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Top 19 Automotive design and engineering firms based in Australia

RevenueBase identified 57 automotive design and engineering firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 1,992 professional contacts across them, including 933 with verified work emails. Melbourne is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive design and engineering firms headquartered in Australia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
57Companies
1,992Contacts tracked
933Verified emails
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The 19 largest automotive design and engineering firms based in Australia

Ranked by team size
Top 19 of 57 automotive design and engineering firms based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive design and engineering firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidencePort Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,468 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since its foundation in 1937, globally, Toyota has strived continuously to contribute to the sustainable development of society and the planet through its business operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Strong evidenceDandenong South, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000214 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Walkinshaw Group is a global leader in the design, engineering, development, and marketing of performance vehicles, and has significant motor sport interests in Australia and the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Partial evidenceCroydon South, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20046 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As innovators in the industry for over 35 years, MoTeC designs and manufactures complete electronic systems including: Engine Management, EV Vehicle Control, Data Acquisition…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Indirect evidenceRichmond, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5028 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 1931, by William and Gilbert Smedley in Tasmania, Smedley’s Engineers has grown to become a progressive, innovative, specialised consulting firm with a focus on…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Partial evidenceNorth Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cobalt Design is a globally focused product design and development group based in Melbourne, Australia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-507 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Figgis + Jefferson Tepa provide specialised architectural services to the development and automotive industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Strong evidenceYatala, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-507 contacts →

Strong evidence

“AWL are an Australian automotive engineering and design company, specialising in the manufacture of vehicle service bodies and accessories.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Partial evidenceLonsdale, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Adaptive Manufacturing is dedicated in providing you with up-to-date, seamless design integrations and wheelbase chassis extensions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Partial evidenceBotany, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“DeepDish Engineering seeks to get to the bottom of engineering challenges in an innovative and cost-effective manner.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Indirect evidenceWilliamtown, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“If you have identified a need within your own business; have seen an opportunity in the market for a product that either doesn't exist or is prohibitively expensive or are simply…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Strong evidenceSt. Leonards, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-504 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Fordyno proudly champions our clients brand visions, from establishment and growth through to intelligent product strategy, design and engineering.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Partial evidenceSt Leonards, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Industrial Design Alliance (IDA), based in Sydney, Australia, is a leading design and innovation consultancy with over 30 years of experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Indirect evidenceHighett, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-503 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Grand Yarra, we believe vehicles should feel as if they were always meant to exist, and we simply uncovered them.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Partial evidenceCaringbah, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“KWA Design is an internationally recognised Australian based Product Design consultancy with substantial experience in innovative, market-leading Industrial Design, 3D CAD…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Partial evidenceMount Gambier, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“JLM Engineers are the Green Triangle’s only prototype and concept design specialists.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMalaga, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-502 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Auto Shield Group manufactures, distributes & develops a proven range of products & services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Strong evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-101 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in March 2017, Avy Engineering and CAD Solutions specialises in Mechanical Engineering Design and CAD Automation Services and has been providing excellent services not…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Indirect evidenceRingwood North, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Partial evidenceNewcastle, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Instar provides specialist services for confident product, manufacturing, and operational decisions- FEA & structural analysis - Design verification before manufacture - Product…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Automotive design and engineering firms based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
46.8%Verified-email coverage
34.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
10.5%Largest-city concentration · Melbourne
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
33
11-50
19
51-200
3
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Australia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Australia, over 57 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive design and engineering firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Australia whose own description of what they do matches “automotive design and engineering firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive design and engineering firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive design and engineering firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 933 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive design and engineering firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive design and engineering firms are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 57 automotive design and engineering firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Toyota Motor Corporation Australia, headquartered in Port Melbourne, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive design and engineering firms?

Melbourne leads with 6 headquartered companies, followed by Perth (3) and Sydney (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 933 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 57 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.