1913 Ryozo Yanagida forms Empire Jidosha Shokai at Gofukucho, Nihonbashi Ward, Tokyo City (currently, 2-2 Nihonbashi Dori, Chuo Ward). Begin importing and selling Empire and Chloral Heart automobiles and parts, mechanized tools, tire, etc. 1924 Establish Empire Motor Co., Ltd. 1937 In addition to working to domestically Produce Ford parts, begin selling preferred automobile parts and accessories. 1945 Restoring of head office building and store that were damaged during the war. Following the war, recommence the wholesaling and exporting of parts and accessories. 1948 Establish New Empire Motor Co., Ltd. Ford agent rights are required. 1952 Begin part importing operations. 1969 Increase capitalization to 168 million yen. Introduce product control method that uses computers. 1971 Increase capitalization to 201.6 million yen. Move head office from Nihonbashi to Hatchobori. 1975 Change the Takamatsu Representative Office to a full-scale office and move it to a new building. Establish the local corporation EMC Industrial Corporation in America and move the America Representative Office to it. Establish the Hokuriku Representative Office. Move the Asahikawa Office to a new company building. Open the Koriyama Office and Johoku Office. 1976 Establish the local corporation Empire Motor Co., Of Singapore, Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. Change the Hokuriku Representative Office to a full-scale office and move it to a new location. Open the Shizuoka Office and the Matsubara Office. Establish the No.2 Sales Department. Complete the company lodge Empire Sengokuso in Hakone. 1979 Establish the Kuala Lumpur Representative Office. Upgrade the computer to UNICVAC1100/11. Open the Mito Office. Change the Niigata Representative Office to a full-scale office and move it to a new location. 1983 Open the Omiya Distribution Center. Move the Kanto Branch, Omiya Office, No.2 Sales Department and Distribution Department. Compile the Seventy-Year Company History. Move the Overseas Distribution Center to Yokohama. 1988 Establish the local corporation Empire Motor (Malaysia) SDN BHD in Malaysia. 1993 Celebrate eightieth anniversary. Move the Overseas Distribution Center to Kawasaki. 1997 Increase capitalization to 432 million yen. 1999 Reform corporate organization into a six-headquarter system (Managing Headquarters, Information Systems Headquarters, Development and Sales Headquarters, No.1 Sales Headquarters, No.2 Sales Headquarters, and Overseas Sales Headquarters). Appoint Koichiro Obi chairman and Shigeru Taguchi president. 2003 Celebrate ninetieth anniversary. Establish the Shanghai Representative Office. 2004 Appoint Shigeru Taguchi chairman and Masanari Ide president. 2007 Increase capitalization to 500.688 million yen. 2008 Appoint Masanari Ide chairman and Toru Kimura president.