- CEO
- Nobuya Yamanaka
- Full Time Employees
- 2,755
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Specialty stores
- Address
- World Trade Center Building Tokyo Japan 105-5115
- IPO Date
- Dec 26, 2017
- Business
- Optimus Group Company Limited Optimus Group Company Limited is a Japan-based holding company that provides integrated automotive services across the vehicle lifecycle, excluding development and manufacturing; its core offerings span import/export of used vehicles, maritime and ground logistics, pre-shipment and import inspections including quarantine and cleaning, client services such as auto loans, collections, data solutions, and online used car marketplaces, as well as retail/wholesale of new and used vehicles through dealerships. Founded in 2015 as a holding company with roots tracing to 1988 via subsidiary Nichibo Japan Trading Co., Ltd., the company is headquartered at World Trade Centre Building South Tower 15F, 2-4-1 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market (ticker: 9268). It operates primarily in New Zealand and Australia, with emerging presence in the UK and Europe, overseeing 62 group companies including key subsidiaries like Autopact (new car dealerships), Autocare Services (automotive logistics), OzCar (used car retail), Vehicle Inspection New Zealand (JEVIC NZ), and Auto Trader Media Group. Recent developments include the 2023 acquisition of Autopact, a multi-brand dealership group with over 100 locations in eastern Australia representing 30+ global brands, and an online car marketplace in New Zealand; the 2024 acquisition of Autocare, Australia's second-largest automotive logistics firm with 30%+ market share and nationwide operations for major Japanese brands, alongside establishment of a UK office for European used car sales; and ongoing 2025 M&A roll-ups of peer dealerships led by Autopact to drive synergies in new vehicle sales, logistics, and used car retail.