Subaru Reports Best August Sales Since 1987

    CHERRY HILL, N.J., Sept. 4 Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA),
a pioneer of crossover all-wheel drive vehicles designed for the active
lifestyle, announced today strong August total sales of 17,156 units.  The
total represents an increase of 7 percent from August 2000 and the brand's
second best August since 1987.
   
 "Despite an ongoing softness in the marketplace and a string of bad news
from Wall Street, demand for Subaru All-Wheel Drive vehicles remains strong,"
said Fred Adcock, Executive Vice President, Subaru of America, Inc.  "August
was our sixth consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases and overall,
we're on pace to exceed last year's strong result."
    
Subaru Legacy recorded a sales total of 7,277 units, down slightly from
the August 2000 tally.  The '02 Impreza line, which includes the turbocharged
WRX, established a new August record with 3,735 units posted, up a staggering
102 percent from last year.  Subaru Forester recorded sales of 4,827 units,
down 4 percent from August 2000.  To date, Subaru has sold 122,212 units in
2001, up 7 percent from 2000 totals for the same period.


    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(R)."  The Subaru Legacy (including Outback
models) is the best selling All-Wheel Drive car sold in America, based on the
Polk Company retail registration statistics as of 12/31/00.
    
Headquartered near Philadelphia, the company markets and distributes
Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of 582 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 achieved
year-over-year retail sales increases thanks to its popular line of car-based
sport utility vehicles, and is among the fastest growing brands in the
automobile industry.