Our Origins

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Since opening in 1974 as Japan’s first automotive goods specialty store, AUTOBACS has been committed to delivering high-quality merchandise and services to our customers.
 
Our mission is simple: “Anything about cars, you find at AUTOBACS.” With over 650 stores across seven countries and regions & partnerships with local businesses to offer customized automotive solutions. In addition to sourcing premium Japanese products, we have also developed a diverse range of private-label products to meet various needs.
 
AUTOBACS offers exceptional automotive services meticulously designed to meet each vehicle’s unique needs. Our dedication to reliable service and a broad range of products has earned us a stellar reputation, reflected in our impressive 4-star rating out of 5 on Google Reviews (based on 1,121 reviews as of August 5, 2024).
 

Our Autobacs Promise

Commit

At AUTOBACS, we commit to helping you maximise your car-life enjoyment with the widest range of products and services.

Promise

At AUTOBACS, we promise to treat your car as though it were ours.

Dedicate

At AUTOBACS, we dedicate to helping you decide what to spend on and nothing more.

Listen

At AUTOBACS, we try harder by listening to your needs and improving with your feedback.

Strive

At AUTOBACS, we strive to helping you maximise your car-life enjoyment with the widest range of products and services.

AUTOBACS SEVEN CO., LTD, today’s worldwide store support center of AUTOBACS stores, was established in 1948 as a wholesaler and retailer of automotive parts.

We pioneered automotive aftermarket specialty retailing in Japan with the first AUTOBACS store in 1974 in Osaka, and our retail network has since grown to become Japan’s largest nationwide chain with over 530 stores (as of 31 March 2012). We are also expanding internationally, having already established 27 stores in Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, France, Malaysia, and China respectively.

For more information about our HQ, please visit our corporate website at www.autobacs.co.jp.



AUTOBACS SEVEN CO., LTD, today’s worldwide store support center of AUTOBACS stores, was established in 1948 as a wholesaler and retailer of automotive parts.

We pioneered automotive aftermarket specialty retailing in Japan with the first AUTOBACS store in 1974 in Osaka, and our retail network has since grown to become Japan’s largest nationwide chain with over 530 stores (as of 31 March 2012). We are also expanding internationally, having already established 27 stores in Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, France, Malaysia, and China respectively.

For more information about AUTOBACS as a company, please visit our corporate website at www.autobacs.co.jp.

Our History

1947

February

The late Toshio Sumino founded Suehiro Shokai as a privately owned wholesaler of automobile parts in Osaka.

August

Suehiro Shokai was reorganized into a joint-stock company named Fuji-Shokai Co.,Ltd. in Osaka. It began wholesale of automobile parts.

1948

1958

January:

Independent wholesale department, established Daiho Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Year 1960

Opened Fuji Drive Shop.

1960

1969

Year 1969

Developed a contract with the “Carman Apache”​ ​racing car at the 1969 Japanese Grand Prix.

November:

Opened AUTOBACS Higashi Osaka Store as the Company’s first directly managed one-stop specialty store for automotive goods and services which is the first in Japan.

1974

1975

April:

Started the franchise business system and opened AUTOBACS Hakodate Nakamichi store as the first franchise store.

November:

Released tires, oil, and, batteries under our private brand.

1977

1979

August:

Opened AUTOBACS 100th store (AUTOBACS Yagi store).

March:

Changed the company name to AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd.

1980

1983

July:

Opened AUTOBACS 200th store (AUTOBACS Tezukayama store).

November:

Opened AUTOBACS 300th store (AUTOBACS Atsubetsu East store).

1985

1986

January:

As a trading company, AUTOBACS International Hong Kong was established, becoming AUTOBACS’ first entry into the international market.

July:

Opened first AUTOBACS store in Okinawa prefecture. This indicated AUTOBACS stores now becoming open in all of Japan’s prefectures.

1987

1989

March:

Listed on the second section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.

Began providing statutory safety inspections for cars at all AUTOBACS Group stores.

