Mazda Marks Production of One Millionth Atenza with '23EX Brown Leather style' Special Edition in Japan.

Hiroshima, Japan, Apr 19, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - To celebrate reaching the one million unit production milestone for the Atenza sedan (know as the Mazda6 in overseas markets), Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that a special commemorative model, the '23EX Brown Leather style' version Atenza, will be on sale from today at its Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealerships throughout Japan. The Hiroshima-based automaker has produced over one million units of the acclaimed Atenza to date. Job #1 was in February 2002. (Note: The global production figure was confirmed internally by Mazda Motor Corporation.)

The 23EX Brown Leather style Atenza, based on the Atenza Sport, Sedan and Sport Wagon models, features exclusive brown leather seats. In addition, as two "firsts" for the Atenza series, the 23EX also delivers heated driver and passenger seats, along with chrome plated outer door handles, as standard equipment. Like many upper-segment European model sedans, the 23EX has brown leather seats for the comfort of its occupants and has a noticeably sporty appearance that refined driving enthusiasts demand.

Main features of the Atenza 23EX Brown Leather style

1. Base model
    - 23 EX (Atenza Sport, Atenza Sedan, Atenza Sport Wagon)

2. Special equipment
    - Brown leather seats and brown door trim garnish

    - Seat heater units for both driver and front passenger seats - first
      time on the Atenza series.

    - Plated outer door handle - another first for the Atenza.

    - Automatic rain wipers and auto headlight switch-on system. For the
      base model, these are factory-installed options.

3. Body colors
    - Three colors are available: Sunlight Silver Metallic (exclusive to this
      model), Black Mica and Snowflake White Pearl Mica.

Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices

Model       Body type  Drive     Engine   Transmission        Price (yen)
                                                        With tax  Without tax

23EX Brown  Sport      2WD (FF)  2.3L DOHC  5AT        2,670,000   2,542,858
Leather     Sedan                                      2,480,000   2,361,905
style       Sport Wagon                                2,670,000   2,542,858

Note: The 5-speed automatic transmission is the electronically-controlled Activematic unit.

About Mazda Motor Corporation

Mazda Motor Corporation (TSE: 7261) started manufacturing tools in 1929 and soon branched out into production of trucks for commercial use. In the early 1960s, Mazda launched its first passenger car models and began developing rotary engines. Still headquartered in Hiroshima in western Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's leading automakers, and exports cars to the United States and Europe for over 30 years. Overseas sales account for more than half of total turnover. Mazda has two main production sites in Japan and 19 overseas facilities. Overseas sites include joint ventures based in the United States, and in Thailand with Ford Motor Company, Mazda's largest shareholder.

Source: Mazda Motor Corporation

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