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Mazda Reports Month-End February Sales

3 March 1999

Mazda Reports Month-End February Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., March 2 -- Mazda North American Operations
(MNAO) reported U.S. sales today of 16,910 units for the month of February.
    Mazda North American Operations is responsible for the research and
development, sales and marketing, and customer parts and service support of
Mazda vehicles in the United States.  Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., MNAO
has approximately 800 dealerships nationwide and is owned by Mazda Motor
Corporation, Hiroshima, Japan.

                                 MAZDA SALES FOR FEBRUARY 1999
                            MONTH-TO-DATE               YEAR-TO-DATE
                    February  February  % Change  February  February  % Change
                       1999      1998               1999      1998

    Total Vehicles
    CARS              13,322    13,206    +0.9%    23,437    23,535    -0.4%
    TRUCKS             3,588     3,735    -3.9%     6,920     7,941   -12.9%
    TOTAL             16,910    16,941    -0.2%    30,357    31,476    -3.5%

    Imported Vehicles
    CARS               6,559     6,061    +8.2%    12,057    11,339    +6.3%
    TRUCKS               542       885   -38.8%     1,166     1,959   -40.5%
    TOTAL              7,101     6,946    +2.2%    13,223    13,298    -0.6%

    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    CARS               6,763     7,145    -5.3%    11,380    12,196    -6.7%
    TRUCKS             3,046     2,850    +6.9%     5,754     5,982    -3.8%
    TOTAL              9,809     9,995    -1.9%    17,134    18,178    -5.7%


                            MONTH-TO-DATE               YEAR-TO-DATE
                    February  February  % Change  February  February  % Change
                      1999      1998                1999      1998

    Imported Vehicles By Model
    Cars
     Protege          4,199     4,439      -5.4%    7,793     8,217    -5.1%
     929*                 0         1         --        0         1       --
     Millenia         1,203     1,000     +20.3%    2,316     2,114    +9.6%
     Miata            1,157       621     +86.3%    1,948     1,007   +93.4%
    Trucks
     MPV                542       885     -38.8%    1,166     1,959   -40.5%

    U.S. Produced Vehicles By Model
    Cars
     626              6,758     7,080      -4.5%   11,374    12,043    -5.6%
     MX-6*                5        65         --        6       153       --
    Trucks
     4x2              2,343     2,185      +7.2%    4,313     4,514    -4.5%
     4x4                703       665      +5.7%    1,441     1,468    -1.8%

    * discontinued model