Mazda Announces September 2003 Sales

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2003 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for September 2003:

                          Month-To-Date               Year-To-Date

                  September   September   %    September   September   %
                     2003       2002    Change   2003        2002    Change

   PROTEGE          5,404      5,817    -7.1%   56,021      68,826   -18.6%

   626                  9      7,909   -99.9%    1,605      34,683   -95.4%

   Mazda6           5,341          0      N/A   44,966           0      N/A

   MILLENIA            13      1,407   -99.1%    1,786      14,777   -87.9%

   MIATA              845      1,263   -33.1%    8,816      12,661   -30.4%

   RX8              2,105          0      N/A    5,656           0      N/A

   MPV              2,421      2,725   -11.2%   23,563      27,680   -14.9%

   MAZDA TRUCK      1,134      1,822   -37.8%   11,932      17,268   -30.9%

   TRIBUTE          3,172      3,156     0.5%   40,363      35,212    14.6%

   Total Vehicles

   CARS            13,717     16,396   -16.3%  118,850     130,947    -9.2%

   TRUCKS           6,727      7,703   -12.7%   75,858      80,160    -5.4%

   TOTAL           20,444     24,099   -15.2%  194,708     211,107    -7.8%

   MEMO:

   IMPORT CAR       8,367      8,487    -1.4%   72,279      96,264   -24.9%
   IMPORT TRUCK     2,421      2,725   -11.2%   23,563      27,680   -14.9%
   IMPORT TOTAL    10,788     11,212    -3.8%   95,842     123,944   -22.7%

   DOMESTIC CAR     5,350      7,909   -32.4%   46,571      34,683    34.3%
   DOMESTIC TRUCK   4,306      4,978   -13.5%   52,295      52,480    -0.4%
   DOMESTIC TOTALS  9,656     12,887   -25.1%   98,866      87,163    13.4%