Mazda Announces March Sales for 2002

IRVINE, Calif., April 2 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for March 2002:

                         MAZDA SALES FOR MARCH, 2002

                               Month-To-Date             Year-To-Date
                       March      March      %      March    March      %
                       2002       2001    Change     2002     2001    Change

    PROTEGE            6,911      6,783     1.9%    17,216   15,549    10.7%
    626                3,877      5,433   -28.6%     8,433   15,185   -44.5%
    MILLENIA           1,925      1,286    49.7%     5,600    4,252    31.7%
    MIATA              1,369      1,596   -14.2%     2,789    3,631   -23.2%
    MPV                3,075      2,933     4.8%     6,450    7,958   -18.9%
    MAZDA TRUCK        1,855      2,628   -29.4%     4,337    6,247   -30.6%
    TRIBUTE            3,517      3,914   -10.1%     9,070   12,939     N/A

    Total Vehicles
    CARS              14,082     15,098    -6.7%    34,038   38,617   -11.9%
    TRUCKS             8,447      9,475   -10.8%    19,857   27,144   -26.8%
    TOTAL             22,529     24,573    -8.3%    53,895   65,761   -18.0%

    MEMO:
    IMPORT CAR        10,205      9,665     5.6%    25,605   23,432     9.3%
    IMPORT TRUCK       3,075      2,933     4.8%     6,450    7,958   -18.9%
    IMPORT TOTAL      13,280     12,598     5.4%    32,055   31,390     2.1%

    DOMESTIC CAR       3,877      5,433   -28.6%     8,433   15,185   -44.5%
    DOMESTIC TRUCK     5,372      6,542   -17.9%    13,407   19,186   -30.1%
    DOMESTIC TOTALS    9,249     11,975   -22.8%    21,840   34,371   -36.5%