Expansion of Domestic Sales Share and Nationwide Presence
First written in FY2016. 30 of 33 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-05.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 2 of 18 companies on the "Worse" side.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-10-05AdvancedEarnings
「As a result, the number of locations at the end of the third quarter of the current fiscal year was 251 locations (367 stores).」
The overall network expanded from 248 locations and 364 stores in the previous disclosure to 251 locations and 367 stores. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, as of the end of the interim consolidated accounting period, the number of locations was 248 (364 stores).」
The overall network expanded from 240 locations and 351 stores previously to 248 locations and 364 stores. - 2026-04-06AdvancedEarnings
「As a result, the number of locations at the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal year was 244 locations (357 stores).」
The overall network expanded from 240 locations and 351 stores at the previous disclosure to 244 locations and 357 stores. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the new-car sales business, the Company acquired the operations of 2 locations (2 stores) in the Kanto and Koshinetsu region, while a subsidiary acquired the operations of 3 locations (3 stores) in the Tokai and Hokuriku region. It also transferred the operations of 1 location (1 store) in the Kansai region. As a result, as of the end of the interim consolidated accounting period, the number of locations was 52 (55 stores). As a result, as of the end of the interim consolidated accounting period, the number of locations was 240 (351 stores).」
Including the acquisition of operations in the new-car sales business, the overall network at period-end reached 240 locations and 351 stores, up from 223 locations and 329 stores previously. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, as of the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, the number of locations was 223 (329 stores).」
The Company continued opening full-service stores, SUVLAND stores, vehicle-buyback stores and authorized imported-car dealerships, expanding the overall network from 219 locations and 323 stores at the end of the previous quarter to 223 locations and 329 stores. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, the Company opened the Minami-Saga store as a full-service store in January 2024. Under the SUVLAND brand, it opened SUVLAND Funabashi Narashino in December 2023 and SUVLAND Chiba Kashiwa in February 2024. In addition, it opened 3 vehicle-buyback stores alongside newly opened stores, as well as the Nishi-Akashi store as a standalone vehicle-buyback store. As a result, as of the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, the number of locations was 219 (323 stores).」
The Company added full-service stores, SUVLAND stores, adjacent vehicle-buyback stores and standalone vehicle-buyback stores. Including the increase in new-car sales locations resulting from the acquisition of a subsidiary, the overall network reached 219 locations and 323 stores. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, the Company opened the Fukui Maruoka store as a full-service store in June 2023, the Yonezawa store in July, and the Tsukuba, Fukuyama Kannabe, Sapporo Naebo and Sendai Rifu stores in August. In addition, it opened 5 vehicle-buyback stores alongside newly opened stores, as well as the Fujiidera, Ageo and Kitami stores as standalone vehicle-buyback stores. As an authorized BYD dealer, it also opened BYD AUTO Ikebukuro. As a result, as of the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, the number of locations was 183 (279 stores).」
The Company continued opening full-service stores, vehicle-buyback stores and authorized imported-car dealerships, expanding the overall network from 174 locations and 264 stores at the end of the previous quarter to 183 locations and 279 stores. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, as of the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, the number of locations was 174 (264 stores).」
By opening full-service stores, vehicle-buyback stores and authorized imported-car dealerships, among others, the overall network expanded from 165 locations and 251 stores at the end of the previous quarter to 174 locations and 264 stores. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store openings, the company opened Fukushima Date and Higashi-Shizuoka as comprehensive stores in December 2022, Himeji in January, and Yonago, its first store in Tottori Prefecture, in February. As specialty stores, it opened Fukushima SUV Specialty Store and Minoh Sedan & Sports Specialty Store in December 2022. It also opened 4 vehicle purchasing stores alongside newly opened and existing stores, and opened Kyoto Fushimi and Kurashiki as standalone vehicle purchasing stores. As a result, the number of locations stood at 165 (251 stores) at the end of the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」
The company opened 4 comprehensive stores, 2 specialty stores, 4 co-located vehicle purchasing stores and 2 standalone vehicle purchasing stores, expanding the overall network to 165 locations and 251 stores. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In line with the medium-term management plan's policy of opening approximately 20 large-format stores per fiscal year, the company opened 20 large-format stores during the consolidated fiscal year.」
Against the medium-term management plan's policy of opening approximately 20 large-format stores annually, the company opened 20 stores during the fiscal year. The overall year-end network comprised 159 locations and 239 stores. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store openings, the company opened Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture in July 2022, Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture and Moriyama in Aichi Prefecture in August as comprehensive stores. As a specialty store, it opened Kasugai Sedan & Sports Specialty Store in Aichi Prefecture in August 2022.」
