Businesses
NEXTAGE’s
Business Model
The NEXTAGE Group consists of five companies: NEXTAGE Co., Ltd. and its four consolidated subsidiaries (ASAP Co., Ltd., NEW Co., Ltd., and Ai Co., Ltd., Universe Rent A Car Co., Ltd.). We are engaged in retail sales of new and used cars, maintenance, operation of an insurance agency, and purchasing of used cars, and other businesses such as car exterior coating. NEXTAGE offers all automotive-related services.
NEXTAGE’s
Brand Concept
General Store
These are “Reliable large stores” with various services and rich inventories.
SUV LAND
These are large stores specialized in SUVs making customers to feel the pleasure of SUV ownership.
UNIVERSE
These are large stores specialized in imported cars conceptualizing “Delivering cars from the world”.
Authorized imported car dealerships
VOLVO
Audi
JAGUAR LAND ROVER
Volkswagen
MASERATI
BYD AUTO
Initiatives to
Realize Business Cycles
Thorough controls on inventories
ーIntroducing operations to have outstanding inventory lineups reflecting customers’ demandー
NEXTAGE treats cars in the same manner as fresh produce. We consider that it is essential to ensure freshness (value) of them by minimizing the time from procurement, via storefront showcasing to customers as much as possible.
To accomplish this, we make an effort on improving our inventory turnover rate by setting milestones on following sections within the sales flow to shorten each lead time without compromising quality of cars while. 1) the lead time from procurement to showcasing, 、2) the lead time from showcasing to conclusion of a contract, and、3) the lead time from conclusion of a contract to delivery.
In conclusion, this has made us to offer popular and fresh (valuable) cars meanwhile creating a satisfactory relationship between customers and NEXTAGE.
Comprehensive support
at and after customers purchasing a car
ーFrom purchase to sale of your carー
As a lifelong friendly neighborhood partner focused on the customer’s car life
NEXTAGE is accelerating transformation of its stores to “general stores” equipped with enriched maintenance facilities to cultivate lifelong relationships with customers who purchase cars from us and require vehicle safety inspections & maintenance, and repair services until they sell their cars. Emphasizing customer contacts, general stores have 1) staff with expertise in car sales with abundant knowledge of vehicles, 2) car life planners who propose insurance products at & after customers purchase cars, and 3) professional maintenance technicians. They are all capable of offering advice addressing customers’ concerns about cars. We create new opportunities by enhancing customer satisfaction at every phase of the customer’s life with cars.
Used car purchasing
Establish a solid procurement network by strengthening the used car purchasing business
A stable procurement network is indispensable realization of an outstanding inventory lineup and a high inventory turnover rate at stores. In addition to procurement by auction, which is a conventional method, we are strengthening car purchasing through diverse customer contacts, such as purchasing through a phone application or purchasing at the storefronts as well as at customers’ houses by preparing purchase specialized stores both standalone type and the type attached to a general store. By strengthening the used car purchasing business, we intend to enhance the “lifelong customer relationships business model.”
