American Suzuki Achieves Best March Sales in 17 Years

BREA, Calif.--April 1, 2005--American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) continues to build its sales momentum, posting a 4 percent increase in March 2005 sales compared to the same month last year. ASMC sold 7,446 units for the month, notching a 12 percent increase for the first quarter of 2005.

American Suzuki's March 2005 sales are its best March sales on record since 1988. Forenza models achieved a noteworthy 60 percent increase.

American Suzuki's sales outlook for the calendar year got even stronger last week, boosted by the announcement that later this year the corporation would introduce a production version of the Concept-X2 SUV that premiered at the New York International Auto Show.

Fueling Suzuki's record sales is a rapidly expanding product line featuring the addition of two new vehicles to the 2005 family: the five-door compact Suzuki Reno and versatile Forenza Wagon. These products, combined with the growing network of more than 540 U.S. dealers, America's #1 Warranty, Suzuki's industry-leading, 100,000-mile, fully transferable, zero-deductible powertrain limited warranty, continue to strengthen the Suzuki brand.

About American Suzuki

The Automotive Operations of American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC), Brea, was founded in 1985 by Suzuki Motor Corp. ASMC markets its vehicles in the United States through a network of more than 540 automotive dealerships in 49 states. ASMC's parent company, Suzuki Motor Corp. (SMC), based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide automobile manufacturer with sales of more than 2 million new vehicles annually. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, it has operations in 125 countries.

                      AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
                         MONTH END REPORTING

                            MARCH                      CYTD
                    ------------------------   ----------------------
                     2005     2004    DSR %     2005    2004   DSR %
                                      Change                   Change

        SIDEKICK:       0        0        NA       0       0       NA
          VITARA:      30      478      -94%     220   1,176     -81%
    GRAND VITARA:     465      560      -20%   1,404   1,227      16%
            XL-7:   2,189    1,487       42%   6,908   4,692      49%
           SWIFT:       0        0        NA       0       0       NA
           AERIO:     725    1,326      -47%   1,682   3,221     -47%
          FORENZA   3,211    1,932       60%   6,628   4,262      58%
           VERONA     826    1,138      -30%   2,182   2,683     -18%
           TOTAL:   7,446    6,921        4%  19,024  17,261      12%


TRUCK
  DOMESTIC TRUCK:      30      478      -94%     220   1,176     -81%
    IMPORT TRUCK:   2,654    2,047       25%   8,312   5,919      42%
     TOTAL TRUCK:   2,684    2,525        2%   8,532   7,095      22%


CAR
    DOMESTIC CAR:       0        0        NA       0       0       NA
      IMPORT CAR:   4,762    4,396        4%  10,492  10,166       5%
       TOTAL CAR:   4,762    4,396        4%  10,492  10,166       5%



  TOTAL DOMESTIC:      30      478      -94%     220   1,176     -81%
    TOTAL IMPORT:   7,416    6,443       11%  18,804  16,085      18%
      GRAND TOTAL   7,446    6,921        4%  19,024  17,261      12%

    Selling Days:      27       26                75      76

Please note: Forenza Wagon and Reno sales are included in the Forenza sales.