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Mazda Reports Month-End August Sales

4 September 1997

Mazda Reports Month-End August Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 3 -- Mazda Motor of America (MMA)
reported month-end August sales today of 22,493.

                         Mazda Sales For August 1997

                                M0NTH-TO-DATE              YEAR-TO-DATE
                             Aug-97       Aug-96      Aug-97          Aug-96
    Total Vehicles
    CARS                   17,498        19,346      137,129      148,571
    TRUCKS                  4,995         4,805       27,596       30,876
    TOTAL                  22,493        24,151      164,725      179,447
    Imported Vehicles
    CARS                   11,349        11,950       77,032       84,104
    TRUCKS                      0             0            0            0
    TOTAL                  11,349        11,950       77,032       84,104
    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    CARS                    6,149         7,396       60,097       64,467
    TRUCKS                  4,995         4,805       27,596       30,876
    TOTAL                  11,144        12,201       87,693       95,343

                              MONTH-TO-DATE                YEAR-TO-DATE
                        Aug-97            Aug-96     Aug-97          Aug-96
    Imported Vehicles
      By Model:
    Passenger Cars
        323                  0              0           0             0
        Protege          6,015          7,129      39,727        46,874
        MX-3                 0             50           7         2,333
        626                  0              0           0             0
        MX-6                 0              0           0             0
        RX-7                 0             32          11           339
        929                  0             24           7         1,205
        Millenia         2,018          1,219      12,654         8,105
        MPV              1,849          1,469      10,101         9,708
        Miata            1,467          2,027      14,525        15,540
    Trucks
        4x2                  0              0           0             0
        4x4                  0              0           0             0
        MPV Van              0              0           0             0

    U.S. Produced Vehicles By Model:

    Cars
        626              5,977          6,723      57,155        59,509
        MX-6               172            673       2,942         4,958
    Trucks
    B-Series
        4x2              4,618          4,237      24,384        26,679
        4x4                377            567       3,208         4,130
        Navajo               0              1           4            67

SOURCE  Mazda Motor of America