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Mazda Reports Month-End March Sales

2 April 1998

Mazda Reports Month-End March Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., April 2 -- Mazda North American Operations
(MNAO) reported month-end March sales today of 24,945.

                          MAZDA SALES FOR MARCH 1998

                              MONTH-TO-DATE             YEAR-TO-DATE
                        March 1998    March 1997   March 1998    March 1997
    Total Vehicles
     CARS                   21,879        18,233       47,372        41,926
     TRUCKS                  3,066         3,024        9,048         8,049
     TOTAL                  24,945        21,257       56,420        49,975

    Imported Vehicles
     CARS                    9,233        11,028       22,530        24,373
     TRUCKS                      0             0            0             0
     TOTAL                   9,233        11,028       22,530        24,373

    U.S. Produced Vehicles
     CARS                   12,646         7,205       24,842        17,553
     TRUCKS                  3,066         3,024        9,048         8,049
     TOTAL                  15,712        10,229       33,890        25,602

                             MONTH-TO-DATE              YEAR-TO-DATE
                        March 1998    March 1997   March 1998    March 1997

    Imported Vehicles By Model:
    Passenger Cars
     323                         0             0            0             0
     Protege                 5,127         5,857       13,344        12,364
     MX-3                        0             1            0             7
     626                         0             0            0             0
     MX-6                        0             0            0             0
     RX-7                        0             1            0             8
     929                         0             4            0             7
     Millenia                1,031         1,214        3,145         3,513
     MPV                       989           932        2,948         3,167
     Miata                   2,086         3,019        3,093         5,307

    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                    12,601         6,795       24,644        16,432
     MX-6                       45           410          198         1,121
    Trucks
     B-Series
     4x2                     2,359         2,607        6,873         6,862
     4x4                       707           413        2,175         1,183
     Navajo                      0             4            0             4

SOURCE  Mazda North American Operations