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Mazda Reports Month-End October Sales

4 November 1998

Mazda Reports Month-End October Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 3 -- Mazda North American Operations
(MNAO) reported month-end October sales today of 19,096.

                         Mazda Sales for October 1998

                              MONTH-TO-DATE                 YEAR-TO-DATE

                      Oct. 1998 Oct. 1997       Oct. 1999  Oct. 1997

    Total Vehicles
    CARS                  15,132   13,388   +13.0%   175,521   162,366   +8.1%
    TRUCKS                 3,964    2,437   +62.7%    35,636    32,095  +11.0%
    TOTAL                 19,096   15,825   +20.7%   211,157   194,461   +8.6%
    Imported Vehicles
    CARS                   8,386    8,194    +2.3%    94,213    93,201   +1.1%
    TRUCKS                     0        0                  0         0
    TOTAL                  8,386    8,194    +2.3%    94,213    93,201   +1.1%
    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    CARS                   6,746    5,194   +29.9%    81,308    69,165  +17.6%
    TRUCKS                 3,964    2,437   +62.7%    35,636    32,095  +11.0%
    TOTAL                 10,710    7,631   +40.3%   116,944   101,260  +15.5%


                    MONTH-TO-DATE                      YEAR-TO-DATE
                   Oct. 1998  Oct. 1997      Oct. 1998  Oct. 1997

    Imported Vehicles By Model:
    Passenger Cars
    Protege            5,326      4,024  +32.3%   50,056    47,675    +5.0%
    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             656      1,684  -61.1%   15,572    15,752    -1.1%
    MPV                1,017      1,714  -40.7%   10,561    13,422   -21.3%
    Miata              1,387        772  +79.7%   18,022    16,327   +10.4%
    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                6,739      5,002  +34.7%   80,878    65,837   +23.0%
    MX-6*                  7        192  -96.4%      430     3,328   -87.1%
    Trucks
    B-Series Total
    4x2                3,038      2,032  +49.5%   27,997    28,221    -0.8%
    4x4                  926        405 +128.6%    7,639     3,870   +97.4%
    Navajo*                0          0                0         4

    * Discontinued model.