GTA Co.,Ltd
Purpose of establishment
GTA Co.,Ltd is established to inherit the business of the GT Association, a voluntary organization that was established in 1994 to promote GT races, and conduct management, organization, and promotion of automotive races, mainly GT races, as well as other business defined as the purpose of the company in the article of incorporation, with cooperation of Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co.,Ltd, Honda Motor Co.,Ltd, circuit operating companies, and entrants of automotive races. While the company pursues the appropriate interest of its business, it is committed to provide social contributions by taking part in the sound promotion of motorsports and creation/development of prosperous automotive culture in Japan as well as conservation of global environment through its business activities.
Company Overview
| Company Name | GTA Co.,Ltd | |
| Date of Establishment | April 1st, 2008 | |
| Capital | 85.55 million yen | |
| Head Office | Tokai Bldg. 5F 2-4-2 Nishi-Gotanda Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-0031 URL:http://supergt.net | |
| Business Overview | Business activities related to management of automobile competitions, Business activities related to sponsors relations of automobile competitions, Control of videos/motion pictures related to automobile competitions, etc. | |
| Board of Directors | Representative Director | Masaaki Bandoh |
| Directors | Yuuichi Sanada Kazumasa Tsuchiya Kazuhiro Tsuge Shinji Motojima | |
| Auditors | Ichiro Ogiso Yutaka Kaneko Yasuharu Koudaira Keita Muramatsu | |
| Corporate Officers |
Fumito Akita (Public Relations / Promotion Planning / Club Operation) Yasuo Shimada (Motion Pictures / Contents Control) Naoki Sato (Race Operation / Entrant Administration) Nobuo Nakamura (Administration / HR / Finance / Rights Control) Toshimichi Hiraoka (Planning / Sales / Royalty Management) | |
| Advisers | Nobuhide Tachi Aguri Suzuki Masahiko Kondo | |
Business Overview
Description of key businesses (Abstract from the article of incorporation)
GTA Co., Ltd is intended to conduct following businesses.
| 1. | Control, organization, and promotion of the sports series that employs automobile. |
| 2. | Planning, production, organization, operation, and promotion of related events. |
| 3. | Production, management, and operation of videos, photographs, and data of related events. |
| 4. | Planning, manufacturing, and distribution of the merchandises that feature videos, photographs, and event data of related events. |
| 5. | Sale of tickets for related events. |
| 6. | Royalty management related business. |
| 7. | Sale of automobiles and automobile accessories. |
| 8. | Management of the portrait rights of teams, athletes, and vehicles of the sports that employs automobiles. |
| 9. | Planning, manufacturing, and distribution of merchandises that feature constituents and/or participants of related events. |
| 10. | Provision of informational material that features related events to various informational media including IP communication. |
| 11. | Information service via domestic and international value-added network. |
| 12. | Sale of the hosting rights of the sports that employs automobiles. |
| 13. | Management and operation of the records of the sports that employs automobiles. |
| 14. | Publication and distribution of books, magazines, DVD's, etc. |
| 15. | Sale of the rights to cover, motion picture rights, and broadcasting rights of the sports that employs automobiles. |
| 16. | Establishment of the regulations for the sports that employs automobiles and manufacturing, rental, intermediation, and distribution of designated equipments for the sports. |
| 17. | Consultation service on hosting related events and on required facilities. |
| 18. | Worker dispatch business comprised of sending designated representatives to relevant events. |
| 19. | Issuance and management of the participant membership of the sports that employs automobiles. |
| 20. | Recruitment of the fan members of related events and operation and management of the fan clubs and/or organizations. |
| 21. | Agency business of non-life and other insurances. |
| 22. | Welfare service for the participating athletes and participants of the sports that employs automobiles. |
| 23. | Advertisement agency business. |
| 24. | Intellectual property rights related business. |
| 25. | Business related to planning, production, and video distribution of the Internet websites |
...etc.
Company History
| 1993 October | GT Association was established. Kunimitsu Takahashi was named as Chairperson. |
| 1994 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship (JGTC) with 5 domestic events. |
| 1995 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship with 6 domestic events. Began TV broadcast of JGTC race scenes via TV Tokyo. |
| 1996 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship with 7 domestic events. |
| 1997 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship with 7 domestic events. |
| 1998 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship with 8 domestic events. Certified as an Economy, Trade and Industry Minister's Award |
| 1999 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship with 8 domestic events. |
| 2000 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship with 8 domestic events and 1 overseas event. Held All-stars event in Malaysia. Live broadcast of the race started on J SPORTS. |
| 2001 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship with 7 domestic events and 1 overseas event. |
| 2002 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship with 7 domestic events and 1 overseas event. Malaysia event became an official championship event. Started TV broadcast in Europe via ESPN. |
| 2003 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship with 8 domestic events. Malaysia round was cancelled due to SARS concerns. JGTC race scenes were recreated on a video game, Gran Turismo. TV Tokyo broadcast of JGTC race scenes became a weekly program. Started TV broadcast in USA via SPEEDCHANNEL |
| 2004 | Operated All-Japan GT Championship with 8 domestic events and 1 overseas event. Global release of "Gran Turismo 4." |
| 2005 | JGTC became an international series and was renamed to SUPER GT. Operated SUPER GT races with 8 domestic events and 1 overseas event. |
| 2006 | Operated SUPER GT races with 8 domestic events and 1 overseas event. Suzuka 1000km race was inducted as a regular season round. Began Internet TV broadcast. |
| 2007 | Undergone organizational reform, and the governing body adopted a committee system to replace council system. Masaaki Bandoh was named the chairman of the committee to succeed Kunimitsu Takahashi. Operated SUPER GT races with 8 domestic events and 1 overseas event. Marked 100th race since inauguration. |
| 2008 April 1st | GTA Co., Ltd was established. |
Key Business Partners
Toyota Motor Corporation
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd
Honda Motor Co., Ltd
Bridgestone Corporation
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd
Nihon Michelin Tire Co., Ltd
Dentsu Inc.
TV Tokyo Production, Inc.
BS Nippon Corporation
J SPORTS Broadcasting Corporation
USEN Corporation
Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.
Avex Group Holdings Inc.
Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd
Polyphony Digital Inc.
Fuji International Speedway Co., Ltd.
Mobilityland Corp.
Okayama Kokusai Circuit Co.,Ltd
SUGO Co., Ltd.
Autopolis Co.,Ltd
Toyota Technocraft Co., Ltd
Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd.
M-TEC Co., Ltd.
Automobile related corporations.
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