Motor. The sales level in 2000 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 1995, Mazda Motor had sales of 2.20 trillion.Most of the company's 2000 sales were in its home market of Japan: in 2000, this region's sales were 1.31 trillion, which is equivalent to 60.7% of total sales. In 2000, sales in Japan were up at a rate that was much higher than the company as a whole: in this region, sales increased 17.6% to 1.31 trillion. Although the company's overall sales increased, sales were not up in all regions of the world: sales in North America were down 8.4% (to 564.99 billion) and sales in Europe fell 9.3% (to 216.07 billion) and sales in other countries fell 20.8% (to 69.26 billion) ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIEStopDoner Advertising25900 Northwestern HighwaySouthfield, MI 48075248-827-9766Handles advertising for Mazda North American Operations.HOTLINKStopMazdaMazda North American Operations | TOP |WHAT'S NEW | COMPANY PROFILES | INDUSTRY TRENDS | RESEARCH | CREATIVE RESOURCES | ROADMAPauto@magazine.org | MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS OF AMERICATOYOTAContents:Strategies | Advertising | Financials |Advertising/Promotion Agencies | HotlinksToyota Motor Corp. is Japan's largest and the world's fourth-largest automaker, behind GM, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler. Toyota is also America's Number 1 auto importer, having displaced Volkswagen in 1975.Passenger cars represent 60% of Toyota's U.S. sales volume, although the company has recently begun to step up its truck production. In 1999, 63% of Toyota's U.S. sales were cars and trucks built in North America. Also in 1999, for the first time ever, Toyota produced more than 1 million vehicles in a calendar year at its North American automobile manufacturing plants.Toyota's first successful introductions into the U.S. market were the Corona in 1965 and the Corolla in 1968. In 1989, the company launched its high-end Lexus line in the U.S. In 1996, Toyota consolidated its North American operations into one hol...
