Mazda Reports 7.4 Percent Sales Increase for November

- Mazda sales are up 9.8 percent for the year with more than 200,000 vehicles sold -

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Dec 01, 2010, 02:51 ET

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Mazda North American Operations today reported sales of 15,304 vehicles in November 2010, an increase of 7.4 percent over the same month last year. Year-to-date sales through November 2010 stand at 208,087, and are outpacing last year's sales at this time by 9.8 percent.

Leading the sales charge for the month was MAZDA3 with 6,474 vehicles sold, accounting for a 9.3 percent increase. The MAZDA6 sport sedan also had a strong month as it posted a gain of 21.4 percent over last year with sales of 2,789 vehicles.

Mazda's trend-setting CX-7 and CX-9 crossover SUVs continue their strong charge for the year with combined sales of more than 50,000 vehicles (25,375 for CX-7 and 25,616 for CX-9) through November. Each is up approximately 40 percent year over year.

Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) reported sales of 2,386 vehicles, which is up 42.0 percent versus last year. Year-to-date sales for MMdM are up 38.0 percent with a total of 21,780 vehicles sold.

Celebrating its 40th Anniversary in the United States in 2010, 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, Canada and Mexico through nearly 900 dealers. Operations in Canada are managed by Mazda Canada, Inc., located in Ontario; and in Mexico by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City.

Mazda North American Operations - November 2010

	Month-To-Date					Year-To-Date

	November	November	%		% MTD	November	November	%	% YTD
	2010	2009	Change		DSR	2010	2009	Change	DSR

Mazda2	462	-	N/A		N/A	2,187	-	N/A	N/A
Mazda3	6,474	5,923	9.3%		4.7%	97,330	88,485	10.0%	10.4%
Mazda5	853	1,095	(22.1)%		(25.3)%	14,892	16,866	(11.7)%	(11.4)%
Mazda6	2,789	2,297	21.4%		16.4%	32,247	32,270	(0.1)%	0.3%
MX-5 Miata	323	418	(22.7)%		(25.9)%	6,018	7,453	(19.3)%	(19.0)%
RX-8	88	181	(51.4)%		(53.4)%	1,039	2,089	(50.3)%	(50.1)%
CX-7	2,148	2,209	(2.8)%		(6.8)%	25,375	18,005	40.9%	41.4%
CX-9	1,912	1,940	(1.4)%		(5.5)%	25,616	18,495	38.5%	39.0%
Tribute	255	187	36.4%		30.7%	3,373	5,278	(36.1)%	(35.9)%
B-Series Truck	-	5	(100.0)%		(100.0)%	10	571	(98.2)%	(98.2)%

Total Vehicles

CARS	10,989	9,914	10.8%		6.2%	153,713	147,163	4.5%	4.8%
TRUCKS	4,315	4,341	(0.6)%		(4.7)%	54,374	42,349	28.4%	28.9%

TOTAL	15,304	14,255	7.4%		2.9%	208,087	189,512	9.8%	10.2%


MEMO:

IMPORT CAR	8,200	7,617	7.7%			121,466	114,893	5.7%
IMPORT TRUCK	4,060	4,149		(2.1)%		50,991	36,500	39.7%
IMPORT TOTAL	12,260	11,766	4.2%			172,457	151,393	13.9%

DOMESTIC CAR	2,789	2,297	21.4%			32,247	32,270	(0.1)%
DOMESTIC TRUCK	255	192	32.8%			3,383	5,849	(42.2)%
DOMESTIC TOTALS	3,044	2,489	22.3%			35,630	38,119	(6.5)%
Selling Days	24	23				281	282