History
- September 1994
- Established MAJOR AUTO, Ltd., the predecessor of the Company.
- September 1998
- IK CO., LTD. established (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; capitalized at \10 million) in order to offer comprehensive consulting services to motorcycle dealers
- December 1999
- Systematization of operations in the motorcycle purchasing business
- January 2001
- Integration of group companies initiated as part of a multi-brand strategy (completed in January 2003)
- May 2002
- The Information Center (now the Contact Center) established
- December 2002
- Opened 1st roadside store with "BIKE O" signage
- November 2003
- Opened a parts sales store (closed in January 2012) (Shifted retail sales online, with some in-store sales)
- February 2004
- TV commercials for BIKE O begin airing
- March 2005
- Systems consolidated into proprietary "i-kiss" backbone system
- June 2005
- Listed on the JASDAQ stock exchange (delisted in October 2006)
- September 2005
- Opened 1st motorcycle retail store
- March 2006
- Established parking business subsidiary PARK-OH Co., Ltd., (absorbed through merger with BIKE O in March 2012).
- August 2006
- Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- February 2007
- Established subsidiary IK Motorcycle Co., Ltd. to engage in motorcycle retail sales (merged with the Company in June 2008).
- March 2007
- Took over the motorcycle sales business of Techno Sport Co., Ltd.
- August 2009
- The number of BIKE O stores specializing in motorcycle purchasing reaches 100.
- March 2011
- Motorcycle auction business and capital partnership initiated with automobile auction service provider USS Co., Ltd., and motorcycle auction operator Japan Bike Auction Co., Ltd.
- April 2011
- Japan Bike Auction Co., Ltd. was made an affiliate company through acquisition of shares (our investment ratio: 30.0%).
- August 2011
- Launched BIKE O Bike Life Lab (now Bike Life Lab supported by BIKE O), an organization for information dissemination
- September 2012
- Company name changed to BIKE O & COMPANY, Ltd.
- February 2014
- Main office relocated to Minato-ku, Tokyo
- January 2016
- Service brand consolidated as "BIKE O," with a unified and redesigned logo that includes the corporate logo graphic
- November 2016
- Concluded an agreement for a capital and business alliance with motorcycle accessory sales business operator G-7 HOLDINGS Inc.
- February 2017
- Transitioned from a company with an Auditing Committee to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee
- November 2017
- Parking business spun off in the form of a company split (incorporation-type company split) and stock transfer
- December 2019
- YAMATO, Inc. was made a wholly-owned subsidiary through acquisition of shares (our investment ratio: 100.0%).
- November 2020
- No. 3 Contact Center established to disperse the risk of an interruption of reception services
- April 2021
- BIKE O Direct Co., Ltd. established as an e-commerce operation subsidiary, handling vehicles and their accessories/parts
- April 2022
- Established Life & Company as a subsidiary tasked with developing and operating new business through FC and partnerships
- December 2022
- Oz Project Co., Ltd. was made a wholly-owned subsidiary through acquisition of shares (our investment ratio: 100.0%)
Entered into a business alliance with Bears Co., Ltd., concluding a franchise agreement in the housecleaning business
- July 2023
- TOYO MOTOR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. was made a wholly-owned subsidiary through acquisition of shares (our investment ratio: 100.0%).
- August 2023
- Relocated headquarters to Setagaya-ku, Tokyo.
- December 2024
- Changed management system by transferring the Representative Director and introducing the Chief Officer (CxO) system.
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