- AUTOBACS promotes management policy which aims that we provide customers with opportunities to have good times and that we elicit smiles from them when we deal with them. We judge that providing opportunities for performances for young comedians (manzai-shi) and offering entertainment to the society through their performances are one kind of CSR activities compatible with management philosophy of the company. As such, we have been continuously offering the special sponsorship for the entire history of the M1-Grand Prix from 2001.
- The M1-Grand Prix has been widely recognized as a gateway to success for young comedians as well as one of the big events during the year-end period. The event has become increasingly popular and the 2007 year's final competition recorded over 39% viewer rating, the highest ever for the program, in Osaka area.
