American Suzuki Posts 17 Percent Sales Increase

BREA, Calif., April 2 -- Bolstered by strong XL-7 sales and the addition of the just-introduced Aerio, American Suzuki sold 5,632 vehicles in March, a 17 percent increase over March 2001 sales, edging year-to-date sales up.

In its first two weeks of U.S. sales, the Aerio sold 428 units. Available in sedan and sport crossover models, the Aerio was introduced last January in Detroit; the first units began arriving at Suzuki dealers the second week in March.

Suzuki's flagship XL-7 SUV, delivered solid results, notching 3,044 sales, a 129 percent increase over the same month a year ago.

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

                                    March                      CYTD
                         2002      2001    DSR %     2002      2001   DSR %
                                          Change                     Change

    SIDEKICK:              1          0      NA        3         0       NA
    SIDEKICK IMP:          0          0      NA        0         0       NA
    SPORT:                 0          0      NA        6         1     508%
    X-90:                  1          0      NA        2         0       NA
    VITARA:              533        476     16%    1,689     1,430      20%
    GRAND VITARA:        894      1,588    -42%    2,906     4,546     -35%
    XL-7:              3,044      1,377    129%    6,761     3,867      77%
    SWIFT:                60        423    -85%      119     1,075     -89%
    ESTEEM:              671      1,122    -38%    2,107     3,193     -33%
    AERIO:               428          0      NA      428         0       NA
    TOTAL:             5,632      4,986     17%   14,021    14,112       1%


    TRUCK
     DOMESTIC TRUCK:     534        476     16%    1,692     1,430      20%
     IMPORT TRUCK:     3,939      2,965     38%    9,675     8,414      16%
     TOTAL TRUCK:      4,473      3,441     35%   11,367     9,844      17%


    CAR
     DOMESTIC CAR:        60        423    -85%      119     1,075     -89%
     IMPORT CAR:       1,099      1,122      2%    2,535     3,193     -20%
     TOTAL CAR:        1,159      1,545    -22%    2,654     4,268     -37%



    TOTAL DOMESTIC:      594        899    -31%    1,811     2,505     -27%
    TOTAL IMPORT:      5,038      4,087     28%   12,210    11,607       7%
    GRAND TOTAL        5,632      4,986     17%   14,021    14,112       1%

    Selling Days:         27         28               76        77