Mazda Announces April Sales

IRVINE, Calif., May 1 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for April 2002:

                         MAZDA SALES FOR APRIL, 2002

                                    Month-To-Date               Year-To-Date


                               April    April     %    April   April     %
                                2002    2001   Change  2002    2001    Change

    PROTEGE                     6,035   5,523    9.3%  23,251  21,072   10.3%

    626                         4,268   5,353  -20.3%  12,701  20,538  -38.2%

    MILLENIA                    1,583   1,455    8.8%   7,183   5,707   25.9%

    MIATA                       1,575   1,650   -4.5%   4,364   5,281  -17.4%

    MPV                         2,763   2,694    2.6%   9,213  10,652  -13.5%

    MAZDA TRUCK                 1,939   2,012   -3.6%   6,276   8,259  -24.0%

    TRIBUTE                     3,421   3,173    7.8%  12,491  16,112   N/A

    Total Vehicles

    CARS                       13,461  13,981   -3.7%  47,499  52,598   -9.7%

    TRUCKS                      8,123   7,879    3.1%  27,980  35,023  -20.1%

    TOTAL                      21,584  21,860   -1.3%  75,479  87,621  -13.9%



    MEMO:

    IMPORT CAR                  9,193   8,628    6.5%  34,798  32,060    8.5%
    IMPORT TRUCK                2,763   2,694    2.6%   9,213  10,652  -13.5%
    IMPORT TOTAL               11,956  11,322    5.6%  44,011  42,712    3.0%

    DOMESTIC CAR                4,268   5,353  -20.3%  12,701  20,538  -38.2%
    DOMESTIC TRUCK              5,360   5,185    3.4%  18,767  24,371  -23.0%
    DOMESTIC TOTALS             9,628  10,538   -8.6%  31,468  44,909  -29.9%