OREANDA-NEWS. Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for March 2016 and for April 2015 through March 2016 are summarized below.

I. Production

  Breakdown Mar 2016 Apr 2015
- Mar 2016		 Jan - Mar 2016
Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		 Passenger Vehicles 87,917 +3.6 975,177 +7.9 251,810 +8.3
Commercial Vehicles 1,275 -19.3 14,224 -9.9 2,371 -46.4
Total 89,192 +3.2 989,401 +7.6 254,181 +7.2
 
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 Passenger Vehicles 47,788 +17.7 540,280 +33.1 137,647 +12.3
Commercial Vehicles 3,618 -1.3 41,518 -16.7 9,609 -14.1
Total 51,406 +16.1 581,798 +27.7 147,256 +10.1
 
GLOBAL
PRODUCTION		 Passenger Vehicles 135,705 +8.2 1,515,457 +15.7 389,457 +9.6
Commercial Vehicles 4,893 -6.7 55,742 -15.0 11,980 -23.3
Total 140,598 +7.6 1,571,199 +14.3 401,437 +8.3

Note 1): Overseas production figures are based on Mazda brand units coming off the production line (does not include CKD units), but include passenger vehicles produced for another brand at the plant in Mexico.

Note 2): Global production figures are the sum total of domestic and overseas production volumes.

1. Domestic Production

(1) March 2016

Mazda's total production volume in March 2016 increased 3.2% compared to March 2015 due to increased production of passenger vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in March 2016]

CX-5: 31,442 units (up 10.0% year-on-year)
Mazda3 (Axela):  18,303 units (up 7.7% year-on-year)
CX-3:  11,542 units (up 25.1% year-on-year)

(2) April 2015 through March 2016

Mazda's domestic production volume in the period from April 2015 through March 2016 increased 7.6% year-on-year due to increased production of passenger vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in the period from April 2015 through March 2016]

CX-5: 321,389 units (up 1.6% year-on-year)
Mazda3 (Axela):  215,140 units (down 7.5% year-on-year)
CX-3: 142,800 units (up 765.2% year-on-year)

2. Overseas Production

(1) March 2016

Mazda's overseas production volume in March 2016 increased 16.1% compared to March 2015, reflecting increased production of passenger vehicles.

[Overseas production of key models in March 2016]

Mazda3:  23,129 units (up 21.7% year-on-year)
Mazda2:  10,383 units (up 1.5% year-on-year)
CX-5: 3,740 units (down 3.7% year-on-year)

(2) April 2015 through March 2016

Mazda's total overseas production volume in the period from April 2015 through March 2016 increased 27.7% year-on-year, due to increased production of passenger vehicles.

[Overseas production of key models in the period from April 2015 through March 2016]

Mazda3: 252,604 units (up 22.8% year-on-year)
Mazda2: 116,559 units (up 139.2% year-on-year)
Mazda6: 69,061 units (down 23.8% year-on-year)

II. Domestic sales

  Breakdown Mar 2016 Apr 2015
- Mar 2016		 Jan - Mar 2016
Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)
DOMESTIC
SALES		 Passenger Vehicles 23,508 -25.2 209,438 +4.3 63,106 -16.4
Commercial Vehicles 2,829 -7.6 22,912 -3.3 5,785 -12.1
 
Registration Total 21,198 -22.6 191,395 +11.0 56,183 -14.4
Micro-mini Total 5,139 -27.5 40,955 -21.4 12,708 -22.4
Total 26,337 -23.6 232,350 +3.5 68,891 -16.0

(1) March 2016

Mazda's total domestic sales volume in March 2016 decreased 23.6% compared to March 2015 due to decreased sales of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 5.2% (down 1.4 points year-on-year), with a 2.2% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.4 points year-on-year) and a 4.1 % total market share (down 0.9 points year-on-year).

[Domestic sales of key models in March 2016]

Mazda2 (Demio):  7,600 units (down 23.9% year-on-year)
Mazda3 (Axela): 3,088 units (down 18.0% year-on-year)
CX-5: 2,990 units (up 6.6% year-on-year)

(2) April 2015 through March 2016

Mazda's total domestic sales volume in the period from April 2015 through March 2016 increased 3.5% year-on-year, due to increased sales of passenger vehicles.

Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 6.1% (up 0.6 points year-on-year), with a 2.3% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.1 points year-on-year) and a 4.7% total market share (up 0.5 points year-on-year).

[Domestic sales of key models in the period of April 2015 through March 2016]

Mazda2 (Demio): 66,176 units (up 5.2% year-on-year)
CX-3:  30,479 units (up 281.4% year-on-year)
CX-5: 26,545 units (down 3.5% year-on-year)

III. Exports

  Breakdown Mar 2016 Apr 2015
- Mar 2016		 Jan - Mar 2016
Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)
EXPORTS Passenger Vehicles 61,060 -2.8 787,183 +6.7 190,536 +7.7
 
North America 27,998 +22.8 312,981 +5.7 84,561 +18.1
Europe 12,526 -11.7 200,465 +0.2 42,736 +0.3
Oceania 5,351 -33.0 91,221 +5.1 20,105 -14.3
Others 15,185 -14.9 182,516 +17.7 43,134 -17.7
Total 61,060 -2.8 787,183 +6.7 190,536 +7.7

(1) March 2016

Mazda's export volume in March 2016 decreased 2.8% compared to March 2015 due to decreased shipments to Europe, Oceania and other regions.

[Exports of key models in March 2016]

CX-5: 25,499 units (up 2.1% year-on-year)
Mazda3:  15,341 units (down 5.5% year-on-year)
Mazda6:  8,967 units (down 19.5% year-on-year)

(2) April 2015 through March 2016

Mazda's export volume in the period from April 2015 through March 2016 increased 6.7% year-on-year, reflecting increased shipments to North America, Europe, Oceania and other regions.

[Exports of key models in the period from April 2015 through March 2016]

CX-5: 294,104 units (up 2.8% year-on-year)
Mazda3: 191,628 units (down 3.9% year-on-year)
Mazda6: 128,401 units (down 0.2% year-on-year)