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AutoWeek, April, 2004 by Vaugn, Mark
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Byline: MARK VAUGHN There wasn't a character in The Fast and the Furious modeled after James Chen, but there should have been. Chen is the magnate behind wheel maker Axis Sport Tuning and he is, as the kids say, a shot caller. Chen started Axis Sport Tuning in 1997 as strictly a tuning company, offering aftermarket parts to the sport compact buyer.
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Very soon after, Chen noticed the lack of wheels larger than 16 inches aimed at the sport compact market. So later that year he came out with 17- and 18-inch wheel designs for imports. Two years later he came out with an unheard-of ...
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