Mazda Motor Corp. Announces Highlights of Production and Sales Results for July 2003

	

Mazda Motor Corp. Announces Highlights of Production and Sales Results
for July 2003



Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 26, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corp.
is pleased to announce highlights of production and sales results
for July 2003. 

I. Domestic Production 

Models that showed increases over the same month last year: E-Series
(Bongo) Truck, up 163.4%, E-Series (Bongo) Van, up 62.6%,
Tribute/Escape, up 46.5%, E-Series (Bongo Brawny) Truck, up 43.9%,
T-Series, up 33.5%, E-Series (Bongo Brawny) Van, up 10.3%, Mazda6, up
8.5% and Mazda2, up 5.8%;
New models: RX-8 (8,044 units) and Mazda3 (744 units) 

Holiday operations: Hiroshima Plant and Ujina Plant No.1, three days
(July 5, 12 and 26) and Hofu Plant No.1 & No.2, two days (July 5, 12). 

II. Domestic Sales 

Domestic sales increased from a year earlier for the twelfth consecutive
month since August 2002.

Models that showed increases over the same month last year: Titan/Titan
Dash, up 67.3%, Bongo Truck, up 29.1%, Demio, up 28.9%, Bongo Van, up
28.3%, AZ-Wagon, up 20.4%, Bongo Brawny Van, up 8.7%, Millenia, up 4.6%;
New model: RX-8 (2,393 units) 

Market share increased over the same month last year: 
- Registrations: 5.9%, up 0.5 points (increased for the fourth
consecutive month since April 2003) 
- Micro-minis: 2.2%, up 0.1 points (increased for the first time in five
months since February 2003) 
- Total: 4.8%, up 0.4 points (increased for the fourth consecutive month
since April 2003) 

III. Exports 

Models that showed increases over the same month last year: E-Series
(Bongo) Truck/Van, up 111.6% and Tribute/Escape, up 42.1%;
New models: RX-8 (5,422 units) and Mazda3 (287 units)

Destinations that showed increases over the same month last year:
Africa, up 31.7% and Middle East, up 0.1%. 

Major countries that showed increases over the same month last year
(shipment based):
- South Africa: 700 units, up 40.0%: Mazda6 sold strongly.
- Iran: 800 units, up 166.7%: 323 sold strongly.

IV. Overseas Production 

Overseas production increased from a year earlier for the eleventh
consecutive month since September 2002. 

Models that showed increases over the same month last year: Premacy, up
176.7%, 323, up 51.2%, T-Series, up 25.0%, Tribute, up 8.3% and
B-Series, up 7.5%;
New model: Mazda6 (13,200 units)



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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