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UPDATE: 02/10/2010 SASTRAD just joined Used Car Japan, the directory of used Japanese vehicles, information, dealers around the world.

UPDATE: 02/05/2010 SASTRAD just joined Japanese Sport Cars :Site for Japanese Cars Fans.

UPDATE: 02/04/2010 SASTRAD has been seeing an increase in orders for mini trucks like Suzuki, Subaru, Honda, Mitsubishi and Daihatsu, as well as Mitsubishi Delicas to Canada. With the good news of our dealers in the US clearing the way for their importing of mini trucks, SASTRAD will become a large exporter of mini trucks!

UPDATE: 02/01/2010 SASTRAD will be closed Feb 11 for National Holiday (yes, another national holiday)

UPDATE: 01/30/2010 SASTRAD is expanding. More details as they develop.

UPDATE: 12/17/2009 SASTRAD has been building itself up this year to become again one of the leading exporters of mini trucks into the US and Canada. In 2010, a few new projects will happen, as well as a very large expansion plan. SASTRAD will also be taking on new staff in the new year and one will be a familiar face to our long-term clients. SASTRAD will be taking further steps to be the largest exporter of mini trucks into the US, exceeding its Japan-based rival. Curious? More news to follow in early January when plans are finalized.

UPDATE: 12/16/2009 This past year, SASTRAD has seen an increase in non-North America bound vehicles. This in spite of a weeker US dollar and Euro. It appears that many Japanese based exporters have closed due to the downturn in the economy and the fact they all priced their vehicles based on the US dollar. SASTRAD never priced vehicles based on the US dollar. While this meant more expensive vehicles for their clients, SASTRAD stayed above water regardless of how far the US dollar sank. Moreover, SASTRAD actually expanded its client base; perhaps due to fewer exporters in the business.

UPDATE: 04/01/2009 SASTRAD is happy to announce we are now offering our clients the chance to purchase rocketships made in Japan. As the exclusive dealer of the Japanese-made X1A1 rocket, SASTRAD thanks NASA (Nihon Aeronautic and Spacy Agents) for the chance to offer such a unique item that is sure to be a big seller. Steve said "Wow, what a cool thing to be able to offer, but hey, its April fools so is this some sort of a joke?"

UPDATE: 03/11/2009 Steve has been contacting his former clients in countries like UK, Suriname, Malta, Cyprus, Jamaica, Ireland and South Africa. They've been telling him mixed feelings about the economy in their country. Steve mentions that the prices of shipping as decreased since the summer of 2008, but so has the value of the US dollar, which people seem to base imports on. SASTRAD operates only in Japanese yen, and while the yen remains freakishly strong (don't know why since Japan is in a recession--but banks are healthy) the price of vehicles at auction have dropped. For any new enquires, Steve is willing to offer a look at the auction site so they can see for themselves. Please contact Steve.

03/10/2009 SASTRAD essaye toujours d'ouvrir les march�s et �vidents sont avec nos clients fran�ais. Puisque Steve a habit� � Montr�al et s'est occup� de l'universit� dans un environnement bilingue, il estime qu'alors que sa capacit� fran�aise n'est pas parfaite, il fera son meilleur pour aider des clients en fran�ais!