Quality Control

By working closely with our suppliers, we strive to provide quality products and services that meet or exceed our customer's needs.

Product Quality and Control Initiatives

Activity to prevent poor quality products entering Japan

  • (1)Quality inspection procedure for private brand productionQuality inspection procedure for private brand production
  • To ensure reliable product quality, we established strict inspection and advisory system of private brand products, which mostly are produced by foreign manufacturers.
  • (2)Inspection before shipment, especially for new productsInspection before shipment, especially for new products
  • Private brand products are inspected under the concept of AQL, a sampling inspection procedure, before shipment or upon arrival to our logistic center in Japan.
  • (3)Several services offered to our suppliersSeveral services offered to our suppliers
  • Regardless of whether they’re national or private brand manufacturer, we provide every findings related to product deficiency. We also sponsor seminars aimed for instruction manual improvements.

2.Measures adopted to solve problems caused by poor-quality products

  • In case of defective products found in the shipment of national brand products, the manufacturer must report the facts and measures to us. Concurrently, we review the whole manufacturing process at the manufacturing facility and present recommendations and requirements to prevent recurrence. In addition, we have introduced a product quality deficiency reporting program, which enabled timely and direct reporting to the Quality Control Group at the Headquarters, through a simple access to the website.

3.Compliance initiatives for quality product offerings

  • (1)Compliance check of the customized vehicle produced by the Group store
  • Compliance check of the customized vehicle produced by the Group store
  • In order to meet the needs of customers that want to customize their cars to their own tastes, we are increasing the number of our Group stores that deal car customization in line with the standard of Road Vehicles Law.
  • (2)Activities to improve the compliance level of the whole car parts and accessories industry
  • One of our missions as the leading company of the car parts and accessories industry is to improve the compliance level of the whole industry, through a positive participation to the activities of APARA (Auto-Parts & Accessories Retail Association) and AAAL (Automotive Aftermarket Action League).