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Sept. 26, 2012

Production and Sales

Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2012 (Flash Report)

Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for August 2012 are summarized below.

I. Production

	Breakdown	Aug. 2012		Jan. - Aug. 2012
	Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION	Passenger Cars	65,198	-3.0	548,678	+11.0
	Commercial Vehicles	1,256	+4.2	9,402	-9.2
	Total	66,454	-2.9	558,080	+10.6

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION	Passenger Cars	24,425	+25.0	199,565	-2.9
	Commercial Vehicles	8,193	+35.3	45,895	+30.0
	Total	32,618	+27.4	245,460	+2.0

GLOBAL PRODUCTION	Passenger Cars	89,623	+3.3	748,243	+6.9
	Commercial Vehicles	9,449	+30.1	55,297	+21.1
	Total	99,072	+5.3	803,540	+7.8

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

1. Domestic Production

Mazda's total domestic production volume in August 2012 decreased 2.9% compared to August 2011 due to decreased production of passenger vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in August 2012]

Mazda3 (Axela):	26,893 units	(up 3.1% year-on-year)
CX-5:	16,068 units
Mazda2 (Demio):	12,129 units	(down 16.7% year-on-year)

2. Overseas Production

Mazda's overseas production volume in August 2012 increased 27.4% compared to August 2011, reflecting increased production of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

[Overseas production of key models in August 2012]

Mazda6:	14,496 units	(up 48.0% year-on-year)
BT-50	8,193 units	(up 35.3% year-on-year)
Mazda3:	4,644 units	(up 17.0% year-on-year)

II. Domestic Sales

	Breakdown	Aug. 2012		Jan. - Aug. 2012
	Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
DOMESTIC SALES	Passenger Cars	14,821	+6.4	139,789	+27.7
	Commercial Vehicles	1,846	+6.2	18,185	+14.6

	Registration Total	12,831	+6.1	121,149	+26.8
	Micro-mini Total	3,836	+7.5	36,825	+23.4
	Total	16,667	+6.4	157,974	+26.0

Mazda's total domestic sales volume in August 2012 increased 6.4% compared to August 2011, due to increased sales of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 5.5% (down 0.1 points year-on-year), with a 2.8% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.3 points year-on-year) and a 4.5% total market share (down 0.2 points year-on-year).

[Domestic sales of key models in August 2012]

Mazda2 (Demio):	4,278 units	(down 27.1% year-on-year)
CX-5:	3,576 units

III. Exports

	Breakdown	Aug. 2012		Jan. - Aug. 2012
	Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
EXPORTS	Passenger Cars	44,495	-23.9	424,520	+6.0
	Commercial Vehicles	0	-	0	-

	North America	24,853	-18.2	208,015	+35.3
	Europe	7,943	-39.4	96,899	-13.2
	Oceania	6,332	+23.8	62,434	+16.3
	Others	5,367	-45.7	57,172	-29.7
	Total	44,495	-23.9	424,520	+6.0

Mazda's export volume in August 2012 decreased 23.9% year-on-year, reflecting decreased shipments to North America, Europe and others.

[Exports of key models in August 2012]

Mazda3:	22,930 units	(down 18.1% year-on-year)
CX-5:	10,247 units

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