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Sept. 27, 2007

Production and Sales

Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2007 (Flash Report)

Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for August 2007 are summarized below.

I. Production

	Breakdown	August 2007		Jan. - Aug. 2007
	Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION	Passenger Cars	70,298	+6.2	595,974	+1.8
	Commercial Vehicles	2,232	-54.6	28,523	-32.8
	Total	72,530	+2.0	624,497	-0.5

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION	Passenger Cars	15,107	-23.0	139,623	-24.3
	Commercial Vehicles	5,839	-13.5	53,143	-2.9
	Total	20,946	-20.6	192,766	-19.4

GLOBAL PRODUCTION	Passenger Cars	85,405	-0.5	735,597	-4.4
	Commercial Vehicles	8,071	-30.8	81,666	-15.9
	Total	93,476	-4.1	817,263	-5.7

Note: As of January 2007, overseas production figures are based on Mazda brand units coming off the production line (does not include CKD kits).

1. Domestic Production
Increased production of the all-new Mazda2, and a rise in Mazda3 production to meet steady global sales demand, led to a 2.0% rise in overall domestic production compared with August 2007.

[Domestic production of key models in July 2007]

Mazda3:	31,195 units (up 6.2% year-on-year)
Mazda2:	11,652 units (up 145.6% year-on-year)

2. Overseas production
Although production of the Mazda3 was steady, total overseas production in August 2007 was down 20.6% year-on-year due to the end of production of Familia and Premacy models in China.

[Overseas production of key models in July 2007]

Mazda3:	4,643 units (up 419.9% year-on-year)
Mazda5:	138 units (down 90.2% year-on-year)

II. Domestic sales

	Breakdown	August 2007		Jan. - Aug. 2007
	Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
DOMESTIC SALES	Passenger Cars	15,151	-3.7	147,653	-5.5
	Commercial Vehicles	3,041	-17.5	28,021	-21.1

	Registration Total	14,225	-7.5	137,054	-10.5
	Micro-mini Total	3,967	-1.8	38,620	-0.2
	Total	18,192	-6.3	175,674	-8.4

Despite strong sales of the all-new Mazda2/Demio, domestic sales were below the same period last year, down 6.3%, mainly due to a decrease in commercial vehicle sales. Mazda’s registered vehicle market share was 6.2%, down 0.4 points over August 2006, with a 3.3% percent share of the micro-mini segment (up 0.1 points) and a 5.2% total market share, which is down 0.2 points over last year’s result.

[Domestic sales of key models in July 2007]

Mazda2:	4,940 units (up 5.7% year-on-year)
CX-7:	272 units

III. Exports

	Breakdown	August 2007		Jan. - Aug. 2007
	Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
EXPORTS	Passenger Cars	61,167	+20.5	495,168	+8.2
	Commercial Vehicles	623	+83.2	2,726	+6.1

	North America	21,596	-9.9	188,313	+2.9
	Europe	21,460	+42.6	181,535	+5.3
	Oceania	5,655	+14.3	41,874	+10.0
	Others	13,079	+83.4	86,172	+29.2
	Total	61,790	+20.9	497,894	+8.2

Due to steady global sales of Mazda3 and an increase in all-new Mazda2 exports to Europe, August 2007 exports were up 20.9% year-on-year. On a market basis, exports to Europe were particularly healthy at 21,460 units, a 42.6% year-on-year increase, mainly due to the addition of Mazda2 exports and increased exports of Mazda3 thanks to steady sales.

[Exports of key models in July 2007]

Mazda3:	31,299 units (up 29.1% year-on-year)
Mazda2:	6,545 units (up 943.9% year-on-year)

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