Inshingano nyamukuru y'urusobe rw'imodoka ni ukwinjira no guhumeka kw'ikigega cy'amazi, moteri, icyuma gikonjesha, nibindi, kugira ngo hirindwe kwangirika kw'ibintu by'amahanga ku bice by'imbere by'ikigega mu gihe cyo gutwara no ku bwiza bwacyo. Mu buhanga bw'imodoka, imitako ikoreshwa mu gutwikira umubiri w'imodoka kugira ngo umwuka winjire.
Imodoka nyinshi zifite icyuma gikingira imbere y'imodoka kugira ngo kirinde radiator na moteri
Izindi modoka zisanzwe ziherereye munsi y'agasanduku k'imbere, imbere y'amapine (kugira ngo akonjeshe feri), imbere kugira ngo zihumeke mu modoka, cyangwa ku gipfundikizo cy'inyuma (cyane cyane ku modoka zikoresha moteri y'inyuma). Midnet ikunze kuba ikintu cyihariye mu gutunganya imodoka, kandi ibigo byinshi biyikoresha nk'ikirango cyabyo cy'ingenzi.
Metalchina yatangiriye ku isoko ry’imodoka zahinduwe muri Amerika mu myaka ya 1980, ihita ikundwa cyane. Kuri ubu, ibikoresho by’icyuma bigizwe ahanini na aluminiyumu y’indege nk’ibikoresho by’ibanze, kuko byoroshye kurusha substrate y’icyuma kitagira umugese.
Ubuso bwayo bukoresha ikoranabuhanga rigezweho ryo gusiga indorerwamo, kandi urumuri rwayo rugera ku ngaruka z'ubuso bw'indorerwamo bw'icyatsi kibisi. Igice cy'inyuma gikoresha uburyo bw'umukara bwo kurwanya ogisijeni, bugenda neza nka satin, bigatuma ubuso bw'urushundura burushaho kuba bwiza, bugaragaza neza imiterere y'ibikoresho by'icyuma.
Bitewe n'umuco wayo wa "garaje", umuyoboro w'ibyuma uzwi cyane muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika ugizwe ahanini n'umuyoboro w'ibyuma "wo gusimbuza", bivuze gusimbuza umuyoboro w'ibikoresho by'imodoka bya mbere n'umuyoboro mushya w'ibyuma. Bitewe n'uko bikenewe gusenya umuyoboro w'ibikoresho by'imodoka bya mbere, ugengwa n'ubushobozi bwo gukorana n'abantu n'ibikoresho byo mu rugo.