Mazda Announces May Sales

IRVINE, Calif., June 1 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for May 2006:

                Mazda North American Operations - May 2006

                           Month-To-Date               Year-To-Date

                      May       May       %        May       May      %
                     2006      2005    Change     2006      2005   Change

  Mazda3            11,662    12,086     (4)%    42,453    43,808    (3)%

  Mazda5             1,485        --      N/A     7,806        --     N/A

  Mazda6             7,210     7,458     (3)%    31,943    31,378      2%

  MX-5 Miata         1,829       515     255%     7,958     2,951    170%

  RX-8                 797     1,074    (26)%     4,298     6,992   (39)%

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

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

  MPV                  822     1,239    (34)%     5,939     6,583   (10)%

  CX-7                 265        --      N/A       265        --     N/A

  B-Series Truck       361       205      76%     1,995     2,695   (26)%

  Tribute            2,890     4,080    (29)%    14,319    18,515   (23)%

  Total Vehicles

  CARS              22,983    21,133       9%    94,459    85,132     11%

  TRUCKS             4,338     5,524    (21)%    22,518    27,793   (19)%

  TOTAL             27,321    26,657       3%   116,977   112,925      4%

  MEMO:

  IMPORT CAR        15,773    13,675      15%    62,516    53,752     16%
  IMPORT TRUCK       1,087     1,239    (12)%     6,204     6,583    (6)%
  IMPORT TOTAL      16,860    14,914      13%    68,720    60,335     14%

  DOMESTIC CAR       7,210     7,458     (3)%    31,943    31,380      2%
  DOMESTIC TRUCK     3,251     4,285    (24)%    16,314    21,210   (23)%
  DOMESTIC TOTALS   10,461    11,743    (11)%    48,257    52,590    (8)%

  Note: Protege and 626 are discontinued vehicles.