Based in Irvine, Calif., Mazda Motor of America Inc. sells and distributes Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through about 700 independent franchises.

The company sells about 300,000 car and trucks each year in the United States; its bestseller is the Mazda 3. Mazda, which manufactures its vehicles in Japan and Mex­ico, reported about $8 billion in U.S. revenue during 2013. It had the highest fleetwide adjusted fuel economy performance for the 2012 model year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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