Tyson Sutton
Managing Director / Regent Motors
Most Notable Role
Tyson Sutton owns Regent Motors, one of the state’s biggest independent automotive dealerships, and the biggest in the hands of one person or family . He also has a significant stake in related property holding company Ukemi Investments. Mr Sutton, who had previously been a dealer principal with AHG, became a director of Regent in 2007, joining Robert Van Helvoort, the other major owner, whose father Andre founded the business in 1962. Regent’s various dealerships turn over an estimated $1.4 billion a year in car sales. In 2015, Regent acquired 70 per cent of Bob Peter’s BMW dealership Auto Classic. In 2025, Mr Sutton bought out the Van Helvoort family for an undisclosed sum.
