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Mazda Reports November Sales

4 December 1997

Mazda Reports Month-End November Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 3 -- Mazda North American Operations
(MNAO) reported month-end November sales today of 13,184.

                        MAZDA SALES FOR NOVEMBER 1997

                                 MONTH-TO-DATE               YEAR-TO-DATE
                         Nov. 1997     Nov. 1996    Nov. 1997     Nov. 1996
    Total Vehicles
    CARS                    10,610        10,906      172,976       183,836
    TRUCKS                   2,574         3,090       34,669        39,609
    TOTAL                   13,184        13,996      207,645       223,445
    Imported Vehicles
    CARS                     5,730         5,746       98,931       103,227
    TRUCKS                       0             0            0             0
    TOTAL                    5,730         5,746       98,931       103,227
    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    CARS                     4,880         5,160       74,045        80,609
    TRUCKS                   2,574         3,090       34,669        39,609
    TOTAL                    7,454         8,250      108,714       120,218

                                 MONTH-TO-DATE               YEAR-TO-DATE
                         Nov. 1997     Nov. 1996    Nov. 1997     Nov. 1996
    Imported Vehicles
      By Model:
    Passenger Cars
      323                        0             0            0             0
      Protege                2,957         2,584       50,632        56,527
      MX-3                       0             7            7         2,387
      626                        0             0            0             0
      MX-6                       0             0            0             0
      RX-7                       1             5           12           364
      929                        0             0            7         1,228
      Millenia               1,172         1,375       16,924        11,765
      MPV                    1,136         1,277       14,558        12,961
      Miata                    464           498       16,791        17,995

    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                    4,746         4,765       70,583        74,383
      MX-6                     134           395        3,462         6,226
    Trucks
      B-Series
      4x2                    1,912         2,455       30,133        33,792
      4x4                      662           635        4,532         5,749
      Navajo                     0             0            4            68

SOURCE  Mazda North American Operations