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About LDM Finance

Vehicle finance built for how New Zealand businesses actually operate

LDM Finance is the finance arm of LDM Motor Group, a Christchurch-based commercial vehicle specialist. We help tradies, owner-drivers and businesses across New Zealand finance the vehicles and assets they work from, using a panel of trusted lenders and a straightforward, no-pressure approach.

LDM Motor Group has spent years supplying utes, trucks, vans and commercial vehicles to businesses that depend on them. Time and again, the hardest part for customers was not choosing the vehicle. It was arranging finance that respected their cashflow and their time.

LDM Finance exists to fix that. We are finance-first. The vehicle is the outcome, but the structure behind it is what keeps a business running. We hold a panel of lenders, submit one application on your behalf and match it to the partner most likely to approve it on terms that suit you.

We are based in Christchurch with real stock on the yard, and we deliver nationwide, typically within one week. Wherever you are in the country, you get the same calm, commercially sound guidance.

1 week
Typical nationwide delivery
4+
Lenders on our panel
$0
Deposit options available
24–48 hr
Typical assessment window

How LDM Finance works

Four steps, from application to approval. No pressure at any stage.

1
Apply
Complete one short application, or model a scenario in the calculator first.
2
Assessment
A specialist reviews your application and checks serviceability.
3
Lender placement
We match your application to the most suitable lender on our panel.
4
Approval
On approval, we confirm the structure and arrange nationwide delivery.

Meet the team

Two founders, both hands-on. You deal with the people who own the outcome.

Louis Donnithorne, managing director and co-founder of LDM Finance

Louis Donnithorne

Managing director and co-founder

Louis has been around vehicles since he was a teenager, with a background in the automotive panel and paint industry that has given him a sharp eye for detail and quality. That same care carries through to how he handles finance, treating every client — whether it is a first ute for personal use or a fleet purchase for a growing business — with the same clear communication and honest, straightforward approach.

Outside LDM, Louis spends his time restoring Range Rover Classics and mountain biking in the Port Hills, the same hands-on passion for vehicles that drives how he looks after clients here.

Logan May, co-founder of LDM Finance

Logan May

Co-founder

Logan brings a background in fabrication, engineering and design, and a black-and-white, no-mucking-around approach to getting clients rapid, practical solutions.

Having worked across both personal and commercial vehicle needs, he understands that financing a work truck and financing a family vehicle come with different pressures, and makes sure the process is simple and personal either way.

What our customers say

Verified reviews from LDM's BuyerScore profile, published as the customer wrote them.

Excellent service and prompt response to questions as well as finance options. Louis was great to deal with and I would buy there again.
BECS-NZ LimitedWest Coast ·
I traded in my van and upgraded. The whole process was so easy from booking a viewing to trading in, applying for finance and online documents. I highly recommend
Christchurch Real Fruit Ice Cream LimitedChristchurch ·
Very quick responses, knowledgeable and helpful. Organised finance quickly and easily.
EasitagsFeilding ·
Great company to purchase from, customer service was great very helpful with assisting with finance paperwork.
Canterbury Steel Structures LimitedChristchurch ·
Our role, in plain terms

LDM Finance is a trading name of LDM Motorgroup Limited. We are not a registered financial adviser and act as a referral partner, connecting customers with third-party finance providers. Nothing on this site is financial advice.

We are not a lender. Every application is assessed and approved by the finance provider, against its own criteria and under its own registrations, and that provider sets the rates and terms it offers. Their lending is carried out under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act, including its responsible lending requirements.

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LDM Finance works with a panel of lenders and is not a lender. LDM Finance is a trading name of LDM Motorgroup Limited. We are not a registered financial adviser and act as a referral partner, connecting customers with third-party finance providers. Nothing on this site is financial advice. Approvals are subject to responsible lending inquiries. Each lender's eligibility criteria, fees, terms and conditions apply. Finance wording follows UDC Finance's standard guidance and remains subject to UDC marketing review.