MAZDA REPORTS OCTOBER SALES

                         MAZDA REPORTS OCTOBER SALES

- Best-Ever October Sales for Mazda2 and Mazda3 -

PR Newswire

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2012

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mazda North American Operations
(MNAO) today reported October U.S. sales of 18,622 vehicles, representing an
increase of 1.6 percent versus last year. Year-to-date sales through October
are up 8.8 percent (8.4 percent DSR) versus last year, with 228,104 vehicles
sold.

Key October sales notes:

  o Mazda2 celebrated its best-ever October, up 18 percent year-over-year with
    1,124 vehicles sold.
  o Mazda3 also achieved its best October ever with 9,518 vehicles sold, up 34
    percent year-over-year. In particular, the SKYACTIV-equipped model
    represented 81.5 percent of all Mazda3 vehicles sold for the month.
  o Sales of the all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5 remain hot as it reported 3,778 sales
    while continuing to be inventory driven, with only 29 days of supply
    available.
  o In the U.S., Mazda's total SKYACTIV^® TECHNOLOGY vehicle sales for October
    (comprised of CX-5 and certain models of Mazda3) account for 61.9 percent
    of the company's total sales for the month.

Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) reported June sales of 1,880 vehicles, down 28.0
percent versus October of last year. 

Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and
oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda
vehicles in the United States and Mexico through more than 700
dealers.  Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in
Mexico City.

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at www.mazdausamedia.com.  Product B-roll may be ordered online by visiting
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          Month-To-Date                           Year-To-Date
             Oct    Oct        %         % MTD        Oct      Oct  %        % YTD
          2012    2011         Change    DSR      2012     2011     Change   DSR
Mazda2    1,124   954          17.8%     17.8%    13,853   11,809   17.3%    16.9%
Mazda3    9,518   7,095        34.2%     34.2%    103,223  86,280   19.6%    19.2%
Mazda5    761     962          (20.9)%   (20.9)%  10,454   16,967   (38.4)%  (38.6)%
Mazda6    1,515   3,438        (55.9)%   (55.9)%  31,168   28,352   9.9%     9.5%
MX-5      461     354          30.2%     30.2%    5,542    5,041    9.9%     9.5%
Miata
RX-8      -       41           (100.0)%  (100.0)% 80       705      (88.7)%  (88.7)%
CX-5      3,778   -            N/A       N/A      33,150   -        N/A      N/A
CX-7      -       2,807        (100.0)%  (100.0)% 11,327   30,642   (63.0)%  (63.2)%
CX-9      1,465   2,465        (40.6)%   (40.6)%  18,804   27,553   (31.8)%  (32.0)%
Tribute   -       210          (100.0)%  (100.0)% 503      2,292    (78.1)%  (78.1)%
Total
Vehicles
CARS      13,379  12,844       4.2%      4.2%     164,320  149,154  10.2%    9.7%
TRUCKS    5,243   5,482        (4.4)%    (4.4)%   63,784   60,487   5.5%     5.0%
TOTAL     18,622  18,326       1.6%      1.6%     228,104  209,641  8.8%     8.4%
MEMO:
IMPORT    11,864  9,406        26.1%              133,152  120,802  10.2%
CAR
IMPORT    5,243   5,272  4,400 (0.6)%             63,281   58,195   8.7%
TRUCK
IMPORT    17,107  14,678       16.5%              196,433  178,997  9.7%
TOTAL
DOMESTIC  1,515   3,438        (55.9)%            31,168   28,352   9.9%
CAR
DOMESTIC  -       210          (100.0)%           503      2,292    (78.1)%
TRUCK
DOMESTIC  1,515   3,648        (58.5)%            31,671   30,644   3.4%
TOTALS
Selling   26      26                              259      258
Days

 

 

 

SOURCE Mazda North American Operations

Website: http://www.mazdausa.com
Contact: Halie Schmidt, Mazda Information Bureau, +1-714-913-9946, or Eric
Booth, Mazda North American Operations, +1-949-727-6144