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Mazda Reports Month-End June Sales

2 July 1999

Mazda Reports Month-End June Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., July 1 -- Mazda North American Operations
(MNAO) reported U.S. sales today of 22,709 units for the month of June.  With
the Mazda MPV minivan accounting for about ten percent of Mazda's national
sales, and an all-new 2000 MPV just beginning to arrive in West Coast
dealerships, Mazda expects total sales to increase dramatically by the time
the MPV officially launches in September.
    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 750 dealerships nationwide and is owned by Mazda Motor
Corporation, Hiroshima, Japan.

                          MAZDA SALES FOR JUNE 1999

                         MONTH-TO-DATE               YEAR-TO-DATE
                        June      June   %Change    June     June  %Change
                        1999      1998              1999     1998
    Total Vehicles
    CARS              19,174     20,106   -4.6%   97,749    96,736   +1.0%
    TRUCKS*            3,535      4,618  -23.5%   22,508    25,155  -10.5%
    TOTAL             22,709     24,724   -8.1%  120,257   121,891  -1.3%%

    Imported Vehicles
    CARS              10,900      9,296  +17.3%   52,692    46,368  +13.6%
    TRUCKS*              347      1,108  -68.7%    2,500     6,089  -59.0%
    TOTAL             11,247     10,404   +8.1%   55,192    52,457   +5.2%

    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    CARS               8,274     10,810  -23.5%   45,057    50,368  -10.5%
    TRUCKS*            3,188      3,510   -9.2%   20,008    19,066   +4.9%
    TOTAL             11,462     14,320  -20.0%   65,065    69,434   -6.3%

    * Beginning January 1999, the MPV minivan was reclassified as a truck to
    be consistent with the industry system.


                         MONTH-TO-DATE               YEAR-TO-DATE
                        June      June   %Change    June     June  %Change
                        1999      1998              1999     1998
    Imported Vehicles By Model
    Cars
      Protege          7,645      5,537  +38.1%   34,450    29,352  +17.4%
      Millenia         1,487      1,428   +4.1%    8,140     6,689  +21.7%
      Miata            1,768      2,331  -24.2%   10,102    10,324   -2.2%
      929*                 0          0      --        0         1      --
      RX-7*                0          0      --        0         2      --
    Trucks
      MPV                347      1,108  -68.7%    2,500     6,089  -59.0%

    U.S. Produced Vehicles By Model
    Cars
      626              8,274     10,758  -23.1%   45,046    50,018   -9.9%
      MX-6*                0         52      --       11       350      --
    Trucks
      4x2              2,537      2,778   -8.7%   15,891    14,821   +7.2%
      4x4                651        732  -11.1%    4,117     4,245   -3.0%

    * discontinued model