Suzuki XL-7 Sales Continue to Climb

BREA, Calif., March 1 -- Suzuki's flagship, the XL-7 SUV, posted a 64-percent increase over February 2001 sales. The XL-7 notched 2,292 sales boosting the Suzuki product line to 8,389 sales for the month.

The Automotive Division of American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC), Brea, Calif., was founded in 1985 by Suzuki Motor Corporation. ASMC markets automobiles in the United States through a network of more than 430 automotive dealerships in 49 states. ASMC's parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide automobile manufacturer. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, it is based in Hamamatsu, Japan, and has 120 distributors in 191 countries.

                      AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
                             MONTH END REPORTING

                            February                      CYTD
                         2002     2001    DSR %      2002      2001   DSR %
                                          Change                      Change

            SIDEKICK:       2        0      NA         2         0       NA
        SIDEKICK IMP:       0        0      NA         0         0       NA
               SPORT:       0        0      NA         6         1     500%
                X-90:       0        0      NA         1         0       NA
              VITARA:     623      512     22%     1,156       954      21%
        GRAND VITARA:   1,194    1,685    -29%     2,012     2,958     -32%
                XL-7:   2,292    1,398     64%     3,717     2,490      49%
               SWIFT:      19      371    -95%        59       652     -91%
              ESTEEM:     805    1,044    -23%     1,436     2,071     -31%
               TOTAL:   4,935    5,010     -1%     8,389     9,126      -8%

    TRUCK
      DOMESTIC TRUCK:     625      512     22%     1,158       954      21%
        IMPORT TRUCK:   3,486    3,083     13%     5,736     5,449       5%
         TOTAL TRUCK:   4,111    3,595     14%     6,894     6,403       8%

    CAR
        DOMESTIC CAR:      19      371    -95%        59       652     -91%
          IMPORT CAR:     805    1,044    -23%     1,436     2,071     -31%
           TOTAL CAR:     824    1,415    -42%     1,495     2,723     -45%

      TOTAL DOMESTIC:     644      883    -27%     1,217     1,606     -24%
        TOTAL IMPORT:   4,291    4,127      4%     7,172     7,520      -5%
          GRAND TOTAL   4,935    5,010     -1%     8,389     9,126      -8%

        Selling Days:      24       24                49        49