GTA 6 Vehicle Warehouse Profit Calculator

What Vehicle Import/Export actually is

The Vehicle Warehouse is the car-theft business, and it has one enormous advantage over every drug lab and crate operation: there are no supply costs whatsoever. You steal a car, you deliver it to your warehouse, you optionally fix it up, and you export it for profit. Every rupee you earn is margin. For active solo players, it’s one of the highest genuine hourly rates available.

The CEO Office prerequisite

Like crate trading, this business requires a CEO Office before you can buy the warehouse itself. Our calculator includes that in the total entry cost so the payback number reflects what you’ll actually spend to get started.

The one trick that doubles your income

This is the single most important thing to understand about vehicle exporting, and most new players get it wrong. Cars come in tiers, and only top-range vehicles are worth exporting. The catch is that the game will keep offering you low and mid-range cars while your warehouse is full of them.

The fix used by every experienced exporter: keep your warehouse stocked only with top-range cars. Sell off standard and mid-range vehicles cheaply and immediately, which pushes future sourcing missions toward the high-value tier. Players who do this earn dramatically more per hour than players who hoard whatever they happen to steal.

Selling

Exports are typically single-vehicle deliveries, which makes this business genuinely solo-friendly — you will not be handed a convoy you can’t deliver. Some exports come with modifications that raise the sale price; others carry delivery conditions that penalise damage, so drive carefully on the high-value runs.

Should you buy the Vehicle Warehouse?

Buy it if you like active play and want strong income without supply overheads. It is one of the best businesses for a solo player who’s already past the beginner stage and can afford the CEO Office. It is a poor choice if you want money to accumulate while you’re offline — nothing happens here unless you’re actively working.

💡 Do this from day one: dump every standard and mid-range car immediately. A warehouse full of cheap vehicles is the reason most players think this business underperforms.

Common mistakes

Hoarding low and mid-range cars, which blocks top-range spawns.
Forgetting the CEO Office cost in the budget.
Damaging high-value exports and losing a chunk of the payout to repairs.
Expecting passive income from an entirely active business.

How the Vehicle Warehouse works in GTA Online today

This estimate follows the confirmed Import/Export business in GTA Online, where you source cars into a vehicle warehouse and export them for profit. The mechanic our calculator is built around is the sourcing rule: to keep pulling the lucrative Top Range cars — which export for roughly $80,000–$100,000 each after a modest repair cost — you need to keep your warehouse stocked with Standard and Mid Range vehicles too, selling those off to cycle the pool. Done well it is one of the more engaging active earners in the game because the work is driving rather than standing in a warehouse. Our figure is the export payout after the repair-cost deduction that Top Range cars almost always incur.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Vehicle Warehouse worth it in GTA 6?

As an active, driving-focused business it is a solid earner, especially once you learn to keep Top Range cars sourcing. It is more hands-on than passive businesses, so it suits players who enjoy the cars rather than those wanting idle income.

How do I only source Top Range cars?

You cannot source Top Range exclusively while your warehouse holds too many lower-tier cars. The standard trick is to keep selling Standard and Mid Range vehicles so the sourcing pool favours Top Range, which export for the most.

Do exported cars cost money to sell?

Top Range cars usually take damage on sourcing and incur a repair fee before export, which our calculator subtracts so the profit shown is what you actually keep, not the gross sale price.

Related tools and guides

See how it compares to heists and passive setups in Money Methods, or rank it against everything in the Best Business Ranker and the solo money guide.