Mazda Announces August Sales

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 3 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for August 2003:

                    Month-To-Date                      Year-To-Date

            August      August       %       August       August       %
             2003        2002      Change      2003        2002     Change

  PROTEGE    7,578      11,631    -34.8%     50,617       63,009   -19.7%

  626           22       3,136    -99.3%      1,596       26,774   -94.0%

  Mazda6     7,328           0       N/A     39,625            0      N/A

  MILLENIA      29       1,680    -98.3%      1,773       13,370   -86.7%

  MIATA      1,117       2,192    -49.0%      7,971       11,398   -30.1%

  RX8        2,209           0       N/A      3,551            0      N/A

  MPV        3,547       5,071    -30.1%     21,142       24,955   -15.3%

  MAZDA
   TRUCK     1,630       3,019    -46.0%     10,798       15,446   -30.1%

  TRIBUTE    5,161       5,338     -3.3%     37,191       32,056    16.0%

  Total Vehicles

  CARS      18,283      18,639     -1.9%    105,133      114,551    -8.2%

  TRUCKS    10,338      13,428    -23.0%     69,131       72,457    -4.6%

  TOTAL     28,621      32,067    -10.7%    174,264      187,008    -6.8%

  MEMO:

  IMPORT
   CAR      10,933      15,503    -29.5%     63,912       87,777   -27.2%
  IMPORT
   TRUCK     3,547       5,071    -30.1%     21,142       24,955   -15.3%
  IMPORT
   TOTAL    14,480      20,574    -29.6%     85,054      112,732   -24.6%

  DOMESTIC
   CAR       7,350       3,136    134.4%     41,221       26,774    54.0%
  DOMESTIC
   TRUCK     6,791       8,357    -18.7%     47,989       47,502     1.0%
  DOMESTIC
   TOTALS   14,141      11,493     23.0%     89,210       74,276    20.1%