The company opened 3 comprehensive stores and 1 specialty store, expanding its sales platform in preparation for nationwide expansion. The overall year-end network comprised 146 locations and 216 stores. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store openings, the company opened Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture and Tsu in Mie Prefecture as comprehensive stores in March 2022, Nagano Minami in Nagano Prefecture and Yamagata Kita in Yamagata Prefecture in April, and Hakodate Hokuto in Hokkaido and Yahatanishi in Fukuoka Prefecture in May. As a specialty store, it opened Kasukabe Subaru Specialty Store in Saitama Prefecture in April 2022. It also opened 7 specialty vehicle purchasing stores alongside newly opened stores and opened Kodaira, Konosu, Tokitsu, Shizuoka, Obihiro and Kobe Kita as standalone vehicle purchasing stores.」
The company opened 6 comprehensive stores, 1 specialty store, 7 co-located specialty vehicle purchasing stores and 6 standalone vehicle purchasing stores, expanding the overall year-end network to 139 locations and 206 stores. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store openings, in January 2022 the company opened Toyomijo SUV Specialty Store and Tenpaku Sedan & Sports Specialty Store as specialty stores. It also opened Toyomijo as a comprehensive store in January 2022 and Fukuyama as a standalone vehicle purchasing store in February 2022.」
The company opened 2 specialty stores, 1 comprehensive store and 1 standalone vehicle purchasing store, bringing the overall year-end network to 127 locations and 186 stores. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「The group aims to expand lifetime customer relationships and acquire approximately 3 million managed customers by 2030, equivalent to approximately 5% of Japan's passenger-vehicle ownership. As of November 2021, the group had approximately 500,000 managed customers and 124 locations, and therefore believes there remains ample room for further store openings nationwide.」
Progress toward and targets for expanding domestic sales share are presented not only in terms of store count but also through customer-base metrics, including approximately 3 million managed customers targeted for 2030 versus approximately 500,000 currently. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the number of locations stood at 114 (168 stores) at the end of the third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」
The company continued opening used-car and new-car sales locations, expanding the overall network from 109 locations and 161 stores at the end of the previous quarter to 114 locations and 168 stores. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the number of locations stood at 109 (161 stores) at the end of the second quarter.」
The company continued opening used-car and new-car sales locations, expanding the overall network from 99 locations and 146 stores at the end of the previous quarter to 109 locations and 161 stores. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the used-car sales business, the company opened 1 location (1 store) in the Hokkaido-Tohoku region, bringing the number of locations to 78 (123 stores) at the end of the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year. In the new-car sales business, the company opened 1 location (1 store) in the Kansai region, bringing the number of locations to 21 (23 stores) at the end of the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year. As a result, the total number of locations stood at 99 (146 stores) at the end of the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」
The company continued opening used-car and new-car sales locations, expanding the overall network from 97 locations and 144 stores at the end of the previous fiscal year to 99 locations and 146 stores. - FY2020RaisedAnnual report
「The company plans to open more than 10 stores annually and aims to establish 320 locations by 2030, comprising 200 used-car sales locations, 50 standalone vehicle purchasing locations and 70 new-car sales locations.」
The plan to expand domestic sales share was given specific numerical targets of more than 10 store openings annually and 320 locations by 2030. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store openings, in August 2020 the company opened Sapporo Utsukushigaoka in Hokkaido and Takaoka in Toyama Prefecture as comprehensive stores. It also opened 3 specialty vehicle purchasing stores alongside existing stores. As a result, the number of locations stood at 95 (141 stores) at the end of the third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」
The company opened 2 comprehensive stores and 3 co-located specialty vehicle purchasing stores, expanding the overall year-end network to 95 locations and 141 stores. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the number of locations stood at 93 (136 stores) at the end of the second quarter.」
The company continued expanding comprehensive stores, vehicle purchasing stores and authorized imported-vehicle dealerships, bringing the overall year-end network to 93 locations and 136 stores. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the number of locations stood at 91 (136 stores) at the end of the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」
The company continued opening used-car and new-car sales locations, expanding the overall network from 87 locations and 130 stores at the end of the previous fiscal year to 91 locations and 136 stores. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid a continuing balanced domestic used-car market, the group pursued active store openings and business investment, and continued to expand its domestic sales share through a store network centered on “comprehensive stores,” “SUV LAND” and “UNIVERSE.”」
The company pursued store openings and business investment centered on comprehensive stores, SUV LAND and UNIVERSE, expanding the overall year-end network to 87 locations and 130 stores. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the number of locations stood at 79 (122 stores) at the end of the third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」
