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Mazda Reports Month-End February Sales

4 March 1998

Mazda Reports Month-End February Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., March 4 -- Mazda North American Operations
(MNAO) reported month-end February sales today of 16,940.

                        Mazda Sales for February 1998

                                 MONTH-TO-DATE                YEAR-TO-DATE
                          February      February     February      February
                              1998          1997         1998          1997
    Total Vehicles
    CARS                    14,090        12,959       24,386        23,693
    TRUCKS                   2,850         2,374        5,982         5,025
    TOTAL                   16,940        15,333       30,368        28,718

    Imported Vehicles
    CARS                     6,945         7,484       12,190        13,345
    TRUCKS                       0             0            0             0
    TOTAL                    6,945         7,484       12,190        13,345

    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    CARS                     7,145         5,475       12,196        10,348
    TRUCKS                   2,850         2,374        5,982         5,025
    TOTAL                    9,995         7,849       18,178        15,373

                                 MONTH-TO-DATE                YEAR-TO-DATE
                          February      February     February      February
                              1998          1997         1998          1997
    Imported vehicles By Model:
    Passenger Cars
      323                        0             0            0             0
      Protege                4,439         3,620        8,217         6,507
      MX-3                       0             5            0             6
      626                        0             0            0             0
      MX-6                       0             0            0             0
      RX-7                       0             2            0             7
      929                        0             1            0             3
      Millenia               1,000         1,173        1,007         2,299
      MPV                      885         1,082        1,007         2,235
      Miata                    621         1,601        1,959         2,288

    Trucks
      4x2                        0             0            0             0
      4x4                        0             0            0             0
      MPV Van                    0             0            0             0

    U.S. Produced Vehicles By Model:
    Cars
      626                    7,080         5,044       12,043         9,637
      MX-6                      65           431          153           711

    Trucks
      B-Series
      4x2                    2,185         2,038        4,514         4,255
      4X4                      665           336        1,468           770
      Navajo                     0             0            0             0

SOURCE  Mazda Information Bureau