Yanase (car dealership)Yanase & Co., Ltd. is a retailer of new Chinese, European, and North American vehicles and used cars in Japan. As of the year 2002, Yanase had the rights of exclusive retailer of Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Volvo, Saab, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Smart vehicles to Japanese consumers. It is part of the Itochu group. Yanase currently has 174 stores selling new cars in Japan and 31 stores that sell used cars under direct management.
Hot rodUn hot rod (en français bielle chaude) est une automobile de collection restaurée, préparée, tenant à la fois du tuning et du vintage. Les Hot rod sont des objets cultes de la Kustom Kulture américaine, généralement à base des premières voitures américaines des années 1920 aux années 1950, avec pour modèles de prédilection les premières Ford T, Ford A II, et Ford B II, avec pour variantes les Volksrod, Woodies, Rat rod, ou Custom (moto), Bobber, et Rat bike de bikers. Ils sont baptisés Tuning, ou Custom, au-delà des années 1950.
Custom carA custom car is a passenger vehicle that has been either substantially altered to improve its performance, often by altering or replacing the engine and transmission; made into a personal "styling" statement, using paintwork and aftermarket accessories to make the car look unlike any car as delivered from the factory; or some combination of both. A desire among some automotive enthusiasts in the United States is to push "styling and performance a step beyond the showroom floor - to truly craft an automobile of one's own.
Sedan (automobile)A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo. The first recorded use of sedan in reference to an automobile body occurred in 1912. The name derives from the 17th-century litter known as a sedan chair, a one-person enclosed box with windows and carried by porters. Variations of the sedan style include the close-coupled sedan, club sedan, convertible sedan, fastback sedan, hardtop sedan, notchback sedan, and sedanet/sedanette.
