Company History

March 1983 HONDA VERNO TOKAI CO., LTD. was founded at Marune, Kagiyamachi, Tokai, Aichi Prefecture with capital of 40 million yen.
April 1983 Signed a basic agreement for a Verno dealership with HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. and opened the Tokai Shop at Kagiyamachi, Tokai, Aichi Prefecture.
May 1994 Relocated the head office to Dadaboshi, Kagiyamachi, Tokai, Aichi prefecture.
September 1998 Stocks listed on Second section of Nagoya Stock Exchange.
March 1999 Acquired FORD LIFE CHUBU CO., LTD, (currently, FLC CO., LTD) and HONDA MOTOR SALES MEINAN CO., LTD. (currently, HONDA CARS TOKAI CO., LTD.)
June 1999 Established ORIX RENT-A-CAR CHUBU CORPORATION (currently J-NET RENTAL & LEASE CO., LTD.)
March 2000 Established NEW STEEL HOMES JAPAN CORPORATION (currently ARCHISH GALLERY CO., LTD.)
April 2000 Exepanded Honda dealership territory into Gifu prefecture by taking over sales areas from HONDA VERNO GIFU CO., LTD.
April 2000 Established ORIX RENT-A-CAR OSAKA CORPORATION (currently J-NET RENTAL & LEASE CO., LTD.)
April 2000 Acquired CHUKYO HONDA CO., LTD. (currently HONDA CARS TOKAI CO., LTD.)
June 2000 Listed on Nasdaq Japan Market.
October 2000 CHUKYO HONDA CO., LTD. merged with HONDA JIHAN MEINAN CO., LTD. and changes the company name to HONDA PRIMO TOKAI CO., LTD. (currently HONDA CARS TOKAI CO., LTD.)
March 2002 ORIX RENT-A-CAR CHUBU CORP. merged with ORIX RENT-A-CAR OSAKA CORP. and changed the company name to ORIX RENT-A-CAR MEIHAN CORP. (currently, J-NET RENTAL & LEASE CO., LTD.)
March 2003 Acquired TRUST CO., LTD.
April 2003 Automobile sales operation was handed over to the newly established HONDA VERNO TOKAI CO., LTD. and changed its trade name to VT HOLDINGS CO., LTD. and became a holding company.
January 2004 Acquired C.E.S CO., LTD.
September 2004 Established FACE ON CO., LTD. (currently PCI. CO. LTD.)
November 2004 TRUST CO., LTD. was listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market.
April 2005 Acquired LCI. CO. LTD.
July 2005 Established E-ESCO CO., LTD. (currently MIRAIZ CO., LTD.)
December 2005 Acquired NAGANO NISSAN AUTO CO., LTD. and its three subsidiaries.
July 2006 Acquired SHIZUOKA NISSAN AUTO CO., LTD. and its subsidiary.
July 2006 Acquired MIKAWA NISSAN AUTO CO., LTD. and its two subsidiaries.
August 2006 HONDA VERNO TOKAI CO., LTD. merged with HONDA PRIMO TOKAI CO., LTD. and changed the trade name to HONDA CARS TOKAI CO., LTD.
February 2011 Acquired WESTERN BREEZE TRADING 23 (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED (currently, TRUST ABSOLUT AUTO (PTY) LTD.)
October 2011 Acquired SOJITZ ABSOLUT AUTO(PTY) LTD. (currently, SKY ABSOLUT AUTO (PTY) LTD.)
April 2012 Acquired COLT CAR RETAIL LIMITED (CCR MOTOR CO. LTD. currently, GRIFFIN MILL GROUP LIMITED)
April 2012 Acquired NISSAN SATIO SAITAMA CO., LTD. and its subsidiary.
April 2014 Acquired NISSAN SATIO NARA CO., LTD.
August 2014 Acquired MG HOME CO., LTD. (currently, AMG HOLDINGS CO., LTD.)
October 2014 Acquired SCOTTS MOTORS ARTARMON PTY LTD.
December 2014 Acquired GRIFFIN MILL GARAGES LIMITED. (currently, GRIFFIN MILL GROUP LIMITED)
May 2015 Stocks transferred from JASDAQ (Standard) Market to First section Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange and from Second Section Market to First Section Market of Nagoya Stock Exchange.
August 2015 Acquired MG SOGO SERVICE CO., LTD.
February 2016 Established MOTOREN SHIZUOKA CO., LTD.
May 2016 Acquired WESSEX GARAGES HOLDINGS LIMITED.
July 2016 Relocated the head office Nagoya, Aichi prefecture.
October 2016 Acquired MASTER AUTOMOCION, S.L. and its 11 subsidiaries.
September 2017 Established MASTER DEALER DE AUTOMOCION 2017, S.L.
November 2017 Acquired MOGACAR DE AUTOMOCION, S.L.
March 2018 Acquired QUIAUTO, S.A.
August 2019 Acquired KOYO AUTO CO. LTD.
August 2019 Established MOTOREN MIKAWA CO., LTD.
July 2020 Acquired TAKI HOUSE CO., LTD.
January 2021 Acquired HONDA YONRIN HANBAI MARUJUN CO., LTD. (currently HONDA CARS TOKAI CO., LTD.)
April 2021 MG HOME CO., LTD. changed its name to AMG HOLDINGS CO., LTD. and became a holding company. The successor company changed its name to MG HOME CO., LTD. and took over the housing business.
April 2021 Acquired CATERHAM CARS GROUP LIMITED and its two subsidiaries.
June 2021 Established M-MOTORBIKES ESPANA, S. L.
November 2021 HONDA YONRIN HANBAI MARUJUN CO., LTD. (currently, HONDA CARS TOKAI CO., LTD.) became a wholly owned subsidiary through a share purchase.
November 2021 Acquired TAKAGAKI GUMI, INC.
April 2022 Stocks moved from First Section to Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange, and from First Section to Premier Market of Nagoya Stock Exchange.
April 2022 HONDA CARS TOKAI CO., LTD. merged with HONDA YONRIN HANBAI MARUJUN CO., LTD.
June 2022 CCR MOTOR CO., LTD. merged with GRIFFIN MILL GARAGES LTD. and changed the trade name to GRIFFIN MILL GROUP LIMITED.
September 2022 Established MOTOREN DONAN CO., LTD.
October 2022 Acquired KAWASAKI HOUSING CO., LTD. and HOUMAINTE CO., LTD.
May 2023 Real estate leasing business split off and taken over from HONDA CARS TOKAI CO., LTD. through an absorption-type split.
May 2023 Established CATERHAM EVO LIMITED.
July 2023 Acquired FUJI MOTOREN CO., LTD.

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