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December 2005
SUBARU UI, Inc. acquires a stake in Automobile Inspection System, Inc., a subsidiary specializing in inspections.
Automobile Inspection System, Inc., a subsidiary specializing in inspections, obtains ISO9001 certification.
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November 2005
Aucnet implements its first forestation activities.
Sales of software for erasing data on PCs exceed 300,000 licenses.
Mazda Chuhan Co., Ltd. acquires a stake in Automobile Inspection System, Inc., a subsidiary specializing in inspections.
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September 2005
The company commences New Zealand’s first internet auctions.
The company launches the Quick Auto Auction.
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August 2005
The company launches e-Neo, a website for providing services via the internet exclusively for used car dealers as members.
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July 2005
The company starts operating Baiku-kan, pages for motorcycles, on Rakuten Kuruma Ichiba by Aucnet, a website for selling used cars.
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March 2005
The company concludes an agreement on exclusive distribution rights in Japan with Blancco Oy Ltd., a Finnish company selling data erasure software.
The cumulative total number of four-wheeled vehicles put up for auction at TV Auto Auction exceeds 4 million.
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February 2005
An auction celebrating 1,000 shipments per day is held in the flower auction business.
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December 2004
The company establishes Aucnet Sales and Support Inc., a company that serves as the sales agent for the Aucnet Group companies.
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November 2004
Japan’s first broadband flower auction is launched in the flower auction business.
The company establishes avant Co., Ltd.
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October 2004
The company forms a business alliance in the auction business with SUBARU UI Inc. (in September 2004) and launches the SUBARU Dealer Channel.
The company forms a business alliance in the internet used car auction business with Rakuten, Inc.
The Honda Channel is launched.
The company increases its stake in CAA Co., Ltd. to 23%.
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July 2004
The company sets a new record in Japan of 4,113 motorcycles in terms of the number of motorcycles put up for auction at a single session of TV motorcycle auctions.
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May 2004
The company partners with the Independent Motor Vehicle Dealers Association (IMVDA) in New Zealand.
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April 2004
The number of member companies of TV auctions of four-wheeled vehicles exceeds 7,000.
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February 2004
The company forms a capital alliance with CAA Co., Ltd.
The total number of TV used car auction sessions exceeds 1,000.
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November 2003
The company sets a new record of 11,441 vehicles in terms of the number of vehicles put up for a single session of TV used car auctions.
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September 2003
The company forms a business alliance with JU Corporation Co., Ltd. in the auction business.
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August 2003
The company forms a business alliance with Suzuki Jihan Hamamatsu Corporation Inc. in the auction business.
Aucnet Inspection Service Inc. is renamed Automobile Inspection System Inc.
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July 2003
The company forms a business alliance on used car inspection technologies with SMS Ltd., a Thai operating subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation.
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May 2003
The company forms a comprehensive partnership, including a capital partnership, with Japan Automobile Auction Inc.
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March 2003
Aucnet Inspection Service Inc. establishes uniform inspection standards with Toyota-Usec Co., Ltd., Honda Chuiko-sha Hanbai Co., Ltd. , and Nissan Used Car, Co., Ltd.
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January 2003
The company forms a business alliance with Honda Chuiko-sha Hanbai Co., Ltd. in the auction business.
The company forms a business alliance with Mazda Motor Corporation in the auction business, and Mazda Air Channel is launched.
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December 2000
Toyota-Usec Co., Ltd. and Honda Chuiko-sha Hanbai Co., Ltd. acquire stakes in Aucnet Inspection Service Inc., a subsidiary specializing in inspections.
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July 2000
The company commences two-channel services for flower auctions.
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May 2000
The company is listed on the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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October 1999
The company establishes I Links Co., Ltd. for the purpose of promoting the internet-based distribution of used cars.
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April 1999
The company establishes E-Car Net Inc.
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March 1999
The accumulated total number of four-wheeled vehicles put up for TV auctions exceeds 2 million.
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July 1998
The company commences two-channel services for TV auctions of used cars.
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December 1997
The company commences TV auctions of flowers with 37 member companies and a total of 103 auctions.
The number of member companies of the TV auctions of four-wheeled vehicles exceeds 5,000.
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May 1997
The company launches the autoBank business for selling used car information.
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September 1996
The company establishes Aucnet Inspection Service Inc. (AIS), a subsidiary specializing in inspections.
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August 1996
The company shifts the TV auctions of used cars to a digital terrestrial broadcasting system.
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July 1995
The cumulative total number of four-wheeled vehicles put up for auction at TV Auto Auction exceeds 1 million.
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December 1993
The number of member companies of the TV auctions of four-wheeled vehicles exceeds 3,000.
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June 1993
The company introduces a motorcycle section in the TV auctions of used cars, with 271 member companies and 289 motorcycles put up for auction.
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September 1991
The company registers its shares on the Japan Securities Dealers Association as over-the-counter shares.
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August 1989
The company commences the TV auctions of used cars via satellite communication (JC-SAT).
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January 1988
The company partners with the Japan Used Car Dealers Association.
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The number of member companies exceeds 1,500 and the nationwide network is completed.
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February 1986
The company receives the highest award for FY1985 from Nikkei Ryutsu Shimbun. (Aucnet TV Auction System)
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June 1985
The company commences TV auctions of used cars, with 560 member companies and 119 vehicles put up for auction.
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January 1985
The company increases its capital to 150,000,000 yen through paid-in capital allotment to shareholders and paid-in capital allotment to a third party [Orient Finance Co., Ltd. (now Orient Corporation)].
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September 1984
The company is renamed Aucnet Inc.
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March 1984
FTS Inc. is established with capital of 1,000,000 yen at 3-13 Kita-Aoyama 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo.