MarkLines Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an automotive industry portal in Japan, China, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Consulting Business; Teardown Survey Data Sales Business; Promotional Advertising Business; Market Forecast Information Sales Business; Vehicle/Parts Procurement Agency Business; Recruitment Business; and Automotive Fund Business segments. The company’s information platform offers online information services, including information about suppliers, such as who supplies whom, plant data, and market trends; sales and production statistics; reports on technology and market trends; and model plan data comprising forecasts and others in Japanese, Chinese, and English. It also provides B2B promotion and advertisement services that include promotional emails and banner ads under the LINES name to its information platform members. In addition, the company engages in consulting; human resource introduction; vehicle parts procurement agency; teardown survey data sales; and fund management and operation activities. It serves OEMs, parts and material suppliers, machinery and equipment suppliers, solution vendors, logistics and trading companies, government offices, consulting companies, financial institutions, construction companies, universities, and other sectors. MarkLines Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.