The J.D.M. phenomenon has its roots in the early 90's in Southern California, where import cars had become popular with street racers.

They were experimenting with import cars as an attempt to attract a wider variety of players.

For example, PepsiCo used import car shows this summer as settings in which to introduce Pepsi Blue, its berry-flavored beverage.

The idea of buying import cars "was out of the question, but then I had a Subaru Forester and it was a great car."

Mr. Ten powered his 1995 Toyota Supra to automotive fame as the fastest street import car in the country.

Vehicle list features licensed Japanese and European import cars.

It is only too happy to advertise that its Accord, which is also built in Japan, was named "import car of the year" by an auto magazine.

The Prizm was introduced in 1989 for GM's then-new Geo brand of import cars.

Currently the wharf is used to store ripening bananas and hold import cars before fumigation treatment by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry staff.

For the 1980s, Car and Driver picked four domestic and six import cars.