MAZDA:Mazda Production and Sales Results for December 2005 and for January through December 2005

Mazda Production and Sales Results for December 2005 and for January through December 2005

2006/01/26

Mazda Motor Corporation today reported its production and sales figures for December 2005 and for January through December 2005. During January through December 2005, Mazda's domestic production, domestic sales and exports exceeded the figures from the previous year due to healthy demand for its new generation models and the Mazda3.

I. Domestic Production

Breakdown	December 2005		Jan. - Dec. 2005
Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
Passenger Cars	69,333	+11.6	806,064	+6.3
Commercial Vehicles	4,727	+29.3	58,865	-2.6
Total	74,060	+12.6	864,929	+5.6

(1)	December 2005 Domestic production increased 12.6% over the prior year for the second consecutive month since November 2005 due to increased production volumes of the Mazda5 and MX-5.
(2)	January through December 2005 For the fourth consecutive year since 2002, the figure for this period increased by 5.6% compared to 2004 due to the increased production volumes of the Mazda5, MX-5 and Mazda3. The total output volume of Hofu plants No.1 and No. 2 during this period reached an all-time record of 486,582 units.

II. Domestic Sales

Breakdown	December 2005		Jan. - Dec. 2005
Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
Passenger Cars	13,421	-9.6	239,041	-0.2
Commercial Vehicles	3,570	-2.0	49,691	+15.8

Registration Total	13,960	-5.6	236,768	+2.2
Micro-mini Total	3,031	-18.0	51,964	+2.2
Total	16,991	-8.1	288,732	+2.2

(1)	December 2005 Domestic sales decreased 8.1% from the prior year for the second consecutive month since November 2005 due to the Verisa and Carol models' reduced new model launch effect. The total Japan market share was 4.1% (+/- 0 points year-on-year), 5.0% of registrations (+0.2 points), and 2.3% share (-0.2 points) for micro-minis.
(2)	January through December 2005 For the third consecutive year since 2003, total domestic sales increased from the prior year by 2.2%. Significant contributors to this increase are strong sales of MX-5, Mazda5, and commercial vehicles. The total Japan market share was 4.9% (+0.1 points), 6.0% of registrations (+0.2 points) and 2.7% (+/-0 points) for micro-minis.

III. Exports

Breakdown	December 2005		Jan. - Dec. 2005
Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
Passenger Cars	62,247	+5.7	603,929	+6.1
Commercial Vehicles	371	-49.0	5,118	-28.4
Total	62,618	+5.1	609,047	+5.7

(1)

December 2005
Export figures increased over the prior year for the fifth consecutive month (+5.1%) since August 2005 due to increased exports to North America, Europe and Latin America.

(2)

January through December 2005
Export figures for this period were up compared to the previous year for the fifth consecutive year (up 5.7% year-on-year). The MX-5, Mazda5, and Mazda3 are major contributors to the increased exports to North America, reaching 202,007 unit sales (increased 6.8% year-on-year). European exports increased to 229,881 units (up 1.5%) due to higher sales volumes of MX-5 and Mazda5.

IV. Overseas Production

Breakdown	December 2005		Jan. - Dec. 2005
Breakdown	Units	YoY Change (%)	Units	YoY Change (%)
Passenger Cars	22,860	+18.6	207,409	-11.3
Commercial Vehicles	4,854	-46.3	73,807	-10.0
Total	27,714	-2.1	281,216	-10.9

*Overseas production units are calculated based on the parts and component shipments for Mazda brand models to be assembled at overseas production facilities.

(1)

December 2005
Overseas production decreased by 2.1% in December 2005, for the first time in two months since October 2005. While the output volume of Mazda6's bound for the US and China increased, this was offset by a decrease in commercial vehicle production. Major destinations were the US (9,600 units, increase of 23.1% compared to December 2004) and China (8,780 units; year-on-year increase of 23.5%).

(2)

January through December 2005
For this period, overseas production figures decreased by 10.9%, the first decrease in four years since 2001. While the output volume of Mazda3's bound for Taiwan increased, production adjustments for US-bound Mazda6's (a decrease of 21.3% year-on-year) and a decrease in production of the Titan series for India (decreased by 39.2%) caused an overall decrease compared to the prior year.

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