Hello,<br/><br/>I used type as in<br/><br/>This is a type of car.<br/><br/>We need to consider various types of cars.<br/><br/>But I see some reports saying<br/><br/>Car type is important to determining its price.<br/>(not <br/>"THE car type is important to determining its price")<br/><br/>Is is ok to use "car type" like this without using THE?<br/><br/>Thank you.