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Mazda Reports Month-End July Sales

1 August 1997

Mazda Reports Month-End July Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 -- Mazda Motor of America (MMA)
reported month-end July sales today of 20,364.

                          MAZDA SALES FOR JULY 1997

                             MONTH-TO-DATE                  YEAR-TO-DATE
                           Jul-97       Jul-96          Jul-97        Jul-96
    Total Vehicles
    CARS                 16,685      16,544        119,631       129,225
    TRUCKS                3,679       3,796         22,601        26,071
    TOTAL                20,364      20,340        142,232       155,296
    Imported Vehicles
    CARS                  9,844       9,809         65,683        72,154
    TRUCKS                    0           0              0             0
    TOTAL                 9,844       9,809         65,683        72,154
    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    CARS                  6,841       6,735         53,948        57,071
    TRUCKS                3,679       3,796         22,601        26,071
    TOTAL                10,520      10,531         76,549        83,142

                            MONTH-TO-DATE                    YEAR-TO-DATE
                           Jul-97       Jul-96          Jul-97        Jul-96

    Imported Vehicles By Model:
    Passenger Cars
       323                    0           0              0             0
      Protege             5,309       5,669         33,712        39,745
      MX-3                    0         114              7         2,283
       626                    0           0              0             0
      MX-6                    0           0              0             0
      RX-7                    0          43             11           307
       929                    0          56              7         1,181
      Millenia            1,761         856         10,636         6,886
       MPV                1,413       1,160          8,252         8,239
      Miata               1,361       1,911         13,058        13,513
    Trucks
       4x2                    0           0              0             0
       4x4                    0           0              0             0
      MPV Van                 0           0              0             0
    U.S. Produced Vehicles By Model:
    Cars
      626                 6,643       6,242         51,178        52,786
     MX-6                   198         493          2,770         4,285
    Trucks
      B-Series
       4x2                3,348       3,373         19,766        22,442
       4x4                  331         423          2,831         3,563
      Navajo                  0           0              4            66

SOURCE  Mazda Motor of America