COMPANY HISTORY
On 25th December, separated from the machinery department of C.Itoh & Co. (Currently known as ITOCHU Corporation and Marubeni Corporation)
and "Osaka Automobile Co., Ltd." was established in Koraibashi 2 chome, Higashi-ku(Currently known as Chuo-ku), Osaka as its affiliated company.
Selling imported cars and imported car parts as the first automobile company in Osaka.
Left the Itochu Corporation group to form independent company. Business focused on sale of automotive parts and accessories.
Set a trademark "SPIKE Mark"
OEM supply to GM Japan Ltd.
Started exporting automotive parts.
OEM supply of parts for Toyoda "A1 type" to Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd. (the predecessor of the current Toyota Motor Corporation).
Established "Daido Machinery Industry Co., Ltd." by merging with Harada Style Automatic Loom Co., Ltd.
Company name changed to "Daido Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Separated Harada Style Automatic Loom Co., Ltd.
Company name changed to "Daido Enterprise Co., Ltd."
Completion of new headquarters building. (Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka)
Taking over all business of Neto Motor Co., Ltd.
First Selected by the Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau as a model self-auditing corporation.
Established "Kansai Auto Parts Distribution Center" in Osaka Nanko area through a joint investment.
Established a subsidiary in Singapore.
Long-term vision, "The Road toward Being Top-Class Businesspersons", started.
Established a subsidiary in the Netherlands.
Absorbed imported car parts business of Asahi & Co. and opened Distribution Center of Import Car Parts.
Merger of "Yonago Daido Jiko Co., Ltd."
Company name changed to "SPK Corporation".
New registration of shares in the over-the-counter market (over-the-counter trading for shares)
Established a subsidiary in Malaysia.
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Designated on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Acquisition of all shares of "Maruyasu Shokai Co., Ltd."
Established a subsidiary in Thailand.
Upgraded the representative office in Guangzhou, China to a subsidiary.
Acquisition of all shares of "Tanikawa Yuka Kogyo Co., Ltd."
Established a subsidiary in Houston, USA.
Acquisition of all shares of "Nippon Trans Pacific Corp."(USA).
Joined "NEXUS", a global distribution network for automotive parts.
Established "SPK USA Holdings Inc."(USA).
"VISION 2030" and "Mid-term Management Plan (2021-2023)" started.
Acquisition of all shares of "Car Beauty Pro Co.,Ltd."
Acquisition of all shares of "Del Auto Co., Ltd."
Designated on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Established SPK group logo mark.
New Headquarters completed.
