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Mazda Announces December 2005 and Year-End Sales

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2006 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for December 2005:

             Mazda North American Operations - December 2005

                          Month-To-Date              Year-To-Date
                     December  December   %      December  December    %
                      2005      2004   Change      2005      2004    Change

  Mazda3              6,886     5,418    27%      97,388    76,080     28%

  Mazda5              1,031        --    N/A       4,761        --    N/A

  Mazda6              4,770     7,006   (32)%     71,447    72,148    (1)%

  MX-5 Miata          1,007       683     47%      9,801     9,356      5%

  RX-8                  985     1,353   (27)%     14,673    23,690   (38)%

  Protege                --         3     N/A         --     6,371    N/A

  626                    --         1     N/A          2        15   (87)%

  Millenia               --        --     N/A         --        18    N/A

  MPV                 1,571     1,671     (6)%    17,634    24,860   (29)%

  B-Series Truck        412       661    (38)%     5,872    10,266   (43)%

  Tribute             2,494     4,070    (39)%    36,761    41,078   (11)%

  Total Vehicles

  CARS               14,679    14,464       1%   198,072   187,678      6%

  TRUCKS              4,477     6,402    (30)%    60,267    76,204   (21)%

  TOTAL              19,156    20,866     (8)%   258,339   263,882    (2)%

  MEMO:

  IMPORT CAR          9,909     7,457      33%   126,623   115,515     10%
  IMPORT TRUCK        1,571     1,671     (6)%    17,634    24,860   (29)%
  IMPORT TOTAL       11,480     9,128      26%   144,257   140,375      3%

  DOMESTIC CAR        4,770     7,007    (32)%    71,449    72,163    (1)%
  DOMESTIC TRUCK      2,906     4,731    (39)%    42,633    51,344   (17)%
  DOMESTIC TOTALS     7,676    11,738    (35)%   114,082   123,507    (8)%

  Note:  Protege, 626 and Millennia are discontinued vehicles.