Mazda Announces October Sales- They Stink

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

                                 Month-To-Date             Year-To-Date

                         October   October     %     October   October    %
                          2002      2001     Change   2002      2001    Change

    PROTEGE               4,253     7,896   -46.1%    73,079   66,488    9.9%

    626                   1,681     2,917   -42.4%    36,364   45,036  -19.3%

    MILLENIA              1,149     1,594   -27.9%    15,926   17,396   -8.5%

    MIATA                   711     1,235   -42.4%    13,372   14,426   -7.3%

    MPV                   2,300     3,219   -28.5%    29,980   27,518    8.9%

    MAZDA TRUCK           1,064     2,446   -56.5%    18,332   22,529  -18.6%

    TRIBUTE               3,139      4353   -27.9%    38,351   37,770    1.5%

    Total Vehicles

    CARS                  7,794    13,642   -42.9%   138,741  143,346   -3.2%

    TRUCKS                6,503    10,018   -35.1%    86,663   87,817   -1.3%

    TOTAL                14,297    23,660   -39.6%   225,404  231,163   -2.5%

    MEMO:

    IMPORT CAR            6,113    10,725   -43.0%   102,377   98,310    4.1%
    IMPORT TRUCK          2,300     3,219   -28.5%    29,980   27,518    8.9%
    IMPORT TOTAL          8,413    13,944   -39.7%   132,357  125,828    5.2%

    DOMESTIC CAR          1,681     2,917   -42.4%    36,364   45,036  -19.3%
    DOMESTIC TRUCK        4,203     6,799   -38.2%    56,683   60,299   -6.0%
    DOMESTIC TOTALS       5,884     9,716   -39.4%    93,047  105,335  -11.7%