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Mazda Announces August 2006 N.A. Sales


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

              Mazda North American Operations - August 2006

                           Month-To-Date                Year-To-Date

                    August     August     %      August     August     %
                     2006       2005    Change    2006       2005    Change

  Mazda3             6,955     7,547    (7.8)%   67,956     67,135     1.2%

  Mazda5               994     1,784   (44.3)%   12,345      2,518   390.3%

  Mazda6             5,262     6,406   (17.9)%   48,720     53,156   (8.3)%

  MX-5 Miata         1,451       907     60.0%   12,558      4,781   162.7%

  RX-8                 786     1,145   (31.4)%    6,764     10,643  (36.4)%

  Protege               --        --       N/A        1          1     0.0%

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

  CX-7               3,435        --       N/A    7,178         --      N/A

  Tribute            2,100     2,467   (14.9)%   21,093     28,399  (25.7)%

  B-Series Truck       363       474   (23.4)%    3,116      4,251  (26.7)%

  MPV                  965     1,405   (31.3)%    9,247     11,057  (16.4)%

  Total Vehicles

  CARS              15,448    17,789   (13.2)%  148,344    138,236     7.3%

  TRUCKS             6,863     4,346     57.9%   40,634     43,707   (7.0)%

  TOTAL             22,311    22,135      0.8%  188,978    181,943     3.9%

  MEMO:

  IMPORT CAR        10,186    11,383   (10.5)%   99,624     85,078    17.1%
  IMPORT TRUCK       4,400     1,405    213.2%   16,425     11,057    48.5%
  IMPORT TOTAL      14,586    12,788     14.1%  116,049     96,135    20.7%

  DOMESTIC CAR       5,262     6,406   (17.9)%   48,720     53,158   (8.3)%
  DOMESTIC TRUCK     2,463     2,941   (16.3)%   24,209     32,650  (25.9)%
  DOMESTIC TOTALS    7,725     9,347   (17.4)%   72,929     85,808  (15.0)%

  Note:  Protege and 626 are discontinued vehicles.