| 1957 |
Shintoyo Enterprises founded by Paul Sung. Paul Sung is appointed President. Shintoyo Enterprises obtains exclusive rights to import and distribute Jaguars, Rover, Triumph, MG and Mini from British Leyland Motors Company. |
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| 1970 |
Creates Shintoyo Motors as a joint venture with Marubeni Iida (Marubeni). Opened a PDI center in Yokohama (at the current Jaguar Yokohama site) to establsh nation-wide sales network. |
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| 1973 |
Builds Shintoyo Akasaka Building. Opened Shintoyo Akasaka office and showroom on the 1st and 2nd floor. |
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| 1976 |
Paul Sung passes away. Amy Sung is appointed President. |
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| 1977 |
Shintoyo Enterprises gives back exclusive rights to import cars and British Leyland compnany starts direct import. Shintoyo Jidosha starts to operate as an authorized dealer for the Kanagawa prefecture with its headquarters in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi. |
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| 1987 |
British Leyland company sets up a subsidiary company, Jaguar Japan, to import cars. Shintoyo Enterprises also sets up a subsidiairy Shintoyo Corporation and appoints Shohachi Katayama as President. |
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| 1988 |
Opens Jaguar Yokohama Showroom in Kanagawa-ku Yokohama-shi. |
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| 1988 |
Builds Shintoyo Aoyama Building in Akasaka 7-Chome. |
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| 1989 |
Starts foreign real estate investment in the United Kingdom and the United States. |
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| 1994 |
Demolishes Hatanodai Building and buillds Shintoyo Hatanodai Building. Leases this bulding to Aoyama Shoji. |
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| 1997 |
Opens up Jaguar Shonan in Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken as 2nd dealership for Jaguar in the Kanagawa prefecture. |
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| 2000 |
Merges Shintoyo Enterprises and Shintoyo Corporation and establishes Shintoyo Enterprises LTD. Mary Katayama is appointed chairman and Shohachi Katayama is appointed the President. |
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| 2002 |
Amy Sung passes away. |
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| 2003 |
Obtains rights to import and sell Aston Martin in Japan from Aston Martin Lagonda in the UK. Opens Showroom and sets up Aston Martin Akasaka office in the Shintoyo Akasaka Building's 1st and 2nd Floor. |
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| 2006 |
Built Aston Martin Akasaka 'Shin Yokohama' Service Centre in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi. |
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