- Sales up 6.7 Percent; CX-9, MAZDA5 and Tribute lead the way -

IRVINE, Calif., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Mazda North American Operations
(MNAO) today reported another strong sales month with 23,548 units sold in
the U.S., a 6.7 percent increase compared to last February. Year-to-date
sales of 44,760 are up 8.4 percent year-over-year.

Mazda's crossover SUV lineup is taking the industry by storm. The
winner of the 2008 North American Truck of the Year and 2008 Motor Trend
Sport/Utility of the Year, CX-9, reported sales of 2,200 units, up 88.4
percent versus last year. CX-7 recorded 3,185 units sold, up 7.9 percent,
and Tribute sold 1,386 units in February. Combined, the Mazda crossover SUV
lineup recorded sales of 6,771 in February, up 49.7 percent versus last
February and up 59.5 percent year-to-date.

The MAZDA5 multi-activity vehicle, which has been freshened for 2008,
sold 2,021 units, a 29.1 percent increase, and the best month for the
vehicle since March, 2006. January sales were led in volume by MAZDA3,
which reported sales of 7,893 units.

Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) continues its string of impressive sales
with 1,667 vehicles sold, up 43 percent versus last year. On a year-to-date
basis, MMdM reported 3,517 total sales. Mazda Canada, Inc. reported
February sales of 5,810 units, up 12.4 percent, and their best-ever
February. Additionally, Mazda Canada reported best-ever February sales for
MAZDA5, MX-5 and B-Series. Year-to-date, MCI reports 10,542 vehicles sold,
up 9.3 percent.