Mazda Announces March 2006 Sales

IRVINE, Calif., April 3 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for March 2006:

               Mazda North American Operations - March 2006

                           Month-To-Date               Year-To-Date

                     March    March         %     March    March        %
                      2006     2005    Change      2006     2005   Change

  Mazda3             8,087    9,455     (14)%    21,732   21,728       0%

  Mazda5             1,703       --       N/A     5,061       --      N/A

  Mazda6             7,215    6,791        6%    19,215   18,248       5%

  MX-5 Miata         2,000      680      194%     4,362    1,769     147%

  RX-8               1,582    2,489     (36)%     2,917    4,917    (41)%

  Protege               --       --       N/A         1        1       0%

  626                   --       --       N/A        --        2      N/A

  MPV                1,526    1,452        5%     4,223    4,513     (6)%

  B-Series Truck       490    1,188     (59)%     1,282    2,285    (44)%

  Tribute            2,911    4,098     (29)%     8,478   10,556    (20)%

  Total Vehicles

  CARS              20,587   19,415        6%    53,288   46,665      14%

  TRUCKS             4,927    6,738     (27)%    13,983   17,354    (19)%

  TOTAL             25,514   26,153      (2)%    67,271   64,019       5%

  MEMO:

  IMPORT CAR        13,372   12,624        6%    34,073   28,415      20%
  IMPORT TRUCK       1,526    1,452        5%     4,223    4,513     (6)%
  IMPORT TOTAL      14,898   14,076        6%    38,296   32,928      16%

  DOMESTIC CAR       7,215    6,791        6%    19,215   18,250       5%
  DOMESTIC TRUCK     3,401    5,286     (36)%     9,760   12,841    (24)%
  DOMESTIC TOTALS   10,616   12,077     (12)%    28,975   31,091     (7)%

  Note:  Protege and 626 are discontinued vehicles.