NFI Empire
NFI Empire is a specialty automotive dealership, consignment house and custom build shop in North East, Pennsylvania, and has used 3D printing and 3D scanning through Gannon University's MakerSpace for custom truck trim and badging.
- CEO / Founder
- Justin Fried
- Stage
- Acquired
- Latest Round
- Acquired
- Key Investors
- Newport Gold, Inc.
Technology & Products
Key Products
Retail sales of specialty vehicles; consignment program; financing; full-service garage and PA state inspection; aftermarket upgrades (lift kits, tuning, exhaust, custom interiors and audio); one-off custom builds (e.g., Project REBORN-001 1979 Chevrolet K30); NFI Auctions 'white glove' auction platform; Empire Rides reality-show content platform.
Technical position · AMPulse analysis
Owns a campus of over 61,000 sq ft in North East, PA, used for inspection, reconditioning, builds and logistics. Develops its own auction platform and content media. AM capability is accessed through a partner (Gannon University MakerSpace) rather than operated in-house.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
An automotive business that combines physical facilities for inspection, reconditioning, custom builds and sales with digital channels for selling classic, exotic and specialty vehicles. It promotes lower seller fees than traditional auction houses.
How They Differentiate
Positions a hybrid physical and digital model against traditional auction houses, which it says charge combined fees often above 20%, and against purely online platforms that lack physical quality control. It also runs in-house custom builds and charity build projects.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Buyers and sellers of classic, exotic, modified and luxury vehicles; owners commissioning custom builds and restorations; consignment sellers.
Industry Verticals
Automotive (specialty, classic and exotic vehicles; custom builds and restoration)
Competitors
Barrett-Jackson; Mecum Auctions; Bring a Trailer
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
2025 gross revenue of $10.3M with a net profit (company-reported). NFI Empire Group produced $2.85M in revenue and $855K in gross profit in the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Two prior charity builds raised $865,000.
Major Milestones
2015: founded. Dec 2025: non-binding LOI with Newport Gold. Mar-Apr 2026: merger with Newport Gold, Inc. (OTC: NWPG) completed. Jun 2026: 61,000 sq ft NFI Empire Campus completed. 2026: Project REBORN-001 built with Gannon MakerSpace 3D printing support, for auction at the Red Bird Games benefiting The Brett Boyer Foundation.