Introduction of AI-Powered Used Car Procurement Analysis System

AOZORA COMPANY Inc. (Headquarters: Nishi-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture; CEO: Takumi Takahashi), which operates used car sales and in-house financing services, announced on June 13, 2026, the introduction of an AI-powered used car procurement analysis system designed to improve procurement precision and optimize inventory.

This system leverages artificial intelligence to comprehensively analyze vast datasets including the company’s historical sales performance, store-specific sales trends, inventory turnover rates, and market pricing. It automatically calculates optimal vehicle types, procurement budgets, and allocation volumes for each store. While used car procurement has traditionally relied on experienced staff’s judgment, the integration of AI enables data-driven, objective decision-making, aiming for more efficient inventory operations.

In the used car market, secondhand vehicle prices have surged significantly due to new car supply constraints and semiconductor shortages since the pandemic, leading to rising procurement costs—a major challenge across the industry. Under these conditions, procurement errors per unit have increasingly severe impacts on corporate profitability, heightening the importance of data-driven procurement strategies.

The system conducts multifaceted analyses, including store-level sales performance, vehicle-type sales velocity, optimal inventory levels, store-specific procurement budget allocation, regionally tailored vehicle recommendations, and optimization of profit margins and turnover rates. This enables the creation of a system that ensures 'the right vehicles are allocated in the right quantities to the stores where they will sell,' thereby improving inventory turnover, reducing stagnant inventory, and increasing profit margins.

CEO Takumi Takahashi commented, 'The used car sales industry has long emphasized experience and intuition, but we believe the future will be defined by data utilization as a competitive differentiator. We will leverage AI as a key partner in management decisions to strengthen our ability to offer used cars to customers at more attractive prices.'

Going forward, the company plans to expand AI applications to areas such as pricing strategy, in-house loan approvals, advertising operations, and inventory management, aiming for further growth as a data-driven used car retailer.

[Company Overview]

・Company Name: AOZORA COMPANY Inc.

・Representative: Takumi Takahashi

・Capital: 4 million JPY

・Headquarters: 5243-1 Kurotori, Nishi-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

・Business Activities: Used car sales

Car rental services

In-house financing (in-house installment sales)

Towing services

・Official Website: https://aozoracompany.co.jp/