Who owns ZERO?
ZERO is owned by ZERO CO.,LTD. (Japan, TSE: 9028).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Securities Report (yuho) for fiscal year ended 30 June 2026, ZERO CO.,LTD., 30 September 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ZERO CO.,LTD. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Kawasaki
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Kawasaki
- Founded
- 1961
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9028
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About ZERO
ZERO carries new and used vehicles in Japan and has overseas operations including a Thai car-carrier subsidiary. Its securities report splits the group into domestic automotive, human resources, general freight and overseas segments and says Tan Chong International, a Hong Kong-listed group, has been its parent since a 2014 tender offer.
Ownership timeline of ZERO
Where ZERO sits in ZERO
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in parcel & freight logistics, and who owns them
The 221 brands in parcel & freight logistics on Brandtree belong to 181 owners. The largest is Radiant Logistics, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Adcom Express | Radiant Logistics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Forward Air | Forward Air | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ABF Freight | ArcBest | 🇺🇸 United States |
| C.H. Robinson | C.H. Robinson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FedEx Express | FedEx | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GLS | IDS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| InPost | InPost | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Wilhelmsen Port Services | Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding | 🇳🇴 Norway |
About the owner: ZERO
ZERO is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan, founded in 1961. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9028.
ZERO CO.,LTD. is a Japanese vehicle logistics company. Its annual securities report for the year to 30 June 2026 says it was set up in October 1961 as Nissan Rikuso, wholly funded by Nissan Motor, to carry new Nissan cars to dealers. The same report names Tan Chong International Limited as its parent, holding 50.5% of the voting rights indirectly through Zenith Logistics Limited (47.16% of shares) and Zenith Logistics Pte. Ltd., and shows SBS Holdings with 20.55%.
🇯🇵 ZERO and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; ZERO is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of ZERO?
The parent company of ZERO is ZERO CO.,LTD., a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is ZERO Japanese?
Yes. ZERO originated in Japan in 1961 and its owner, ZERO CO.,LTD., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is ZERO still owned by ZERO CO.,LTD.?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, ZERO is still owned by ZERO CO.,LTD. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Annual Securities Report (yuho) for fiscal year ended 30 June 2026, ZERO CO.,LTD. — ZERO CO.,LTD., Annual report, published 30 September 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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