MAZDA:Highlights of Mazda Production and Sales Results for February 2005

Highlights of Mazda Production and Sales Results for February 2005

2005/03/28

(1)	Domestic Production
	1.	Models that showed an increase over the same month last year: Premacy, up 86.6%, Bongo Truck, up 51.0%, Mazda3, up 25.5%, Mazda6, up 23.5% New model: Verisa (1,667 units)
	2.	Holiday operations: Three days (February 12, 19, 26) at Ujina Plant No.1 and No.2, four days (February 5, 12, 19, 26) at Hofu Plant No.1 and No.2

(2)	Domestic Sales
(2)	1.	Models that showed an increase over the same month last year: Carol, up 195.3%, Premacy, up 193.0%, Bongo Truck, up 119.1%, Axela, up 4.8%, AZ-Wagon, up 4.4% New model: Verisa (1,591 units)
	2.	Market share increased over the same month last year. -Micro-minis: 2.8%, up 0.3 points (increased for the eleventh consecutive month since April 2004)

(3)

Exports

Models that showed an increase over the same month last year: Mazda2, up 26.1%, Mazda3, up 8.9%

Destinations that showed an increase over the same month last year: Africa, up 52.6%, the Middle East, up 7.4%, Oceania, up 1.9%

Major countries that showed an increase over the same month last year (shipment based):

(4)	Overseas Production
(4)	1.	Overseas Production increased from a year earlier for the first time in two months since December 2004.
	2.	Models that showed an increase over the same month last year: Tribute, up 200.0%, B-Series, up 22.3%, 323, up 18.8%, T-Series (1,000 units)