OREANDA-NEWS. April 24, 2015. Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for March 2015 and for April 2014 through March 2015 are summarized below.

I. Production

  Breakdown Mar. 2015 Apr. 2014
- Mar. 2015		 Jan. - Mar. 2015
Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		 Passenger Vehicles 84,857 -0.7 903,612 -5.5 232,594 -6.0
Commercial Vehicles 1,580 -9.6 15,793 -3.2 4,423 -0.1
Total 86,437 -0.9 919,405 -5.5 237,017 -5.9
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 Passenger Vehicles 40,615 +73.1 405,845 +76.0 122,607 +105.1
Commercial Vehicles 3,664 -11.5 49,814 -24.8 11,190 -10.4
Total 44,279 +60.4 455,659 +53.5 133,797 +85.2
GLOBAL
PRODUCTION		 Passenger Vehicles 125,472 +15.2 1,309,457 +10.3 355,201 +15.6
Commercial Vehicles 5,244 -11.0 65,607 -20.5 15,613 -7.7
Total 130,716 +13.8 1,375,064 +8.3 370,814 +14.4

Note: As of January 2007, overseas production figures are based on Mazda brand units coming off the production line (does not include CKD units).

1. Domestic Production

(1) March 2015

Mazda's total production volume in March 2015 decreased 0.9% compared to March 2014 due to decreased production of commercial and passenger vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in March 2015]

CX-5:  28,571 units (up 2.2% year-on-year)
Mazda3 (Axela):  17,002 units (down 36.6% year-on-year)
Mazda6 (Atenza):  13,465 units (up 27.5% year-on-year)

(2) April 2014 through March 2015

Mazda's domestic production volume in the period from April 2014 through March 2015 decreased 5.5% year-on-year due to decreased production of passenger and commercial vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in the period from April 2014 through March 2015]

CX-5:  316,288 units (up 2.5% year-on-year)
Mazda3 (Axela):  232,567 units (down 20.2% year-on-year)
Mazda6 (Atenza):  143,610 units (up 0.3% year-on-year)

2. Overseas Production

(1) March 2015

Mazda's overseas production volume in March 2015 increased 60.4% compared to March 2014, reflecting increased production of passenger vehicles.

[Overseas production of key models in March 2015]

Mazda3:  19,009 units (up 146.2 year-on-year)
Mazda2:  10,233 units (up 1129.9% year-on-year)
Mazda6:  7,078 units (down 7.0% year-on-year)

(2) April 2014 through March 2015

Mazda's total overseas production volume in the period from April 2014 through March 2015 increased 53.5% year-on-year, due to increased production of passenger vehicles.

[Overseas production of key models in the period from April 2014 through March 2015]

Mazda3:  205,786 units (up 370.2% year-on-year)
Mazda6:  90,658 units (down 19.2% year-on-year)
Mazda2:  48,731 units (up 118.0% year-on-year)

II. Domestic Sales

  Breakdown Mar. 2015 Apr. 2014
- Mar. 2015		 Jan. - Mar. 2015
Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)
DOMESTIC
SALES		 Passenger Vehicles 31,422 +3.4 200,858 -7.1 75,441 +2.4
Commercial Vehicles 3,063 -19.2 23,682 -13.8 6,585 -19.8
Registration Total 27,400 +9.4 172,444 -4.4 65,645 +8.3
Micro-mini Total 7,085 -22.4 52,096 -17.6 16,381 -22.9
Total 34,485 +0.9 224,540 -7.8 82,026 +0.2

(1) March 2015

Mazda's total domestic sales volume in March 2015 increased 0.9% compared to March 2014 due to increased sales of passenger vehicles.

Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 6.6% (up 1.4 points year-on-year), with a 2.6% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.4 points year-on-year) and a 5.0% total market share (up 0.6 points year-on-year).

[Domestic sales of key models in March 2015]

Mazda2 (Demio):  9,982 units (up 82.6% year-on-year)
CX-3:  5,500 units
Mazda3 (Axela):  3,767 units (down 51.6% year-on-year)

(2) April 2014 through March 2015

Mazda's total domestic sales volume in the period from April 2014 through March 2015 decreased 7.8% year-on-year, due to decreased sales of both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 5.5% (up 0.2 points year-on-year), with a 2.4% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.4 points year-on-year) and a 4.2% total market share (down 0.1 points year-on-year).

[Domestic sales of key models in the period of April 2014 through March 2015]

Mazda2 (Demio):  62,920 units (up 54.2% year-on-year)
Mazda3 (Axela):  33,217 units (up 4.4% year-on-year)
CX-5:  27,496 units (down 29.6% year-on-year)

III. Exports

  Breakdown Mar. 2015 Apr. 2014
- Mar. 2015		 Jan. - Mar. 2015
Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)		 Units YoY
Change (%)
EXPORTS Passenger Vehicles 62,822 -12.4 737,869 -6.7 176,989 -11.6
North America 22,803 -29.4 296,023 -14.2 71,619 -19.5
Europe 14,190 -23.1 200,036 -1.5 42,595 -24.1
Oceania 7,983 -4.6 86,801 -11.3 23,452 +8.4
Others 17,846 +41.7 155,009 +7.2 39,323 +16.8
Total 62,822 -12.4 737,869 -6.7 176,989 -11.6

(1) March 2015

Mazda's export volume in March 2015 decreased 12.4% compared to March 2014 due to decreased shipments to North America, Europe, Oceania and other regions.

[Exports of key models in March 2015]

CX-5:  24,984 units (down 8.4% year-on-year)
Mazda3:  16,231 units (down 27.6% year-on-year)
Mazda6:  11,145 units (up 17.2% year-on-year)

(2) April 2014 through March 2015

Mazda's export volume in the period from April 2014 through March 2015 decreased 6.7% year-on-year, reflecting decreased shipments to North America, Europe, Oceania and other regions.

[Exports of key models in the period from April 2014 through March 2015]

CX-5:  286,007 units (up 6.0% year-on-year)
Mazda3:  199,302 units (down 23.2% year-on-year)
Mazda6:  128,713 units (up 6.8% year-on-year)