accessories, parts catalogues, and location information.
Use .AUTO for vehicle launches, electric mobility, fleet software, charging, telematics, or connected-car products.
Offer automotive domains with websites, lead systems, hosting, email, or automated customer management.
If you already own .AUTO domains elsewhere, transfer decisions should not be based only on one renewal invoice. Check transfer eligibility, ownership access, billing reliability, support response time, API needs, and long-term domain management.
Paste multiple .AUTO names, remove duplicates, review the count, and continue to bulk registration. This is useful for domain investors, brand teams, agencies, hosting providers, and resellers.
Enter one name per line, with or without .AUTO. The tool removes duplicates and prepares a clean list for bulk registration.
If your business sells hosting, websites, SaaS, agency services, or brand protection packages, NiceNIC reseller APIs can support domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, and account management.
# NiceNIC API v2 endpoint
# Applies to supported domain extensions, including .com, .net, .org, ccTLDs, and new gTLDs
https://api.nicenic.net/v2/
# Required headers
Authorization: username:api_secret
Content-Type: application/json
# Check domain availability across multiple extensions
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=check&domains=example.com,example.net,mybrand.org" \
-H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
# Get registration / renewal / transfer pricing for any supported extension
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=get_price&domain=example.com&type=register&year=1" \
-H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
# Change the domain value to query another TLD:
# example.com, example.net, example.org, example.ai, example.co
# Standard response format
{
"code": 0,
"msg": "success",
"data": {}
}
Short answers for buyers who need to confirm .AUTO availability, registry-premium pricing, bulk search, transfer rules, payment, or reseller/API support before continuing.
.AUTO is a generic top-level domain designed for automotive brands, dealers, marketplaces, repair services, parts suppliers, mobility platforms, and vehicle technology.
IANA currently lists XYZ.COM LLC as the sponsoring organization for .AUTO.
.AUTO is generally available to global buyers, subject to the registry agreement, reserved names, rights protection, and accurate registrant information.
A Webatla snapshot dated July 28, 2026 tracked 588 active .AUTO domains.
Many .AUTO names can carry registry-premium registration and renewal prices. Check the exact live price before ordering or building a long-term portfolio.
When the domain is eligible, unlock it, obtain the authorization code, and submit the request through the NiceNIC transfer service.
Yes. Use the single-name search, or prepare a bulk domain list for multiple supported names.
NiceNIC supports account-level DNS management for supported .AUTO domains, including website, email, hosting, and verification records.
NiceNIC provides a reseller program, domain reseller API, and WHMCS integration for supported operations.
Register a new .AUTO, transfer an existing domain, or upgrade your account level for bulk registration and reseller API use.
