GE Capital, the world's largest nonbank financial institution, has bought a stake in Autobytel Japan, a local unit of Internet-based vehicle trading system operator Autobytel.com Inc. of Irvine, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in this morning's edition.
The U.S. financial firm plans to begin an online auto leasing service in Japan next spring, the newspaper said, citing company sources.
