Mazda Announces March Sales

IRVINE, Calif., April 1, 2003; Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for March 2003:

                                 Mazda Sales for March, 2003

                             Month-To-Date               Year-To-Date

                      March     March       %      March    March       %
                      2003       2002    Change     2003     2002    Change

    PROTEGE           5,803     6,911    -16.0%   15,051   17,216   -12.6%
    626                 218     3,877    -94.4%    1,310    8,433   -84.5%
    Mazda6            4,014         0       N/A    8,988        0      N/A
    MILLENIA            304     1,925    -84.2%    1,263    5,600   -77.4%
    MIATA               865     1,369    -36.8%    1,915    2,789   -31.3%
    MPV               2,413     3,075    -21.5%    6,402    6,450    -0.7%
    MAZDA TRUCK       1,251     1,855    -32.6%    3,742    4,337   -13.7%
    TRIBUTE           3,671     3,517      4.4%   12,040    9,070    32.7%

    Total Vehicles
    CARS             11,204    14,082    -20.4%   28,527   34,038   -16.2%
    TRUCKS            7,335     8,447    -13.2%   22,184   19,857    11.7%
    TOTAL            18,539    22,529    -17.7%   50,711   53,895    -5.9%

    MEMO:
    IMPORT CAR        6,972    10,205    -31.7%   18,229   25,605   -28.8%
    IMPORT TRUCK      2,413     3,075    -21.5%    6,402    6,450    -0.7%
    IMPORT TOTAL      9,385    13,280    -29.3%   24,631   32,055   -23.2%

    DOMESTIC CAR      4,232     3,877      9.2%   10,298    8,433    22.1%
    DOMESTIC TRUCK    4,922     5,372     -8.4%   15,782   13,407    17.7%
    DOMESTIC TOTALS   9,154     9,249     -1.0%   26,080   21,840    19.4%