HM Motors

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About the workshop

Three mechanics.
33 years between them.

HM Motors is a local workshop on Portage Road in New Lynn. We opened in March 2026 with one idea: explain the work honestly, price it fairly, and get the vehicle back to you when we said we would.

  • MTA Assured
  • WOF while you wait
  • Quote before we start
  • All makes & models
  • 33 years’ combined experience
  • Quote first, work second
  • Pickup & drop-off in New Lynn
  • Open Saturday mornings
  • New Lynn, Auckland
Who we are

A workshop run by
the people in it.

Sanjay Lal owns and runs HM Motors, and works on the tools alongside two other mechanics. Between the three of them there is 33 years of experience — twenty years, ten years and three years.

That matters most when something is hard to diagnose. Experience is what stops you replacing three parts to fix one fault.

We are a general workshop, not a specialist. Family cars, utes, work vans, hybrids, diesels, older vehicles that need to keep going another year — all makes and models, all welcome.

Sanjay Lal and the HM Motors team, New Lynn
How we work

What you can expect
every time.

Plain English

We explain the fault and the fix without the mechanical jargon. If a word needs explaining, we explain it.

Price first

You get a quote before the work starts. If we find something else, we stop and call you.

On time

We give you a realistic timeframe, not an optimistic one, and we tell you early if a part is holding things up.

Why New Lynn drivers pick us

Straight answers,
fair prices, quick turnaround.

Three mechanics, 33 years’ combined experience, and a written price before any work starts. We work on all makes and models.

33Years' combined experience
3Qualified mechanics
6Days open a week, including Saturdays
AllMakes and models welcome
A vehicle raised on the hoist at HM Motors, New Lynn
The workshop

Find us on
Portage Road.

We are at 81 Portage Road in New Lynn, minutes from the train station. There is parking on site, and you are welcome to wait while we do a WOF.

What our customers say

Reviews, in their
own words.

Our reviews live on our Google Business Profile. We quote them exactly as they were written — nothing polished, nothing invented.

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Need a WOF or a service this week.

Call the workshop and we will tell you straight away when we can take your vehicle. Or send a booking request and we will come back to you.

HM Motors is MTA Assured