Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for December 2011 and for January through December 2011 are summarized below.

I. Production

                             Dec. 2011               Jan. - Dec. 2011
                         Units    YoY Change      Units     YoY Change
                                    (%)                        (%)
DOMESTIC
Passenger Cars          67,344     -8.1          798,060     -10.7
Commercial Vehicles      1,046    -11.6           15,242     -21.9
Total                   68,390     -8.1          813,302     -10.9

OVERSEAS
Passenger Cars          26,130    -29.2          305,572     -10.3
Commercial Vehicles      2,605    -42.1           46,717     -13.8
Total                   28,735    -30.6          352,289     -10.7

GLOBAL
Passenger Cars          93,474    -15.1        1,103,632     -10.6
Commercial Vehicles      3,651    -35.7           61,959     -15.9
Total                   97,125    -16.1        1,165,591     -10.9
1. Domestic Production

December 2011

Mazda's total domestic production volume in December 2011 decreased 8.1% compared to December 2010 due to reduced production of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Domestic production of key models in December 2011
Mazda3 (Axela): 26,661 units (down 10.9% year-on-year)
Mazda2 (Demio): 12,483 units (up 7.9% year-on-year)
Mazda5 (Premacy): 8,241 units (down 6.3% year-on-year)

January through December 2011

Mazda's domestic production volume in the period from January through December 2011 decreased 10.9% compared to the same period in 2010, due to reduced production of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Domestic production of key models in the period from January through December 2011
Mazda3 (Axela): 303,677 units (down 20.8% year-on-year)
Mazda2 (Demio): 152,675 units (down 4.0% year-on-year)
CX-7: 98,333 units (up 10.4 year-on-year)

2. Overseas Production

December 2011

Mazda's total overseas production volume in December 2011 decreased 30.6% compared to December 2010, reflecting reduced production of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Overseas production of key models in December 2011

Mazda6: 13,953 units (down 28.2% year-on-year)
Mazda3: 7,169 units (down 26.3% year-on-year)

January through December 2011

Mazda's overseas production volume in the period from January through December 2011 decreased 10.7% compared to the same period in 2010, due to reduced production of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Overseas production of key models in the period from January through December 2011

Mazda6: 161,100 units (down 12.0% year-on-year)
Mazda3: 78,103 units (up 10.3% year-on-year)

II. Domestic Sales
                            Dec. 2011                Jan. - Dec. 2011
                        Units   YoY Change        Units    YoY Change
                                  (%)                         (%)
DOMESTIC
Passenger Cars          10,395   +32.0           165,504     -15.4
Commercial Vehicles      1,740    +5.4            24,486     -13.0

Registration Total       9,216   +32.4           144,502     -16.9
Micro-mini Total         2,919   +13.8            45,488      -9.0
Total                   12,135   +27.4           189,990     -15.1
1. December 2011

Mazda's total domestic sales volume in December 2011 increased 27.4% compared to December 2010, due to increased sales of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 4.2% (up 0.3 points year-on-year), with a 2.3% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.1 points year-on-year) and a 3.5% total market share (up 0.2 points year-on-year).

Domestic sales of key models in December 2011
Mazda2 (Demio): 3,682 units (up 54.8% year-on-year)
Mazda5 (Premacy): 1,336 units (up 39.2% year-on-year)
Mazda3 (Axela): 1,317 units (up 26.4% year-on-year)

2. January through December 2011

Mazda's total domestic sales volume in the period from January through December 2011 decreased 15.1% compared to the same period in 2010, due to reduced sales of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 5.4% (unchanged year-on-year), with a 3.0% share of the micro-mini segment (up 0.1 points year-on-year) and a 4.5% total market share (unchanged year-on-year).

Domestic sales of key models in the period from January through December 2011
Mazda2 (Demio): 61,734 units (down 6.4% year-on-year)
AZ-Wagon: 21,673 units (down 12.6% year-on-year)
Mazda5 (Premacy): 20,437 units (down 20.0% year-on-year)

III. Exports
                            Dec. 2011                Jan. - Dec. 2011
                        Units   YoY Change        Units    YoY Change
                                  (%)                         (%)
Passenger Cars          61,671   -11.3           650,577     -10.8
Commercial Vehicles          0     -                   0       -

North America           32,742   +20.1           262,392      -9.7
Europe                  13,532   -32.7           182,905     -11.5
Oceania                  5,746   -12.8            83,882     +14.3
Others                   9,651   -38.0           121,398     -23.7
Total                   61,671   -11.3           650,577     -10.9
1. December 2011

Mazda's export volume in December 2011 decreased 11.3% compared to December 2010, reflecting reduced volume of the shipments to Europe, Oceania and others.

Exports of key models in December 2011
Mazda3: 27,162 units (down 10.8% year-on-year)
Mazda2: 9,231 units (down 9.0% year-on-year)
CX-7: 7,185 units (down 19.1% year-on-year)

2. January through December 2011

Mazda's export volume in the period from January through December 2011 decreased 10.9% compared to the same period in 2010, reflecting reduced shipments to North America, Europe and others.

Exports of key models in the period from January through December 2011
Mazda3: 284,561 units (down 20.2% year-on-year)
CX-7: 98,507 units (up 12.4% year-on-year)
Mazda2: 91,010 units (up 1.3% year-on-year)

About Mazda

Mazda Motor Corporation (TSE:7261) started manufacturing tools in 1929 and soon branched out into production of trucks for commercial use. In the early 1960s, Mazda launched its first passenger car models and began developing rotary engines. Still headquartered in Hiroshima in western Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's leading automakers, and exports cars to the United States and Europe for over 30 years. For more information, please visit www.mazda.com.



Source: Mazda

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