新会社「WECARS」発足　「ビッグモーター」の中古車販売事業を継承(2024年5月1日)

New company “WECARS” launched Inheriting the used car sales business of "Big Motor" (2024/05/01)

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大手商社の伊藤忠商事が買収した中古車販売大手「ビッグモーター」の中核事業を引き継いだ新会社が今日、発足しました。
Today, a new company was formed to take over the core business of Big Motor, a large used car sales company acquired by major trading company Itochu Corporation.
社名は「ウィーカーズ」です。
The company name is “WECARS”.
「ウィーカーズの再生・成長のためには、我々自身がお客様を第一に考える組織に生まれ変わる必要があります」
“For WECARS to revive and grow, we need to transform ourselves into an organization that puts customers first.”
ビッグモーターは、保険金不正請求問題などで売り上げが大幅に落ち込み、伊藤忠商事などと事業再建に向けて契約を結んでいました。　
Big Motor's sales have dropped significantly due to problems such as fraudulent insurance claims, and the company has contracted with Itochu Corporation and others to rebuild its business.
中古車販売事業などを引き継ぐ新会社「ウィーカーズ」の社長には、伊藤忠商事の執行役員だった田中慎二郎氏が就任しました。
Shinjiro Tanaka, former chief executive officer of ITOCHU Group, has been appointed president of WECARS, a new company that will take over the used car sales business.
ウィーカーズは当面、ビッグモーターの看板のままで営業します。　
WECARS will remain open under the Big Motor banner for the time being.
4000人を超える人員を引き継ぎ、伊藤忠商事から50人を超える人員を投入します。　
The company will take over more than 4,000 people and will attract more than 50 people from ITOCHU Group.
ビッグモーターの創業家は、経営に関与しないということです。
Big Motor's founding family does not participate in management.

大手商社の伊藤忠商事が買収した中古車販売大手「ビッグモーター」の中核事業を引き継いだ新会社が今日、発足しました。

販売

Sales, selling, marketing

今日

Today, this day; these days, recently, nowadays

中古

Used, second-hand, old; middle ages

商社

Trading company, firm

事業

Project, enterprise, business, industry, operations, venture, service; act, deed, conduct

新

New, neo-; gregorian calendar; xin (dynasty of china)

会社

Company, corporation; workplace

車

Car, automobile, vehicle; wheel

大手

Major company, big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

買収

Acquisition (esp. corporate), buy-out, takeover, purchase; corruption, bribery

中核

kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre

発足

starting, inauguration, launch, founding, establishment, start-up
社名は「ウィーカーズ」です。

社名

name of company
「ウィーカーズの再生・成長のためには、我々自身がお客様を第一に考える組織に生まれ変わる必要があります」

考える

To think about, to take into consideration; to ponder, to reflect, to try to come at a conclusion, to think over (something); to intend, to decide (to do), to plan; to come up with, to devise, to scheme; to predict, to anticipate, to expect; to suspect, to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something), to look on

必要

Necessary, needed, essential, indispensable; necessity, need, requirement

我々

We

自身

By oneself, personally

成長

Growth, grow to adulthood

組織

Organization, organisation; structure, construction; tissue; system

第

Ordinal

再生

Resuscitation, regeneration, restoration to life; reformation, rehabilitation; playback, regeneration (sound, etc.), view (of a video clip); reclamation, recovery; rebirth, reincarnation

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

生まれ変わる

To be born again, to make a fresh start in life
ビッグモーターは、保険金不正請求問題などで売り上げが大幅に落ち込み、伊藤忠商事などと事業再建に向けて契約を結んでいました。　

不正

Injustice, unfairness, iniquity, impropriety, irregularity, dishonesty, illegality, fraud

金

Gold (au), golden (color), gold (medal, cup); valuable, of highest value; gold coin, money; friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); jin (dynasty of china; 1115-1234 ce); gold general; testicles; karat, carat

契約

Contract, compact, agreement

請求

Claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)

事業

Project, enterprise, business, industry, operations, venture, service; act, deed, conduct

大幅

Big, large, drastic, substantial; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for western clothing)

再建

(temple or shrine) rebuilding

問題

Question (e.g. on a test), problem; problem (e.g. societal, political), question, issue, subject (e.g. of research), case, matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion, controversy; trouble, problem, inconvenience, difficulty

向け

Intended for ..., oriented towards ..., aimed at ..

落ち込み

Decline (of something)

保険

Insurance, guarantee

売り上げ

Amount sold, sales, proceeds, takings, turnover
中古車販売事業などを引き継ぐ新会社「ウィーカーズ」の社長には、伊藤忠商事の執行役員だった田中慎二郎氏が就任しました。

社長

Company president, manager, director

販売

Sales, selling, marketing

氏

Family name, lineage, birth

中古

Used, second-hand, old; middle ages

就任

Inauguration, assumption of office

事業

Project, enterprise, business, industry, operations, venture, service; act, deed, conduct

新

New, neo-; gregorian calendar; xin (dynasty of china)

会社

Company, corporation; workplace

車

Car, automobile, vehicle; wheel

執行

Execution, carrying out, performance, enforcement, exercise, service; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple

引き継ぐ

To take over, to hand over

役員

Officer, official, executive, staff
ウィーカーズは当面、ビッグモーターの看板のままで営業します。　

営業

Business, trade, sales, operations

看板

Signboard, sign, billboard, hoarding, doorplate; draw, attraction, feature, highlight, spokesman, figurehead; reputation (of a shop); appearance, look; closing time

当面

Current, urgent, pressing, impending; to confront (an issue), to face (up to something); for the meantime, at present
4000人を超える人員を引き継ぎ、伊藤忠商事から50人を超える人員を投入します。　

投入

Throwing into, inserting, depositing; investment, putting in (personnel, etc.); release of a product; making (an electrical circuit)

人

Person

人員

Number of persons, personnel

引き継ぎ

taking over, handing over, transfer of control, inheriting, passing on the baton
ビッグモーターの創業家は、経営に関与しないということです。

経営

Management, administration

関与

Participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in

家

House (e.g. of tokugawa), family

創業

Establishment (of a business, etc.)