MAZDA POSTS BEST JUNE SALES IN 10 YEARS

- Top Three Carlines of Mazda3, Mazda6 and CX-5 Post Strong Sales in June -

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Jul 01, 2014, 11:55 ET

IRVINE, Calif., July 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported June U.S. sales of 26,208 vehicles, representing an increase of 16.5 percent versus last year. Year-to-date sales through June are up 7.9 percent versus last year, with 156,431 vehicles sold.

"June was a strong month for Mazda, the best we have seen since 2004. The economy has remained steady despite a lot of uncertainty overseas," said Ron Stettner, vice president of sales, MNAO. "We received strong sales performance from our top three carlines of Mazda3, Mazda6 and CX-5. This is the first time in history that Mazda has had three model lines with great sales performance."

Key June sales notes:

June 2014 represented Mazda's best June since 2004 (10 years) with a total of 26,208 vehicles sold and an increase of 16.5 percent year-over-year (YOY).
Mazda6 sales were strong in June with 4,793 vehicles sold, the best June for Mazda6 since 2006 and an increase of 24.8 percent YOY.
Mazda CX-5 continues its steady growth with yet another month of gains. CX-5 experienced its best June ever with 7,943 units, an increase of 15.9 percent.
June 2014 proved to be successful for Mazda3 as well. With 8,824 vehicles sold, Mazda3 saw an increase of 16.6 percent YOY and its best June since 2012.
SKYACTIV^® TECHNOLOGY accounted for 82.3 percent of total sales in the month of June.
Mazda's Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) sales reported May sales of 3,458 vehicles, up 4.0 percent YOY.

Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) reported June sales of 3,085 vehicles, up 7.0 percent versus June of last year. This is the best ever June and the 17^th consecutive month of YOY growth for MMdM.

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.

		Month-To-Date				Year-To-Date

	June		June	%	% MTD	June	June	%	% YTD
	2014		2013	Change	DSR	2014	2013	Change	DSR

Mazda2	2,103		743	183.0%	206.6%	7,957	5,594	42.2%	46.6%
Mazda3	8,824		7,566	16.6%	26.3%	52,148	52,701	(1.0)%	1.9%
Mazda5	692		846	(18.2)%	(11.4)%	7,215	9,101	(20.7)%	(18.3)%
Mazda6	4,793		3,840	24.8%	35.2%	26,918	21,668	24.2%	28.0%
MX-5 Miata	412		630	(34.6)%	(29.2)%	2,663	3,149	(15.4)%	(12.9)%
RX-8			-	N/A	N/A	1	1	0.0%	3.0%
CX-5	7,943		6,856	15.9%	25.5%	50,275	38,055	32.1%	36.1%
CX-7	-		1	(100.0)%	(100.0)%	-	2	(100.0)%	(100.0)%
CX-9	1,441		2,015	(28.5)%	(22.5)%	9,253	14,672	(36.9)%	(35.0)%
Tribute	-			N/A	N/A	1	-	N/A	N/A

Total Vehicles

CARS	16,824		13,625	23.5%	33.8%	96,902	92,214	5.1%	8.3%
TRUCKS	9,384		8,872	5.8%	14.6%	59,529	52,729	12.9%	16.3%

TOTAL	26,208		22,497	16.5%	26.2%	156,431	144,943	7.9%	11.2%


MEMO:

IMPORT CAR	16,824		13,622	23.5%		110,949	70,546	57.3%
IMPORT TRUCK	9,384		8,872	5.8%		59,528	52,729	12.9%
IMPORT TOTAL	26,208		22,494	16.5%		170,477	123,275	38.3%

DOMESTIC CAR	-		3	(100.0)%		6,273	33,856	(81.5)%
DOMESTIC TRUCK	-		-	N/A		1	-	N/A
DOMESTIC TOTALS	-		3	(100.0)%		6,274	33,856	(81.5)%
Selling Days	24		26			99	102