Mazda Announces October 2004 Sales

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2004 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for October 2004:

                           Month-To-Date               Year-To-Date
                     October  October    %      October  October     %
                      2004     2003   Change     2004     2003    Change

  Protege               19   5,046    -99.6%     6,369   61,067  -89.6%

  Mazda3             5,795      12  48191.7%    66,591       12 5548.25

  626                    0      15   -100.0%        14    1,620  -99.1%

  Mazda6             7,376   6,194     19.1%    58,361   51,160   14.1%

  Millenia               0      13   -100.0%        18    1,799  -99.0%

  Miata                605     926    -34.7%     8,130    9,742  -16.5%

  RX8                1,823   2,510    -27.4%    21,049    8,180  157.3%

  MPV                1,831   2,641    -30.7%    21,834   26,204  -16.7%

  Mazda Truck          814   1,162    -29.9%     9,006   13,094  -31.2%

  Tribute            3,002   3,262     -8.0%    34,026   43,625  -22.0%

  Total Vehicles

  CARS              15,618  14,716      6.1%   160,532  133,580   20.2%

  TRUCKS             5,647   7,065    -20.1%    64,866   82,923  -21.8%

  TOTAL             21,265  21,781     -2.4%   225,398  216,503    4.1%

  MEMO:

  IMPORT CAR         8,242   8,507     -3.1%   102,157   80,800   26.4%
  IMPORT TRUCK       1,831   2,641    -30.7%    21,834   26,204  -16.7%
  IMPORT TOTAL      10,073  11,148     -9.6%   123,991  107,004   15.9%

  DOMESTIC CAR       7,376   6,209     18.8%    58,375   52,780   10.6%
  DOMESTIC TRUCK     3,816   4,424    -13.7%    43,032   56,719  -24.1%
  DOMESTIC TOTALS   11,192  10,633      5.3%   101,407  109,499   -7.4%

   Note:  Protege, 626 and Millennia are discontinued vehicles.