Yokohama Motors originally started over thirty years ago servicing US Military personnel stationed in Japan. From car sales to servicing both “”Amesha”” or American cars & Japanese vehicles. Yokohama Motors offered on and off base venues for car sales in multiple locations. Import & export was a very small part of the business in the old days as it was pretty much tied up by the giants in the business.
Auto Auctions did not exist as most people are familiar with today and the auctions that did were highly controlled by the “”Old Boys Club””. In other words they were not open to foreigners or even local dealers that were not accepted into the club. Most dealers in those days purchased cars destined for the junk yards and rebuilt them for resale. It was not uncommon in the days to find nearly new vehicles with less than 15,000 kilometers stacked 5 to 10 high in scrap yards. Parts were basically free to the taking as the Japanese were happy to get rid of them. These time have changed dramatically.
