| April,
1946 |
Founder, Hiroshi Kobayashi,
establishes Kobayashi Shoten, selling parts for truck bodies. |
| December,
1949 |
Kobayashi Shoten is incorporated with capital of 4 million yen. |
| January,
1956 |
Starts selling car accessories
and sales go nationwide. |
| December,
1963 |
Annual turnover reaches 500 million yen. |
| September,
1966 |
Capital increased to 8 million yen. |
| March,
1967 |
Product Control Centre
is completed and warehousing is moved to a plot next to Head
Office. |
| December,
1967 |
Annual turnover reaches 1 billion yen. |
| March,
1970 |
Leads the industry by
introducing computerisation. |
| October,
1971 |
New warehouses opened
in Shimo-Fukushima (currently the Body Division). Distribution
service improved by separating body parts and car accessories.
|
| October,
1972 |
Company name changed
to Nihon Body Parts Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| May,
1973 |
New headquarters built
(Kobayashi Building). |
| December,
1973 |
Capital increased to 32 million yen. |
| March,
1974 |
Capital increased to 64 million yen. |
| March,
1976 |
Capital increased to 128 million yen. |
| April,
1977 |
Tokyo branch established
to bolster sales efforts in eastern Japan. |
| January,
1979 |
Annual turnover reaches 5 billion yen. |
| January,
1980 |
Annual turnover reaches 6 billion yen. |
| January,
1983 |
Nagoya sales office established
to bolster sales of car accessories. |
| January,
1987 |
Annual turnover reaches 9.5 billion yen. |
| April,
1987 |
Kita Kanto branch established
to bolster sales efforts in northern Japan. |
| January,
1988 |
Annual turnover reaches 11.1 billion yen. |
| January,1989 |
Annual turnover reaches 13.5 billion yen. |
| March,
1990 |
Annual turnover reaches 14.9 billion yen. |
| May,
1990 |
Nishi Nihon branch established
in Kyushu to bolster sales efforts in western Japan and lay
the foundations for further growth in the 21st century. |
| March,
1991 |
Annual turnover reaches 17.2 billion yen. |
| March,
1992 |
Annual turnover reaches 18.1 billion yen. |
| September,
1993 |
Distribution centre at
Kita Kanto branch enlarged to further bolster sales efforts
in northern Japan. |
| September,
1998 |
Tokyo branch offices
and warehouses modernised through rebuilding and expansion. |
| June,
2000 |
Hokkaido branch established
to bolster sales efforts in Hokkaido. Kitami sales office opened. |
| February, 2003 |
Head Office Body Division moved to Kobe Research
Park in Kobe to bolster sales efforts in the Head Office area. |
