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Mazda Reports Month-End October Sales

4 November 1997

Mazda Reports Month-End October Sales

    IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 4 -- Mazda North America Operations
(MNAO) reported month-end October sales today of 15,825

                         Mazda Sales For October 1997
                                Month-to-Date             Year-to-Date
                         Oct. - 97     Oct. - 96    Oct. - 97     Oct. - 96
    Total Vehicles
    Cars                    13,388        12,333      162,366       172,930
    Trucks                   2,437         2,639       32,095        36,519
    Total                   15,825        14,972      194,461       209,449
    Imported Vehicles
    Cars                     8,194         6,601       93,201        97,481
    Trucks                       0             0            0             0
    Total                    8,194         6,601       93,201        97,481
    U.S. Produced Vehicles
    Cars                     5,194         5,732       69,165        75,449
    Trucks                   2,437         2,639       32,095        36,519
    Total                    7,631         8,371      101,260       111,968

                               Month-to-Date               Year-to-Date
                         Oct. - 97     Oct. - 96    Oct. - 97     Oct. - 96
    Important Vehicles
     By Model:
    Passenger Cars
    323                          0             0            0             0
    Protege                  4,024         3,434       47,675        53,943
    MX-3                         0            21            7         2,380
    626                          0             0            0             0
    MX-6                         0             0            0             0
    RX-7                         0             9           11           359
    929                          0             8            7         1,228
    Millenia                 1,684         1,147       15,752        10,390
    MPV                      1,714         1,067       13,422        11,684
    Miata                      772           915       16,327        17,497
    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                      5,002         5,276       65,837        69,618
    MX-6                       192           456        3,328         5,831
    Trucks
    B-Series
    4X2                      2,032         2,144       28,221        31,337
    4X4                        405           494        3,870         5,114
    Navajo                       0             1            4            68

SOURCE  Mazda Motor of America