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Mazda Reports Month-End July Sales

5 August 1998

Mazda Reports Month-End July Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4 -- Mazda North American Operations
(MNAO) reported month-end July sales today of 24,700.

                          MAZDA SALES FOR JULY 1998

                                   MONTH-TO-DATE            YEAR-TO-DATE
                               July 1998  July 1997     July 1998  July 1997
    Total Vehicles
    CARS                        20,766      16,685        123,590   119,631
    TRUCKS                       3,934       3,679         23,000    22,601
    TOTAL                       24,700      20,364        146,590   142,232
    Imported Vehicles
    CARS                        12,637       9,844         65,093    65,683
    TRUCKS                           0           0              0         0
    TOTAL                       12,637       9,844         65,093    65,683
    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    CARS                         8,129       6,841         58,497    53,948
    TRUCKS                       3,934       3,679         23,000    22,601
    TOTAL                       12,063      10,520         81,497    76,549


                                   MONTH-TO-DATE            YEAR-TO-DATE
                               July 1998  July 1997     July 1998  July 1997
    Imported Vehicles By Model:
    Passenger Cars
       323                           0           0              0         0
       Protege                   5,336       5,309         34,688    33,712
       MX-3                          0           0              0         7
       626                           0           0              0         0
       MX-6                          0           0              0         0
       RX-7                          0           0              2        11
       929                           0           0              0         7
       Millenia                  3,686       1,761         10,375    10,636
       MPV                       1,118       1,413          7,207     8,252
       Miata                     2,497       1,361         12,821    13,058
    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                       8,097       6,643         58,115    51,178
       MX-6                         32         198            382     2,770
    Trucks
       B-Series
       4x2                       3,128       3,348         17,949    19,766
       4x4                         806         331          5,051     2,831
       Navajo                        0           0              0         4