Mazda to Showcase All-New Mazda6 and Mazda Taiki Concept at the 2008 Beijing Motor Show

JCN Newswires, March 26, 2008

Hiroshima, Japan, Mar 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the European specification of the all-new Mazda6 (known as the all-new Mazda Atenza in Japan) and Mazda Taiki, the fourth concept car in the Nagare design series, at the 2008 Beijing International Motor Show* from Sunday, April 20, through Monday, April 28, 2008.

The new Mazda5 Hydrogen RE Hybrid, equipped with Mazda's hydrogen rotary engine, will be exhibited along with other future environmental and safety technologies to promote Sustainable Zoom-Zoom, Mazda's long-term vision for technology development. Around the world, the Sustainable Zoom-Zoom plan aims to harmonize driving pleasure with environmental and safety performance. Based on this vision, Mazda is committed to working towards a sustainable future that brings continued happiness and excitement to everyone by offering vehicles that "look inviting to drive, are fun to drive, and make you want to drive them again."

Mazda will also debut the freshened Mazda RX-8 ahead of its introduction to the Chinese market. The Mazda MX-5 (known as the Mazda Roadster in Japan) Power Retractable Hard Top will be shown as a reference model. A total of 16 vehicles** from nine model lines will be exhibited on the Mazda stand.

List of exhibits

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Reference exhibits       All-new Mazda6 European spec (Preview)
                         Mazda Taiki (China premiere)
                         Mazda MX-5 Power Retractable Hard Top
                          (North American spec)
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Scheduled for sale       Freshened Mazda RX-8 (China premiere)
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Models currently on      Mazda2 Jinxiang (sedan) and 5-door hatchback
 the Chinese market      Mazda3 sedan and Sport (five-door hatchback)
                         Mazda5
                         Mazda6 (sedan, five-door hatchback)
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Future environmental     New Mazda5 Hydrogen RE Hybrid (China premiere)
 and safety technical    Next generation I-4 direct injection gasoline
   exhibits               engine cutaway model
                         Next generation clean diesel engine cutaway
                          model
                         Next generation RENESIS engine cutaway model
                         Smart Idle Stop System (SISS) engine cutaway
                          model
                         Intelligent Transport System (ITS) technology
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* Officially titled the 2008 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, the press days are Sunday, April 20, and Monday, April 21. The public days are Tuesday, April 22, through Monday, April 28, 2008.

** On press days, 14 vehicles from nine model lines will be displayed.

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. For more information, please visit www.mazda.com .

Source: Mazda Motor Corporation

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