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Mazda Reports Month-End April Sales

4 May 1999

Mazda Reports Month-End April Sales
    IRVINE, May 3 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO)
reported U.S. sales today of 21,989 units for the month of April.
    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 APRIL 1999

                         MONTH TO DATE                YEAR TO DATE
                       April      April % Change   April     April % Change
                        1999       1998             1999      1998
    Total Vehicles
    CARS              17,884     14,991  +19.3%   57,394    63,317    -9.4%
    TRUCKS             4,105      3,857   +6.4%   15,286    11,952   +27.9%
    TOTAL             21,989     18,848  +16.7%   72,680    75,269    -3.4%

    Imported Vehicles
    CARS               9,756      8,314  +17.3%   30,231    27,897    +8.4%
    TRUCKS               340        953  -64.3%    1,935     3,901    -5.0%
    TOTAL             10,096      9,267   +8.9%   32,166    31,798    +1.2%

    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    CARS               8,128      6,677  +21.7%   27,163    31,519   -13.8%
    TRUCKS             3,765      2,904  +29.6%   13,351    11,952   +11.7%
    TOTAL             11,893      9,581  +24.1%   40,514    43,471    -6.8%


                       April      April % Change   April     April % Change
                        1999       1998             1999      1998

    Imported Vehicles By Model:

    Passenger Cars
      Protege          6,045      5,188  +16.5%   19,043    18,532    +2.8%
      MX-3*                0          0       0        0         0        0
      626                  0          0       0        0         0        0
      MX-6*                0          0       0        0         0        0
      RX-7*                0          1       0        0         1        0
      929*                 0          0       0        0         1        0
      Millenia         1,399      1,031  +35.7%    5,048     4,176   +20.9%
      Miata            2,312      2,094  +10.4%    6,140     5,187   +18.4%

    Trucks
      4x2                  0          0       0        0         0        0
      4x4                  0          0       0        0         0        0
      MPV Van            340        953  -64.3%    1,935     3,901   -50.4%

    U.S. Produced Vehicles By Model:
      Cars
      626              8,125      6,632  +22.5%   27,153    31,276   -13.2%
      MX-6*                3         45  -93.3%       10       243   -95.9%

    Trucks
      B-Series Total
      4x2              3,113      2,282  +36.4%   10,548     9,155   +15.2%
      4x4                652        622   +4.8%    2,803     2,797    +.02%

    * Discontinued model.