In 1947, Chung Ju-yung founded the Hyundai Engineering and Construction company in South Korea. Twenty years later, after a stint working for the Korean Ministry of Transportation, Chung launched his next and more successful project, the Hyundai Motor Company.

People of different generations have different needs in cars. Boomers may have reached the stage where they prefer a car that’s higher off the ground, making it easier for them to get in and out. Then again, we’ve all noticed a silver fox driving what is clearly their dream car, no matter how hard it is on their back and knees. Various surveys and demographic data point to the most popular cars by generation in recent years.

People of different generations have different needs in cars. Boomers may have reached the stage where they prefer a car that’s higher off the ground, making it easier for them to get in and out. Then again, we’ve all noticed a silver fox driving what is clearly their dream car, no matter how hard it is on their back and knees. Various surveys and demographic data point to the most popular cars by generation in recent years.

It seems surprising because wheels are such a critical part of your car’s performance and safety, but currently, there are no mandatory standards for wheel performance and testing in the United States. However, the Society of Automotive Engineers has established standards for performance for aftermarket wheels, called SAE J 2530. Aftermarket manufacturers recognize the importance of J 2530 certification as a mark of quality.

Car manufacturers traditionally provided steel wheels, until weight and looks become more of an issue for car owners. Enter alloy wheels—typically made of aluminum combined with another metal, such as magnesium (that’s where “mag wheels” comes from). Nickel or some other combination of these light metals are also common. In addition to their light weight, the benefits of alloy rims include:

Masujiro Hashimoto founded Japan’s first automaker, Kaishinskha Motor Car Works, in 1911. They called their first car the DAT and rolled it out in 1914. After two name changes and years of primarily producing trucks for the military market, the company, at the time called DAT Motors, merged with Jitsuyo Jidosha and became DAT Jidosha Seizo Automobile Manufacturing Company. The new entity produced cars and trucks under the name Lila.