Mazda Production and Sales Results in November 2002

	
	




Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 24, 2002 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation
reported today its domestic production, domestic sales, exports, and
overseas production month-end figures for November 2002. 

Highlights include:

(1) Domestic Production 

1. Domestic production increased for the fifth consecutive month since
July 2002. 
2. Models that showed increases over the same month last year: MX-5, up
113.2%; MPV, up 81.2%; Mazda2, up 31.7%; T-Series, up 26.5%; E-Series,
up 19.1%; and Tribute/Escape, up 1.7%. 

(2) Domestic Sales 

1. Domestic Sales increased for the fourth consecutive month since
August 2002. 
2. Model that showed an increase over the same month last year: Demio,
up 61.7%. 
3. Market share that showed increases over the same month last year: 
- Micro-mini vehicles: 2.1%, up 0.3 points (increased for the sixth
consecutive month since June 2002) 
- Total: 4.1%, up 0.1 points (increased for the fourth consecutive month
since August 2002) 

(3) Exports 

1. Exports increased for the first time in two months since September
2002. 
2. Models that showed increases over the same month last year: MPV, up
859.6%; MX-5, up 68.0%; Tribute/Escape, up 37.4%; and Mazda2, up 3.4%. 
3. Destinations that showed increases over the same month last year:
Asia, up 113.0%; Europe, up 84.7%; and Oceania, up 52.2%. 
4. Major countries and destination that showed increases over the same
month last year (shipment based): 
-Taiwan: 835 units, up 607.6%; MPV and Mazda6 sold strongly. 
-Philippines: 580 units, up 1350.0%; 323 and Tribute sold strongly. 
-Germany: 8,727 units, up 176.2%; 323, MX-5 and Mazda6 sold strongly. 
-United Kingdom: 3,695 units, up 24.5%; MX-5 and Mazda6 sold strongly. 
-Austria: 2,068 units, up 148.3%; 323, MPV and Mazda6 sold strongly. 
-Netherlands: 1,505 units up 692.1%; 323, Mazda2, Premacy and Mazda6
sold strongly. 
-Australia: 3,495 units, up 49.9%; Mazda2 and Mazda6 sold strongly. 

(4) Overseas Production

1. Overseas production increased for the third consecutive month since
September 2002. 
2. Models that showed increases over the same month last year: 323, up
53.3% and Premacy, up 38.1%.

For complete statisitcs please visit the Mazda website at
http://www.media.mazda.com/index_e.html.


About Mazda Motor Corporation

Mazda Motor Corporation was established in 1920 and is one
of Japan's leading automobile manufacturers. With its headquarters
in Hiroshima, Mazda has two plants in Japan and manufacturing and
assembly operations in sixteen other countries. Mazda cars and trucks
are sold in more than one hundred and thirty countries. Ford Motor and
Mazda agreed to collaborate in 1979, Ford Motor Company started
investing in Mazda and increased its shareholding to 33.39% as of March
31, 1999. For further information, please visit the Mazda Motor
Corporation home page at: www.mazda.com/flash.html
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