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Your Buy Here Pay Here Dealership In North Carolina

After owning and operating a successful tire business in Henderson, NC, brothers Phillip and Curtis White had a vision. They realized folks in the Raleigh, NC area -- especially those with credit challenges -- needed a way to get affordable, pre-owned vehicles with financing to pay for them. At the time, there weren’t many dealerships offering this type of service.


In March 1989, the White brothers opened AutoMax and started offering on-the-lot financing for the reliable used vehicles they sold to residents of Raleigh, NC, and the areas surrounding Henderson, NC.

You can still find us in the same building in Henderson, but we’ve added a second car dealership in Youngsville, to better serve customers all over central North Carolina, including Raleigh, Wake, Durham, Orange, Franklin, Vance, Granville, Person, Nash, Johnston, Warren, and Halifax counties.


Despite our growth, our core values haven’t changed, and we’re still a family-owned-and-operated business, run by the second generation of the White family, Mike, Allen and Jeff. 

OUR MISSION

At AutoMax, our mission is to make it easy for North Carolina residents in the Raleigh, NC and Durham, NC areas to buy reliable vehicles, with in-house financing and complementary warranties. We provide buy here pay here car loans for people who are unable to qualify for a conventional car loan and help them overcome their credit challenges.

I had a wonderful experience with Stacy Wood. Because this was a bit of a drive from me, she was able to help me see what I could qualify for over the phone. When I arrived, she did not make me feel pressured about anything, and when I found a car that I fell in love with, that wound up being cheaper than the first I was looking at, she didn’t try to convince me to go with the more expensive one. She was very kind and friendly and helpful and professional. Everything was explained very clearly,... More
Over a month ago
Extremely nice staff, very simple process. Came in through the door, and left with a new vehicle in less than an hour. The kitten mascot was the cherry on top.
Over a month ago
Carrie is amazing!!! She’s always so nice and patient and always willing to work with you long as there is communication! Thank you so much Carrie, you are always appreciated!
Over a month ago
Carrie Wood is the most amazing person at the Youngsville location. As people we sometimes fall short and in business your rarely treated as human. I would like to say Thank You Carrie for always being kind. I wish you all the best and I pray god blesses you . You all value your customers and it shows ♥️
Over a month ago
I just want to say this is the first dealership that I've had nothing experience & customer service from. Carrie are always going above and beyond, they actually do care and try to work with you as much as they can. I cant thank them enough. I've no issues out of my car and I've had it since 2019.
Over a month ago

We Think Of You As A Friend. That's The AutoMax Difference.


When AutoMax first opened, the term “buy here pay here” was still unfamiliar to car buyers. The concept of purchasing a car through dealership-funded loans was new, and dealerships who operated this way used terms like “in-house financing” or “tote the note.”

Today, we use the term “buy here pay here.” For some people, that important phrase is the difference between owning a reliable car and having to walk or rely on buses or friends to get you to work, school, church, and the store.

A buy here pay here deal is based on trust between the dealer and valued customer. AutoMax embraces that trust and extends financing to every customer, regardless of their creditworthiness. We offer loans to everyone, even those with a bankruptcy, charge-off or repossession in their pasts. Instead, we focus on the future, and help you make your life better with a quality used car.

And because we get to know you when you shop with us and work with you each month, servicing your loan, we don’t think of you as just a customer. We think of you as a friend. That’s the AutoMax difference.

READY TO BUY A CAR? WE'RE READY TO HELP.

Get approved and browse our inventory online. Visit us at our Youngsville or Henderson, NC locations to drive away in a nicer, newer car.

AutoMax of Henderson, NC
(252) 430-1006
AutoMax of Youngsville, NC
(919) 570-1107

The AutoMax dealerships of Henderson and Youngsville, NC proudly serve customers from the surrounding cities of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Butner, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Wake Forest, Rolesville, Zebulon, Nashville, Oxford, and Warrenton, in Vance County, Wake County, Granville County, Franklin County, Durham County, Orange County, Nash County, and Warren County.