<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A former </span><em><span>Married at First Sight</span></em><span> contestant says he has no idea why his car dealership was targeted by arsonists in an overnight firebombing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>James Susler, a business owner and contestant on season eight of the reality show, only opened his Chery Melbourne City dealership five days ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Overnight it was damaged in an arson attack after two men jumped a fence, smashed open the front of the building on Plummer Street in Port </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> early this morning and set fire to a car inside.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>EXCLUSIVE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/identity-theft-great-southern-bank/5923e717-9bae-4eea-a0ef-88641d20633d" target="_blank"><strong><span>Anna had no idea her identity had been stolen. Then the letters arrived</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-may-6-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/f734aa28-08d0-4969-92ed-dcad5d03ad31" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump halts 'Project Freedom' hours after it was announced</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Susler told </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span> he did not know why the offenders chose to firebomb his newly-opened dealership.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I know as much as you guys do," Susler said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-car-dealership-owned-by-former-married-at-first-sight-contestant-firebombed/843f8a8d-f2b9-45d5-a3fd-27e40c740673" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's not the best, ideal situation... We'll move on from this, we'll get bigger and stronger."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is understood the dealership had not been previously threatened.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The unknown offenders bypassed a security guard who was hired to protect the building.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nobody was inside at the time of the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair fled the scene before firefighters arrived about 4.50am.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It took 30 firefighters and an aerial unit to control the blaze, which was extinguished by 5.23am.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WORLD:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/italy-pm-giorgia-meloni-shares-deepfake-lingerie-post-to-denounce-dangerous-trend/891c140a-3564-43a4-a884-13d52d51d3b7" target="_blank"><strong><span>'Dangerous tool': Italian prime minister shares deepfake lingerie photo</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit is now investigating the fire.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Susler opened the Chery dealership on May 1, describing it as the culmination of "countless days of hard work".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've poured everything into creating a space you'll love and we couldn't be more proud to welcome you into Australia's biggest Chery showroom," Chery said in a post on Instagram.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is unknown if the firebombing is linked to a string of similar arson attacks targeting Melbourne nightclubs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria Police's specialist Operation Eclipse taskforce was established to investigate organised crime groups believed to be responsible for the incidents at hospitality venues in the CBD, South Melbourne and Prahran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>