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Jan. 28, 2013

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Mazda Production and Sales Results for December 2012 and for January through December 2012 (Flash Report)

Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for December 2012 and for January through December 2012 are summarized below.

I. Production

	Breakdown	Dec. 2012		Jan. - Dec. 2012
	Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION	Passenger Cars	74,015	+9.9	830,294	+4.0
	Commercial Vehicles	1,146	+9.6	15,256	+0.1
	Total	75,161	+9.9	845,550	+4.0

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION	Passenger Cars	15,874	-39.2	267,367	-12.5
	Commercial Vehicles	7,288	+179.8	76,366	+63.5
	Total	23,162	-19.4	343,733	-2.4

GLOBAL PRODUCTION	Passenger Cars	89,889	-3.8	1,097,661	-0.5
	Commercial Vehicles	8,434	+131.0	91,622	+47.9
	Total	98,323	+1.2	1,189,283	+2.0

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
(1) December 2012

Mazda's total domestic production volume in December 2012 increased 9.9% compared to December 2011 due to increased production of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in December 2012]

Mazda3 (Axela):	23,171 units	(down 13.1% year-on-year)
CX-5:	18,892 units	(up 401.5% year-on-year)
Mazda6 (Atenza):	13,571 units	(up 319.6% year-on-year)

(2) January through December 2012

Mazda's domestic production volume in the period from January through December 2012 increased 4.0% compared to the same period in 2011, due to increased production of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in the period from January through December 2012]

Mazda3 (Axela):	305,107 units	(up 0.5% year-on-year)
CX-5:	204,220 units	(up 5306.9% year-on-year)
Mazda2 (Demio):	131,862 units	(down 13.6% year-on-year)

2. Overseas Production
(1) December 2012

Mazda's total overseas production volume in December 2012 decreased 19.4% compared to December 2011, reflecting reduced production of passenger cars.

[Overseas production of key models in December 2012]

Mazda6:	8,622 units	(down 38.2% year-on-year)
BT-50:	7,288 units	(up 179.8% year-on-year)
Mazda3:	4,113 units	(down 6.8% year-on-year)

(2) January through December 2012

Mazda's overseas production volume in the period from January through December 2012 decreased 2.4% compared to the same period in 2011, due to reduced production of passenger cars.

[Overseas production of key models in the period from January through December 2012]

Mazda6:	138,048 units	(down 14.3% year-on-year)
BT-50:	76,366 units	(up 63.5% year-on-year)
Mazda3:	71,102 units	(down 9.0% year-on-year)

II. Domestic Sales

	Breakdown	Dec. 2012		Jan. - Dec. 2012
	Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
DOMESTIC SALES	Passenger Cars	10,773	+3.6	192,427	+16.3
	Commercial Vehicles	1,593	-8.5	25,932	+5.9

	Registration Total	9,269	+0.6	165,737	+14.7
	Micro-mini Total	3,097	+6.1	52,622	+15.7
	Total	12,366	+1.9	218,359	+14.9

(1) December 2012

Mazda's total domestic sales volume in December 2012 increased 1.9% compared to December 2011, due to increased sales of passenger cars.
Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 4.3% (up 0.1 points year-on-year), with a 2.5% share of the micro-mini segment (up 0.2 points year-on-year) and a 3.7% total market share (up 0.2 points year-on-year).

[Domestic sales of key models in December 2012]

Mazda2 (Demio):	2,581 units	(down 29.9% year-on-year)
CX-5:	2,103 units
Mazda6 (Atenza):	1,567 units	(up 486.9% year-on-year)

(2) January through December 2012

Mazda's total domestic sales volume in the period from January through December 2012 increased 14.9% compared to the same period in 2011, due to increased sales of both passenger and commercial vehicles.
Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 4.9% (down 0.5 points year-on-year), with a 2.7% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.3 points year-on-year) and a 4.1% total market share (down 0.4 points year-on-year).

[Domestic sales of key models in the period from January through December 2012]

Mazda2 (Demio):	57,819 units	(down 6.3% year-on-year)
CX-5:	35,408 units
Mazda3 (Axela):	16,307 units	(down 13.8% year-on-year)

III. Exports

	Breakdown	Dec. 2012		Jan. - Dec. 2012
	Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
EXPORTS	Passenger Cars	65,631	+6.4	671,790	+3.3

	North America	33,591	+2.6	323,170	+23.2
	Europe	15,619	+15.4	160,343	-12.3
	Oceania	6,438	+12.0	98,462	+17.4
	Others	9,983	+3.4	89,815	-26.0
	Total	65,631	+6.4	671,790	+3.3

(1) December 2012

Mazda's export volume in December 2012 increased 6.4% compared to December 2011, reflecting increased volume of the shipments to North America, Europe, Oceania and others.

[Exports of key models in December 2012]

Mazda3:	22,710 units	(down 16.4% year-on-year)
CX-5:	15,982 units	(up 358.5% year-on-year)
Mazda6:	12,460 units	(up 302.6% year-on-year)

(2) January through December 2012

Mazda's export volume in the period from January through December 2012 increased 3.3% compared to the same period in 2011, reflecting increased shipments to North America, Oceania.

[Exports of key models in the period from January through December 2012]

Mazda3:	290,723 units	(up 2.2% year-on-year)
CX-5:	164,003 units	(up 4604.6% year-on-year)
Mazda2:	76,996 units	(down 15.4% year-on-year)

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