2017

• March 2017
  Shares listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2016

• March 2016
  Launched a wed based support service for used bike dealers, "Bike no Madoguchi".

2015

• January 2015
  Created a new corporate logo.
  Spun off the five major divisions (excluding the automobile business division) into separate companies.

2014

• June 2014
  AIS collaborate inspection scan tool development with Denso Inc.
• March 2014
  Started heavy truck business in Shared inventory market.

2013

• December 2013
  The Head Office is relocated to Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku
• June 2013
  Established Auc Financial Partners Co., Ltd. as warranty company for used car.

2012

• April 2012
  The Flower Distribution Business Department forms a business alliance with the Feng Dao Group and begins operating its business in China.
• March 2012
  The Automobile Business Division obtains certification in the international standard ISO/IEC 27001: 2005 of the Information Security Management System (ISMS) and certification in JIS Q 27001: 2006, a domestic standard.

2011

• November 2011
  The company establishes Aucnet Medical Inc.
• September 2011
  The company releases an appraisal system, AucPro touch.
  The company achieves the highest-ever numbers of auction items and deals at the 3rd Anniversary Auction of brand items.
• January 2011
  Launched the IT platform provider provision business.

2010

• October 2010
  Supervisory reviews of the Vehicle Quality Evaluation System and the Automobile Condition Check (ACC) System by the Automobile Fair Trade Council are completed.
• September 2010
  The flower auction business obtains the international certification “MPS-GPA” as the first internet auction business in the world to do so.
• April 2010
  The company establishes Blancco Japan Inc. jointly with Blancco OY Ltd.
• March 2010
  The company begins providing “Car Sensor Certification” services for used cars with quality evaluations by AIS.

2009

• June 2009
  The company forms a business alliance with NAA Nissan Auction in the auction business.
• March 2009
  The accumulated total number of four-wheeled vehicles put up for TV auctions exceeds 5 million.

2008

• October 2008
  The company undertakes strategic delisting through MBO.
  The company partners with Audi Japan KK in the business of TV auctions of used cars.
• August 2008
  The monthly number of motorcycles put up for TV auctions reaches a record 11,045.
• July 2008
  TV auctions of used cars and live auctions are transferred entirely to internet auctions.
• June 2008
  The company develops the U-CATCH, a system for supporting the retailing of used cars, jointly with Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
• March 2008
  The quantity of daily shipments in flower auctions exceeds 14,000 cases.

2007

• December 2007
  The quantity of daily shipments in flower auctions exceeds 14,000 cases.
• July 2007
  aucnet.jp, a used car information website, is launched.
• May 2007
  The company establishes the AIS Kentei, a private test for sales personnel of used cars.
• April 2007
  The company launches the industry’s first stay-at-home auctions of potted plants as part of its flower auction business.

2006

• September 2006
  The company launches services at the AucNeoStation, a portal site for the stocking, retailing, wholesale, and purchases of used cars.
• May 2006
  The company starts operating internet auctions for the first time in the motorcycle auction industry.
• March 2006
  The quantity of daily shipments in flower auctions exceeds 10,000 cases.
• January 2006
  The company establishes Advanced Core Technologies, Inc.

2005

• 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.
• 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.
• September 2005
  The company commences New Zealand’s first internet auctions.
  The company launches the Quick Auto Auction.
• August 2005
  The company launches e-Neo, a website for providing services via the internet exclusively for used car dealers as members.
• July 2005
  The company starts operating Baiku-kan, pages for motorcycles, on Rakuten Kuruma Ichiba by Aucnet, a website for selling used cars.
• 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.
• February 2005
  An auction celebrating 1,000 shipments per day is held in the flower auction business.

2004

• December 2004
  The company establishes Aucnet Sales and Support Inc., a company that serves as the sales agent for the Aucnet Group companies.
• November 2004
  Japan’s first broadband flower auction is launched in the flower auction business.
  The company establishes avant Co., Ltd.
• 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%.
• 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.
• May 2004
  The company partners with the Independent Motor Vehicle Dealers Association (IMVDA) in New Zealand.
• April 2004
  The number of member companies of TV auctions of four-wheeled vehicles exceeds 7,000.
• February 2004
  The company forms a capital alliance with CAA Co., Ltd.
  The total number of TV used car auction sessions exceeds 1,000.

2003

• 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.
• September 2003
  The company forms a business alliance with JU Corporation Co., Ltd. in the auction business.
• 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.
• July 2003
  The company forms a business alliance on used car inspection technologies with SMS Ltd., a Thai operating subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation.
• May 2003
  The company forms a comprehensive partnership, including a capital partnership, with Japan Automobile Auction Inc.
• 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.
• 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.

2002

• October 2002
  The company commences internet auctions in collaboration with Toyota Auto Auction (TAA), an off-line auction market.
• June 2002
  The company establishes Runmart Inc., a company engaged in the wholesale of automobile parts and accessories.
• March 2002
  Nissan Used Car Center Co., Ltd. acquires a stake in Aucnet Inspection Service Inc., a subsidiary specializing in inspections.

2001

• November 2001
  The accumulated total number of four-wheeled vehicles put up for TV auctions exceeds 3 million.
• September 2001
  The company establishes i-AUC Co., Ltd., an operating company engaged in surrogate bidding.
• August 2001
  The company partners with Turners Auctions Ltd., the largest auction company in New Zealand, via AUCSAT.
  The company forms a business alliance with Toyota-Usec Co., Ltd. in the auction business.
• May 2001
  Aucnet Inspection Service Inc., a subsidiary specializing in inspections, is entrusted with inspections of vehicles put up for auction by Honda Chuiko-sha Hanbai Co., Ltd.
• January 2001
  The company commences live broadcast auctions partnering with off-line used car auction markets.
  The company participates in the Japan Travel Distance Management Council.

2000 and befor

• 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.
• July 2000
  The company commences two-channel services for flower auctions.
• May 2000
  The company is listed on the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• October 1999
  The company establishes I Links Co., Ltd. for the purpose of promoting the internet-based distribution of used cars.
• April 1999
  The company establishes E-Car Net Inc.
• March 1999
  The accumulated total number of four-wheeled vehicles put up for TV auctions exceeds 2 million.
• July 1998
  The company commences two-channel services for TV auctions of used cars.
• 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.
• May 1997
  The company launches the autoBank business for selling used car information.
• September 1996
  The company establishes Aucnet Inspection Service Inc. (AIS), a subsidiary specializing in inspections.
• August 1996
  The company shifts the TV auctions of used cars to a digital terrestrial broadcasting system.
• July 1995
  The cumulative total number of four-wheeled vehicles put up for auction at TV Auto Auction exceeds 1 million.
• December 1993
  The number of member companies of the TV auctions of four-wheeled vehicles exceeds 3,000.
• 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.
• September 1991
  The company registers its shares on the Japan Securities Dealers Association as over-the-counter shares.
• August 1989
  The company commences the TV auctions of used cars via satellite communication (JC-SAT).
• January 1988
  The company partners with the Japan Used Car Dealers Association.
• The number of member companies exceeds 1,500 and the nationwide network is completed.
• February 1986
  The company receives the highest award for FY1985 from Nikkei Ryutsu Shimbun. (Aucnet TV Auction System)
• June 1985
  The company commences TV auctions of used cars, with 560 member companies and 119 vehicles put up for auction.
• 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)].
• September 1984
  The company is renamed Aucnet Inc.
• March 1984
  FTS Inc. is established with capital of 1,000,000 yen at 3-13 Kita-Aoyama 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo.