Northeast Region of Mazda North American Operations and Its Dealers Raise Vital Funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF):

       Over $44,000.00 Raised With Two More Months Left in Campaign

                              MEDIA ADVISORY

  WHAT:     The Northeast Region of Mazda North American Operations (MNAO)
            and the Northeast Region Mazda Dealers have raised more than
            $44,000.00 for JDRF. Seventy-five percent of the region's dealer
            body volunteered to give $1 to JDRF for every car they sell
            between July 1, 2006, and March 31, 2007. The MNAO Northeast
            Region has pledged to match those funds, up to $25,000. To date,
            $44,520.00 has been raised and a check will be presented to
            JDRF.

            JDRF is the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1
            (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide. The mission of JDRF is
            to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the
            support of research. Type 1 diabetes is a disease which strikes
            children suddenly and requires multiple injections of insulin
            daily or a continuous infusion of insulin through a pump.
            Insulin, however, is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it
            prevent its eventual and devastating complications which may
            include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and
            amputation.

            Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1
            diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1 billion to diabetes
            research, including more than $122 million in FY2006. In
            FY2006, the Foundation funded 500 centers, grants and
            fellowships in 20 countries.

  WHEN:     Tuesday, January 30th
            11:00 a.m.

  WHO:      Peter Donnelly, Mazda Regional General Manager, Northeast Region
            Mike Morais, Vice President, Open Road Mazda
            Jessica Schwab, Mazda Sales Planning Manager, Northeast Region
            Liz Preston, Executive Director, Mid-Jersey Chapter, JDRF
            MaryAnn Malak, Special Events Coordinator, JDRF

  WHERE:    Open Road Mazda
            352 Route 18 North
            East Brunswick, NJ 08816

  CONTACT:  To RSVP and/or arrange interviews or photos, please contact,
            Tamara Mlynarczyk: work: 202-467-5092; cell: 202-431-6325.

PRNewswire -- Jan. 29