Complex sentence: In 1992 the European and North American companies whose products were imported by Yanase wanted to directly import vehicles to Japan, and as of the year 2000, GM Volkswagen and Audi now directly import vehicles, but still allow their products to be sold at Yanase dealerships.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1992 the European and North American companies whose products were imported by Yanase wanted to directly import vehicles to Japan. As of 2000, GM Volkswagen and Audi directly import vehicles but allow their products to be sold at Yanase dealerships.