May:

Opened first overseas store in Taiwan (AUTOBACS Shilin), beginning AUTOBACS store’s expansion to the overseas market.

1991

1992

March:

Opened AUTOBACS 400th store (AUTOBACS East Nasuno store).

August:

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

September:

Changed listings to the first sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.

1993

1995

January:

Established AUTOBACS VENTURE SINGAPORE Pte Ltd. In May of the same year, the first store in Singapore opened (AUTOBACS PAYA LEBAR STORE).

march:

Listed on the London Stock Exchange.

March:

Opened AUTOBACS 500th store (AUTOBACS Hamada store).

1996

1997

March:

Opened the first Super AUTOBACS store in Chiba prefecture as a new store format which covers larger marketing areas than an AUTOBACS store.

August:

AUTOBACS SEVEN Europe S.A.S.(Present: AUTOBACS FRANCE S.A.S.) established a partnership with France Renault.

1999

AUTOBACS, Hashiriya Tengoku Secohan Ichiba

Thailand

2000

June:

  • Opened the first AUTOBACS Hashiriya Tengoku Secohan Ichiba for sales and purchases of used automotive goods.
  • Opened the first store in Thailand (Sathon store).

June:

  • Opened first store in France (AUTOBACS HERBLAY).
  • Released an original sports car named GARAIYA of which AUTOBACS led the design and production.

2001

AUTOBACS HERBLAY, France.

GARAIYA

2002

April:

Opened the first AUTOBACS Express store in Kanagawa prefecture which combined a gas station and a store for automotive goods.

June:

Introduced CARS system for used car sales.

September:

Opened the first store in the United States (Super AUTOBACS BEACH & 22).
*We do not currently have any stores in this country.

2003

AUTOBACS Shen Zhuang, China.

AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. in Toyosu, Tokyo.

2004

January:

Opened the first store in China (AUTOBACS Shen Zhuang).
*We do not currently have any stores in this country.

October:

Moved the headquarters of AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. in Toyosu, Tokyo.

March:

Delisted from the London Stock Exchange.

2007

AUTOBACS Klang Sentral store, Malaysia.

2012

February:

Acquisition of ISO 14001 certification at the Toyosu main store (This was cancelled in 2017).

March:

Completed a total of 3 million statutory safety inspections throughout our AUTOBACS Group stores.

April:

Opened the first store in Malaysia (AUTOBACS Klang Sentral STORE).

July:

Revamped the AUTOBACS Group Private Brand and launched AQ. Brand deployment.

November:

Completed a total of 5 million statutory safety inspections throughout our AUTOBACS Group stores.

2014

BMW / MINI dealer business in Toshima-ku, Tokyo.

AUTOBACS A.R. Hakim store, Indonesia.

2015

April:

Official BMW / MINI dealer business started operation in Toshima-ku, Tokyo.

July:

Opened first store in Indonesia (AUTOBACS A.R. Hakim store).

January:

Entered company into the Philippines through creating a capital and business alliance with a Philippine company.

March:

Opened first AUTOBACS Used Car Purchase Store that specializes in purchasing cars in Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo.

2016

AUTOBACS, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo.

AUTOBACS GARAGE.

AUTOBACS Mini, Malaysia

2017

February:

  • Started running Chain Growth Co., Ltd. mainly for securing, supplying, and securing maintenance personnel.
  • Opened the first Smart+1 store that specializes in washing and coating for cars in Ibaraki, Osaka prefecture.

March:

Established ABT Marketing Co., Ltd., a joint venture with CCC Marketing Co., Ltd.

June:

  • Began developing the JACK & MARIE brand that provides original lifestyle goods for AUTOBACS customers.
  • Opened the first AUTOBACS GARAGE, a concept store that proposes a new form of car-life.

August:

Opened AUTOBACS Mini (Aeon Mall Tamadaira No Mori store) with a focus on statutory safety inspections.

March:

Opened the first original lifestyle brand store named JACK & MARIE (Bay Quarter Yokohama store).

