OREANDA-NEWS. Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for December 2013 are summarized below.

I. Production
1. Domestic Production
Mazda's total domestic production volume in December 2013 increased 5.0% compared to December 2012 due to increased production of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in December 2013]
Mazda3 (Axela): 24,796 units (up 7.0% year-on-year)
CX-5: 24,165 units (up 27.9% year-on-year)
Mazda6 (Atenza): 10,093 units (down 25.6% year-on-year)

2. Overseas Production
Mazda's total overseas production volume in December 2013 increased 27.8% compared to December 2012, reflecting increased production of passenger vehicles.

[Overseas production of key models in December 2013]
Mazda6: 13,124 units (up 52.4% year-on-year)
CX-5: 5,880 units  
BT-50: 4,841 units (down 33.6% year-on-year)

II. Domestic Sales
Mazda's total domestic sales volume in December 2013 increased 30.3% compared to December 2012, due to increased sales of both passenger and commercial vehicles.
Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 4.8% (up 0.5 points year-on-year), with a 2.3% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.2 points year-on-year) and a 3.8% total market share (up 0.1 points year-on-year).

[Domestic sales of key models in December 2013]
Mazda3 (Axela): 3,013 units (up 359.3% year-on-year)
CX-5: 2,878 units (up 36.9% year-on-year)
Mazda6 (Atenza): 1,123 units (down 28.3% year-on-year)

III. Exports
Mazda's export volume in December 2013 decreased 0.7% compared to December 2012, reflecting reduced shipments to North America and others.

[Exports of key models in December 2013]
CX-5: 21,559 units (up 34.9% year-on-year)
Mazda3: 20,863 units (down 8.1% year-on-year)
Mazda6: 9,078 units (down 27.1% year-on-year).