HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that, effective July 1, 2008, it plans to integrate nine affiliated parts sales companies, selected from 13 parts companies which currently service the Japanese market. The plan for the newly-formed company, Mazda Parts Company Limited, is part of sales enhancement measures for the Japanese market that were set out in Mazda’s mid-term plan, the Mazda Advancement Plan.

The nine sales companies to be integrated into the new company are: Mazda Parts Sales Hokkaido Co., Ltd., Mazda Parts Sales Tohoku Co., Ltd., Mazda Parts Kanto Co., Ltd., Mazda Parts Sales Nagano Co., Ltd., Mazda Parts Sales Niigata Co., Ltd., Mazda Parts Kinki Co., Ltd., Mazda Parts Sales Higashi-Chugoku Co., Ltd., Mazda Parts Sales Nishi-Shikoku Co., Ltd., and Mazda Parts Kyushu Co., Ltd.

Kozo Kawakami, executive officer and general manager of Mazda’s Customer Service Division, said, “By establishing Mazda Parts Co., Ltd., we intend to build a better parts supply structure with optimized operations for the entire Mazda group. The new company will enable meticulous and faster responses to customers for improved customer service.”

Overview of Mazda Parts Co. Ltd. (post-integration)