Mazda Announces September 2006 Sales

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 3 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for September 2006:

               Mazda North American Operations - September 2006

                           Month-To-Date                 Year-To-Date

                    September  September     %    September  September    %
                      2006       2005     Change     2006      2005    Change

    Mazda3            6,725      8,435    (20.3)%   74,681    75,570    (1.2)%
    Mazda5            1,192        411    190.0%    13,537     2,929   362.2%
    Mazda6            3,822      4,307    (11.3)%   52,542    57,463    (8.6)%
    MX-5 Miata        1,300      1,148     13.2%    13,858     5,929   133.7%
    RX-8                776        949    (18.2)%    7,540    11,592   (35.0)%
    Protege              --         (2)     N/A          1        (1) (200.0)%
    626                  --         --      N/A         --         2     N/A
    CX-7              3,800         --      N/A     10,978        --     N/A
    Tribute           1,723      1,812     (4.9)%   22,816    30,211   (24.5)%
    B-Series Truck      286        480    (40.4)%    3,402     4,731   (28.1)%
    MPV                 637      2,378    (73.2)%    9,884    13,435   (26.4)%

    Total Vehicles

    CARS             13,815     15,248     (9.4)%  162,159   153,484     5.7%
    TRUCKS            6,446      4,670     38.0%    47,080    48,377    (2.7)%

    TOTAL            20,261     19,918      1.7%   209,239   201,861     3.7%


    MEMO:

    IMPORT CAR        9,993     10,941     (8.7)%  109,617    96,019    14.2%
    IMPORT TRUCK      4,437      2,378     86.6%    20,862    13,435    55.3%
    IMPORT TOTAL     14,430     13,319      8.3%   130,479   109,454    19.2%

    DOMESTIC CAR      3,822      4,307    (11.3)%   52,542    57,465    (8.6)%
    DOMESTIC TRUCK    2,009      2,292    (12.3)%   26,218    34,942   (25.0)%
    DOMESTIC TOTALS   5,831      6,599    (11.6)%   78,760    92,407   (14.8)%

    Note:  Protege and 626 are discontinued vehicles.