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Auto on Info August 2003 In the First Half of 2003, Toyota Sales Zoom Past GM's in Australia and Poland Per an article by News.com.au, in Australia in the first half of 2003, Toyota led all auto manufacturers in motor vehicle sales. Its sales through June 2003 were up 18%; General Motors' sales were down 2%.1 For many years, General Motors was dominant in the Australian market - taking the top spot in sales or placing a close second. It employed the strategy of marketing its vehicles using the name Holden, an Australian subsidiary, whose pre-subsidiary saddlery business is often mentioned in historical accounts. In the late 1990s, GM dropped the use, in Australia, of the General Motors name entirely. However, 2003's numbers suggest that marketing by old name recognition is not enough. Per Automotive News Europe, Toyota's Polish sales for January through July 2003 were up 51%; its Yari (Echo) sales were up 64% and the sales of the venerable Corolla were up 44%. For the month of July, Toyota's sales were up 68%; this placed its sales well above those of General Motors' Adam Opel.2 1www.news.com.au/common/printpage/0,6093,6694019,00.html 2europe.autonews.com/news.cms?newsId=4581 |
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