Subaru South Central Region Posts Record 2006 Sales

-- December sales up 8%; 2006 total sales up 4%

ATLANTA, Jan. 10 -- Subaru of America, Inc. exceeded the 200,000-unit milestone for 2006 sales and achieved its fourth consecutive sales record, selling a total of 200,703 units for the year. Subaru South Central Region, headquartered in Atlanta, was a major contributor to this success by setting its own December and year-end records.

The Subaru South Central Region sold 2,097 units for the month of December 2006, up eight percent from the same period last year. Total sales in 2006 for the region were 20,500 units, a gain of four percent over the previous year's total.

"It was a record year for Subaru, and we'd like to thank our South Central Region dealers for helping us to achieve our sales milestone this year," said Rick Blanken, regional vice president, Subaru South Central Region, Subaru of America, Inc. "With their help, Subaru is attracting new customers at record rates to the industry-leading active and passive safety, strong fuel economy, exhilarating driving performance and go-anywhere capability that only Subaru can deliver."

Strong sales of the Impreza and Forester models led the way for the region's record sales and Prestige Subaru in Asheville, North Carolina was the number one dealer in sales volume for the year in the Subaru South Central Region.

Total US Subaru Sales in 2006

The Subaru B9 Tribeca attracted new customers to the brand with sales for 2006 totaling 18,614 units, up 26 percent from the previous year. Subaru Legacy recorded sales of 84,442 units, of which the Subaru Outback posted 59,262 units for 2006. Subaru Forester posted sales of 51,258 units for the year, while Subaru Baja recorded 5,241 units. The greatest increase of any car line came from the Impreza which posted another all-time sales record for the brand with a gain of 22 percent totaling 41,148 units for the year. This model line total surpassed the record set just after the launch of the WRX in 2001.

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About Subaru South Central Region

The Subaru South Central Region, headquartered in Atlanta, is responsible for Subaru business in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

About Subaru of America, Inc.

Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of nearly 600 dealers across the United States. Subaru makes the best-selling All-Wheel Drive car sold in America based on R.L. Polk & Co. new vehicle retail registration statistics calendar year-end 2005. For additional information visit http://www.subaru.com/.