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

Highlights of Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2005

2005/09/27

(1)	Domestic Production
	1.	Domestic production increased from the prior year for the third consecutive month since June 2005.
	2.	Models that showed an increase over the same month last year: Mazda5, up 382.7％, MX-5, up 232.4%, Bongo Van, up 33.7%, Mazda3, up 31.4%, Mazda6, up 29.4％, Mazda2, up 3.1%

(2)	Domestic Sales
	1.	Domestic sales increased from the prior year for the sixth consecutive month since March 2005.
	2.	Models that showed an increase over the same month last year: Mazda5, up 372.7%, MX-5, up 227.6%, Bongo Brawny Van, up 178.2%, Carol, up 139.9%, Bongo Van, up 91.9%, Mazda6, up 25.7%
	3.	Market share increased over the same month last year. -Registered vehicles share: 6.7%, up 0.3 points (increased for the second consecutive month since July 2005) -Total share: 5.5%, up 0.1 points (increased for the second consecutive month since July 2005)

(3)

Exports

Exports increased from a year earlier for the first time in two months since June 2005.

Models that showed an increase over the same month last year: Mazda5, up 259.9%, Mazda2, up 125.6%, MX-5, up 100.5%, Mazda3, up 49.1%, Mazda6, up 30.8%

Destinations that showed an increase over the same month last year: the Middle East, up 181.4%, Oceania, up 75.9%, Central and South America, up 42.7%, Europe, up 39.2%, North America, up 23.6%, Africa, up 16.2%

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

Country	Units	Change (%)	Major contributors
Australia	5,419	+91.2	Mazda6, Mazda3, Mazda2
Germany	4,698	+0.8	Mazda3, Mazda5
Canada	3,749	+974.2	Mazda3, Mazda5

(4)	Overseas Production
	1.	Overseas production increased from a year earlier for the first time in three months since May 2005.
	2.	Models that showed an increase over the same month last year: Tribute, up 45.5%, Mazda323, up 37.5%, B-Series, up 9.7%, Mazda3, up 2.0%

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