History

Company

Sumisho Auto Leasing Corporation
February 1981 Sumitomo Corporation spun off auto leasing division of Sumisho Lease Corporation and became Sumisho Auto Leasing Corporation.
August 1998 Became public in the over-the-counter market at Japan Securities Dealers Association
April 2000 Acquired the auto leasing business
from Apollo Service Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
December 2000 Listed in the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
March 2002 Listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
February 2003 Acquired all outstanding shares of Kawasho Lavie Corporation and changed
the company name to Kawasho Auto Leasing Corporation.
March 2003 Established Sumisho Auto Leasing International Co., Ltd., (current Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Leasing & Service (Thailand) Co., Ltd).
April 2003 Acquired all outstanding shares of Kubota Lease Corporation.
April 2004 Merged Kawasho Auto Leasing Corporation.
August 2005 Became wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation
(delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange in July 2005).
July 2007 Acquired Cars It Corporation and made it a subsidiary.
SMBC Auto Leasing Co., Ltd.
January 1995Auto leasing division of SB Leasing Company spun off and became SB Auto Leasing Company.
September 2002SB Auto Leasing Company acquired Mazda Auto Leasing Co., Ltd.
October 2002SB Auto Leasing Company (the surviving company) merged with Mitsui Auto Leasing Ltd., and changed its company name to SMBC Auto Leasing Co., Ltd.
August 2007Became wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

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Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service Co., Ltd.
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October 2007Sumisho Auto Leasing Corporation (the surviving company) and SMBC Auto Leasing Co., Ltd., merged into Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service Co., Ltd.
March 2009Acquired Ace Auto Lease Corporation and made it a subsidiary.
April 2013Acquired the shares of Summit Auto Lease Australia Pty Ltd., made it a subsidiary.
November 2013Established SMAS Auto Leasing India Private, Limited.
September 2016Acquired the shares of Cedyna Auto Lease Corporation and made it a subsidiary.
January 2019Acquired whole shares of SMAS Fleet Company, Limited., and made it a subsidiary.
January 2019Established MOBILOTS Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Toyota Finance Corporation and Hino Motors, Ltd., and made it an equity method affiliate.
April 2020Merged SMAS Fleet Company, Limited.
September 2023Established PT SMAS Mobility Indonesia.
July 2024Acquired the shares of MaaS SHIFT Corporation and made it a subsidiary.
January 2025Acquired whole shares of KD e-Solutions Company, Limited., and made it a subsidiary.

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