0, with sales of 16,812 vehicles, an increase of 22 percent over the 13,781 reported for the same period a year ago. BMW also reported year-to-date vehicle sales of 120,763, a 15 percent increase compared to 105,182 sales in 1999.Sales of Automobiles (BMW) saw an increase of 12.0% in 1999, from 21.98 billion Euro to 24.61 billion Euro.BMW Worldwide Automotive Revenues(Dollars in Millions)199919981997Sales34,66437,82733,446Source: BMW Annual Report, 1999ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIEStopJung von MattGlashttenstrasse 38, 20357 Hamburghttp://www.jvm.deE-Mail : team@jvm.deTel: +49 40 4313 530Fax: +49 40 4313 53113.HOTLINKStopBayerische Motoren Werke AGBMW USABMW Hong Kong| TOP |WHAT'S NEW | COMPANY PROFILES | INDUSTRY TRENDS | RESEARCH | CREATIVE RESOURCES | ROADMAPauto@magazine.org | MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS OF AMERICAIIn 1959, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., was established with a small motorcycle store in Los Angeles. Honda introduced its first car to the U.S. market in 1970. Today, the North American operations of Japanese-based Honda Motor Co., Ltd., account for nearly half of the company's worldwide sales. Vehicles assembled in North America now total some 75% of U.S. sales.STRATEGIEStopIndustry analysts are speculating that Honda is a prime acquisition target for both General Motors and DaimlerChrysler. But Honda Motor Co. President and CEO, Hiroyuki Yoshino, denies that his company is interested in any mergers. According to Yoshino, a small company is more flexible and efficient than large corporations.Honda plans a major thrust into clean diesels, a new area for Honda. It also includes direct-injection gasoline engines, hybrid-electric drive-trains and fuel cells.. Honda recently announced participation in a new cooperative partnership with the College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) at the University of California, Riverside (UCR); the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Environmental ...
