OREANDA-NEWS. Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for April through September 2014 are summarized below.

I. Production
1. Domestic Production
Mazda's domestic production volume in the period from April through September 2014 increased 0.7% year-on-year due to increased production of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in the period from April through September 2014]
CX-5: 159,615 units (up 7.1% year-on-year)
Mazda3 (Axela): 136,024 units (up 1.1% year-on-year)
Mazda6 (Atenza): 69,139 units (down 3.7% year-on-year)

2. Overseas Production
Mazda's total overseas production volume in the period from April through September 2014 increased 41.8% year-on-year, due to increased production of passenger vehicles.

[Overseas production of key models in the period from April through September 2014]
Mazda3: 82,757 units (up 322.0% year-on-year)
Mazda6: 57,227 units (down 1.5% year-on-year)
BT-50: 24,083 units (down 32.4% year-on-year)

II. Domestic sales
Mazda's total domestic sales volume in the period from April through September 2014 decreased 18.2% year-on-year due to decreased sales of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 4.4% (down 0.9% year-on-year), with a 2.5% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.3 points year-on-year) and a 3.7% total market share (down 0.6 points year-on-year).

[Domestic sales of key models in the period from April through September 2014]
Mazda3 (Axela): 18,497 units (up 201.9% year-on-year)
Mazda2 (Demio): 13,687 units (down 34.1% year-on-year)
CX-5: 12,944 units (down 29.9% year-on-year)

III. Exports
Mazda's export volume in the period from April through September 2014 increased 2.3% year-on-year due to increased shipments to Europe and others.

[Exports of key models in the period from April through September 2014]
CX-5: 142,235 units (up 10.0% year-on-year)
Mazda3: 112,344 units (down 10.3% year-on-year)
Mazda6: 59,706 units (up 2.5% year-on-year).