November:

Opened A PIT AUTOBACS SHINONOME as a new flagship store for AUTOBACS.

2018

ACK & MARIE, Bay Quarter Yokohama store.

PIT AUTOBACS SHINONOME

2019

Acquired SK AUTOMOBILE PTE.LTD

Body repairing & painting, automobile maintenance, etc.

March:

634 AUTOBACS Group stores stores including 589 stores in Japan and 45 stores overseas) / JACK & MARIE stores included.

November:

Opened the first store (GORDON MILLER KURAMAE) of the garage lifestyle brand “GORDON MILLER”

2021

Gordon Miller Kuramae

GORDON MILLER KURAMAE

2022

April:

  • SK Automotive Pte Ltd is renamed AUTOBACS Car Care Singapore Pte Ltd.
  • Moved from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to a review of the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s market divisions.

DECEMBER:

Established Bucks E-Mobility Co., Ltd. Concluded a dealer contract with BYD Auto Japan Co., Ltd., a Japanese subsidiary of BYD, an electric vehicle manufacturer.

March:

Number of AUTOBACS Group stores 670 stores (including 592 domestic stores and 78 overseas stores) including JACK & MARIE and GORDON MILLER stores

2023

2024

It has been 50 years since AUTOBACS’ first store in Japan opened.

Find out more

Our History

1947

February

The late Toshio Sumino founded Suehiro Shokai as a privately owned wholesaler of automobile parts in Osaka.

August

Suehiro Shokai was reorganized into a joint-stock company named Fuji-Shokai Co.,Ltd. in Osaka. It began wholesale of automobile parts.

1948

1958

January:

Independent wholesale department, established Daiho Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Year 1960

Opened Fuji Drive Shop.

1960

1969

Year 1969

Developed a contract with the “Carman Apache”​ ​racing car at the 1969 Japanese Grand Prix.

1974

1975

April:

Started the franchise business system and opened AUTOBACS Hakodate Nakamichi store as the first franchise store.

November:

Released tires, oil and batteries under our own private brand.

1977

1979

August:

Opened AUTOBACS 100th store (AUTOBACS Yagi store).

March:

Changed the company name to AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd.

1980

1983

July:

Opened AUTOBACS 200th store (AUTOBACS Tezukayama store).

November:

Opened AUTOBACS 300th store (AUTOBACS Atsubetsu East store).

1985

1986

January:

As a trading company, AUTOBACS International Hong Kong was established, becoming AUTOBACS first entry into the international market.

July:

Opened first AUTOBACS store in Okinawa prefecture. This indicated AUTOBACS stores now becoming open in all of Japan’s prefectures.

1987

1989

March:

Listed on the second section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.

Began providing statutory safety inspections for cars at all AUTOBACS Group stores.

May:

Opened first overseas store in Taiwan (AUTOBACS Shilin), beginning AUTOBACS store’s expansion to the overseas market.

1991

1992

March:

Opened AUTOBACS 400th store (AUTOBACS East Nasuno store).

August:

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

September:

Changed listings to the first sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.

1993

1995

January:

Established AUTOBACS VENTURE SINGAPORE Pte Ltd. In May of the same year, the first store in Singapore opened (AUTOBACS PAYA LEBAR STORE).

march:

Listed on the London Stock Exchange.

March:

Opened AUTOBACS 500th store (AUTOBACS Hamada store).

1996

1997

March:

Opened the first Super AUTOBACS store in Chiba prefecture as a new store format which covers larger marketing areas than an AUTOBACS store.

August:

AUTOBACS SEVEN Europe S.A.S.(Present: AUTOBACS FRANCE S.A.S.) established a partnership with France Renault.

1999

AUTOBACS, Hashiriya Tengoku Secohan Ichiba

Thailand

2000

June:

  • Opened the first AUTOBACS Hashiriya Tengoku Secohan Ichiba for sales and purchases of used automotive goods.
  • Opened first store in Thailand (Sathon store).

