Mazda Announces April 2005 Sales

IRVINE, Calif., May 2, 2006 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for April 2006:

               Mazda North American Operations - April 2006

                                      Month-To-Date          Year-To-Date

                                April   April   %       April   April   %
                                2006    2005  Change    2006    2005  Change

  Mazda3                        9,059   9,994   (9)%   30,791  31,722   (3)%

  Mazda5                        1,260      --    N/A    6,321      --    N/A

  Mazda6                        5,518   5,672   (3)%   24,733  23,920     3%

  MX-5 Miata                    1,767     667   165%    6,129   2,436   152%

  RX-8                            584   1,001  (42)%    3,501   5,918  (41)%

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

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

  MPV                             894     831     8%    5,117   5,344   (4)%

  B-Series Truck                  352     205    72%    1,634   2,490  (34)%

  Tribute                       2,951   3,879  (24)%   11,429  14,435  (21)%

  Total Vehicles

  CARS                         18,188  17,334     5%   71,476  63,999    12%

  TRUCKS                        4,197   4,915  (15)%   18,180  22,269  (18)%

  TOTAL                        22,385  22,249     1%   89,656  86,268     4%

  MEMO:

  IMPORT CAR                   12,670  11,662     9%   46,743  40,077    17%
  IMPORT TRUCK                    894     831     8%    5,117   5,344   (4)%
  IMPORT TOTAL                 13,564  12,493     9%   51,860  45,421    14%

  DOMESTIC CAR                  5,518   5,672   (3)%   24,733  23,922     3%
  DOMESTIC TRUCK                3,303   4,084  (19)%   13,063  16,925  (23)%
  DOMESTIC TOTALS               8,821   9,756  (10)%   37,796  40,847   (7)%

  Note:  Protege and 626 are discontinued vehicles.