Subaru Posts Best May Total Sales Since 1987; - Total Sales Up 2 Percent From 2000 -

    CHERRY HILL, N.J., June 1 Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA)
today announced its sales figures for the month of May, recording a sales
total of 16,041 units, an increase of 2 percent from 2000 totals for the same
period.  This represents the best total May sales for Subaru of America, Inc.
since 1987.
    Subaru Outback, the company's perennial sales leader, was once again the
driving force behind the May results with 5,750 units posted, an increase of
10 percent from May 2000 totals.  Impreza sedan models, including the
recently-launched Impreza WRX, posted sales of 1,588 units, an increase of
255 percent.  Results were also bolstered by strong sales of the Impreza wagon
models, posting sales of 1,509 units.  This marks an 83 percent increase in
total Impreza sales over the same period last year.
    "May was another outstanding month for Subaru," said Subaru of America,
Inc. Executive Vice President, Fred Adcock.  "As anticipated, popularity of
the rally-inspired WRX is increasing rapidly and sales remain strong for the
entire redesigned Impreza line."
    For additional information about Subaru of America, Inc. and Subaru
vehicles, visit the company's media web site at http://www.media.subaru.com.

    About Subaru of America, Inc.
    Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy
Industries Ltd. of Japan.  Subaru pioneered the concept of the passenger
car/sport-utility vehicle with the introduction of the Subaru Outback, the
"World's First Sport Utility Wagon."  Subaru has been the best-selling import
wagon in America for the past 18 years, based on the Polk Company retail
registration statistics as of 12/31/99.
    Headquartered near Philadelphia, the company markets and distributes
Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of 588 dealers across
the United States.  All Legacy and Outback models sold in the United States
are produced at the Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc. manufacturing plant near
Lafayette, Ind.  Over the past eight years, the company has seen its sales
increase by nearly 100 percent thanks to its popular line of car-based sport
utility vehicles, and is among the fastest growing brands in the automobile
industry.

    CONTACT:  Leah Herring of Subaru of America, 856-488-3212, or
lherring@subaru.com.