June:

  • Opened first store in France (AUTOBACS HERBLAY).
  • Released an original sports car named GARAIYA of which AUTOBACS led the design and production.

2001

AUTOBACS HERBLAY, France.

GARAIYA

2002

April:

Opened the first AUTOBACS Express store in Kanagawa prefecture which combined a gas station and a store for automotive goods.

June:

Introduced CARS system for used car sales.

September:

Opened first store in the United States (Super AUTOBACS BEACH & 22).
*We do not currently have any stores in this country.

2003

AUTOBACS Shen Zhuang, China.

AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. in Toyosu, Tokyo.

2004

January:

Opened first store in China (AUTOBACS Shen Zhuang).

October:

Moved the headquarters of AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. in Toyosu, Tokyo.

March:

Delisted from the London Stock Exchange.

2007

AUTOBACS Klang Sentral store, Malaysia.

2012

February:

Acquisition of ISO 14001 certification at the Toyosu main store (This was cancelled in 2017).

March:

Completed a total of 3 million statutory safety inspections throughout our AUTOBACS Group stores.

April:

Opened first store in Malaysia (AUTOBACS Klang Sentral STORE).

July:

Revamped the AUTOBACS Group Private Brand and launched AQ. Brand deployment.

November:

Completed a total of 5 million statutory safety inspections throughout our AUTOBACS Group stores.

2014

BMW / MINI dealer business in Toshima-ku, Tokyo.

AUTOBACS A.R. Hakim store, Indonesia.

2015

April:

Official BMW / MINI dealer business started operation in Toshima-ku, Tokyo.

July:

Opened first store in Indonesia (AUTOBACS A.R. Hakim store).

January:

Entered company into the Philippines through creating a capital and business alliance with a Philippine company.

March:

Opened first AUTOBACS Used Car Purchase Store that specializes in purchasing cars in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo.

2016

AUTOBACS, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo.

AUTOBACS GARAGE.

AUTOBACS Mini, Malaysia

2017

February:

  • Started running Chain Growth Co., Ltd. mainly for securing, supplying, and securing maintenance personnel.
  • Opened first Smart+1 store that specializes in washing and coating for cars in Ibaraki, Osaka prefecture.

March:

Established ABT Marketing Co., Ltd., a joint venture with CCC Marketing Co., Ltd.

June:

  • Began developing the JACK & MARIE brand that provides original lifestyle goods for AUTOBACS customers.
  • Opened the first AUTOBACS GARAGE, a concept store that proposes a new form of car-life.

August:

Opened AUTOBACS Mini (Aeon Mall Tamadaira No Mori store) with a focus on statutory safety inspections.

March:

Opened first original lifestyle brand store named JACK & MARIE (Bay Quarter Yokohama store).

November:

Opened A PIT AUTOBACS SHINONOME as a new flagship store for AUTOBACS.

2018

ACK & MARIE, Bay Quarter Yokohama store.

PIT AUTOBACS SHINONOME

2019

Acquired SK AUTOMOBILE PTE.LTD

Body repairing & painting, automobile maintenance, etc.

2021

March:

634 AUTOBACS Group stores stores including 589 stores in Japan and 45 stores overseas) / JACK & MARIE stores included.

November:

Opened the first store (GORDON MILLER KURAMAE) of the garage lifestyle brand “GORDON MILLER”

Gordon Miller Kuramae

GORDON MILLER KURAMAE

2022

April:

  • SK Automotive Pte Ltd is renamed AUTOBACS Car Care Singapore Pte Ltd.
  • Moved from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to a review of the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s market divisions.

December:

Established Bucks E-Mobility Co., Ltd. Concluded a dealer contract with BYD Auto Japan Co., Ltd., a Japanese subsidiary of BYD, an electric vehicle manufacturer.

2023

March:

Number of AUTOBACS Group stores 670 stores (including 592 domestic stores and 78 overseas stores) including JACK & MARIE and GORDON MILLER stores

2024

It has been 50 years since AUTOBACS’ first store in Japan opened.

Find out more

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