The company continued opening used-car and new-car sales locations, expanding the overall year-end network to 79 locations and 122 stores. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the used-car sales business, the company opened 1 location (1 store) in the Tokai-Hokuriku region and 2 specialty vehicle purchasing stores alongside existing stores in the Tokai-Hokuriku and Kyushu-Okinawa regions, bringing the number of locations to 55 (92 stores) at the end of the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year. In the new-car sales business, the company opened 2 locations (2 stores) in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region and 1 location (1 store) in the Kyushu-Okinawa region, bringing the number of locations to 16 (18 stores) at the end of the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year. As a result, the total number of locations stood at 71 (110 stores) at the end of the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」
The company continued opening used-car and new-car sales locations, expanding the overall year-end network to 71 locations and 110 stores. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, the company opened 19 sales locations (38 stores), closed 3 locations (3 stores) and consolidated 5 co-located stores. At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, the network comprised 67 locations (104 stores).」
The company opened 19 sales locations comprising 38 stores, expanding the overall network to 67 locations and 104 stores at fiscal year-end through store closures and consolidations. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store openings, in June 2018 the company opened SUV LAND Kitakyushu, a large-format SUV specialty store boasting Japan's largest SUV inventory, and in July 2018 opened Wakayama, its first comprehensive store in Wakayama Prefecture. It also opened 3 specialty vehicle purchasing stores alongside existing stores and opened Nishio as a standalone vehicle purchasing store.」
The company opened SUV LAND Kitakyushu, Wakayama, 3 specialty vehicle purchasing stores and Nishio as a standalone vehicle purchasing store, expanding its domestic sales and vehicle purchasing platform. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In April 2018, the company opened SUV LAND Sakai, a large-format SUV specialty store boasting Japan's largest SUV inventory, and opened 3 specialty vehicle purchasing stores alongside existing stores.」
The company expanded its domestic sales and vehicle purchasing platform by opening SUV LAND Sakai and 3 specialty vehicle purchasing stores. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding store openings, in January 2018 the company opened Hikone and Kariya as comprehensive stores, and opened 5 specialty vehicle purchasing stores alongside existing stores.」
The company opened 2 comprehensive stores and 5 specialty vehicle purchasing stores, expanding its domestic sales and vehicle purchasing platform. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid a recovering but still balanced domestic used-car market, the group pursued active store openings and business investment, and continued to expand its domestic sales share through a store network centered on “lifetime-customer stores” and “SUV LAND.”」
The company continued opening large-format stores, SUV LAND stores, vehicle purchasing stores and authorized imported-vehicle dealerships, bringing the overall year-end network to 51 locations and 74 stores. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The used-car sales business opened 1 location (1 store) in the Kansai region, together with 1 vehicle-purchase store alongside it, and 1 location (1 store) in the Kyushu-Okinawa region, also together with 1 vehicle-purchase store, while consolidating 3 stores attached to existing stores in the Hokkaido-Tohoku, Kanto-Koshinetsu and Tokai-Hokuriku regions. In addition, 5 vehicle-purchase stores were opened alongside existing stores in the Kanto-Koshinetsu and Kansai regions. As a result, the number of locations at the end of the third quarter was 48 (68 stores).」
The company expanded its network of domestic sales and vehicle purchasing stores, bringing the overall number of locations and stores at fiscal year-end to 51 locations and 71 stores. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the group opened Nextage Kusatsu in April 2017 as a large-format comprehensive store and continued to acquire vehicle inspection customers and expand its vehicle purchasing business.」
The company opened a large-format comprehensive store in April 2017 and expanded its domestic sales platform by acquiring vehicle inspection customers and expanding its vehicle purchasing business. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our group opened the Kumamoto store in January 2017 as a large comprehensive store, seeking to secure vehicle-inspection bookings and expand the vehicle-purchase business. We also opened Volvo Car Sakai and Volvo Car Toyama as authorized imported-car dealerships to expand the new-car sales business.」
The company opened new large-format comprehensive stores and authorized imported-vehicle dealerships, carrying out specific store openings to expand its domestic sales platform. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「While Japan's used-car market was smaller than in the previous year, the group continued to pursue its growth strategy and expand its domestic sales share. To achieve these objectives, the group plans to actively open stores centered on specialty stores, led by “SUV LAND,” with inventory among the largest in their respective areas, and large-format stores designed to serve customers throughout their lifetime by providing comprehensive support from sales through after-sales service, vehicle inspections and replacement purchases.」
The company identified expanding its domestic sales share as a growth strategy and presented the active opening of specialty stores and large-format lifetime-customer stores as the means of achieving it.