
One of the most recognizable brands of trucks is Mazda. Founded in the first quarter of the 20th century, Mazda is one of the biggest Japanese manufacturers of automobiles, and is estimated to produce more than 1 million automobiles per year with sales in Japan, Europe, and North America. But before becoming an international super-company, Mazda was once the Toyo Cork Kogyo Company, which was founded 1920 and manufactured machine tools. And it was not until 1931 that Toyo Cork Kogyo shifted from machine tools to automotives and introduced the Mazda-Go, a three-wheeled truck in 1931. The word Mazda was finally adapted as the company name in 1984, although every automobile sold bore the name Mazda. And from then on and until today, Mazda is one of the leaders in automobile manufacture and technology. Mazda pioneered a lot of fresh innovations previously unknown in the automotive industry, and is the only producer of the Miller cycle engine in the world and the last remaining manufacturer of Wankel engine, which uses a rotor instead of the reciprocating pistons found in most standard internal combustion engines today. Also, Mazda is quite popular in Australia and in 2006 Mazda was one of the highest sold automotive brands in the region.
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