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Mazda Reports April Sales

4 May 1998

Mazda Reports Month-End April Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., May 4 -- Mazda North American Operations
(MNAO) reported month-end April sales today of 18,848.


                          MAZDA SALES FOR APRIL 1998

                                      MONTH-TO-DATE         YEAR-TO-DATE
                               April 1998   April 1997  April 1998 April 1997
    Total Vehicles
    CARS                           15,944     17,145       63,316     59,071
    TRUCKS                          2,904      2,789       11,952     10,838
    TOTAL                          18,848     19,934       75,268     69,909

    Imported Vehicles
    CARS                            9,267      9,658       31,797     34,031
    TRUCKS                              0          0            0          0
    TOTAL                           9,267      9,658       31,797     34,031

    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    CARS                            6,677      7,487       31,519     25,040
    TRUCKS                          2,904      2,789       11,952     10,838
    TOTAL                           9,581     10,276       43,471     35,878


                                 MONTH-TO-DATE             YEAR-TO-DATE
                         April 1998    April 1997   April 1998    April 1997
    Imported Vehicles By Model:
    Passenger Cars
     323                         0             0            0             0
     Protege                 5,188         4,627       18,532        16,991
     MX-3                        0             0            0             7
     626                         0             0            0             0
     MX-6                        0             0            0             0
     RX-7                        1             2            1            10
     929                         0             0            0             7
     Millenia                1,031         1,346        4,176         4,859
     MPV                       953           995        3,901         4,162
     Miata                   2,094         2,688        5,187         7,995

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

    Cars
     626                     6,632         6,863       31,276        23,295
     MX-6                       45           624          243         1,745
    Trucks
     B-Series
     4x2                     2,282         2,479        9,155         9,341
     4x4                       622           310        2,797         1,493
     Navajo                      0             0            0             4

SOURCE  Mazda