American Suzuki Announces December 2003 Sales

BREA, Calif., Jan. 5, 2004 -- American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) sold 4,489 vehicles in December 2003, for a total of 58,438 vehicles for the year.

December 2003 retail sales through dealers were up 17 percent over December 2002 thanks to the quick start of the Suzuki Forenza premium compact, which was launched in December 2003 but has yet to benefit from a dedicated advertising campaign beginning this month. Total retail sales through dealers were impacted due to Suzuki significantly reducing its dependency on fleet sales.

The Automotive Division of ASMC, Brea, Calif., was founded in 1985 by Suzuki Motor Corporation. ASMC markets automobiles in the United States through a network of more than 480 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, SMC has 141 distributors in 127 countries.

                      AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
                             MONTH END REPORTING

                             DECEMBER                      CYTD
                     2003     2002     DSR %     2003      2002   DSR %
                                      Change                     Change
  AERIO:            1,192    4,510     -75%    19,823    18,441      7%
  VITARA:             360      343       1%     5,391     6,549    -18%
  GRAND VITARA:       399    1,024     -63%     7,945    11,529    -31%
  XL-7:             1,375    1,718     -23%    22,560    27,295    -17%
  VERONA:             584        0       NA     1,967         0      NA
  FORENZA:            578        0       NA       633         0      NA
  SWIFT:                0        0       NA         5       175    -97%
  ESTEEM:               1       19     -95%       113     3,851    -97%
  SIDEKICK:             0        0       NA         1         5    -80%
  SPORT:                0        0       NA         0         6   -100%
  X-90:                 0        0       NA         0         4   -100%

  TOTAL:            4,489    7,614     -43%    58,438    67,855    -14%

  TRUCK
  DOMESTIC TRUCK:     360      343       1%     5,392     6,554    -18%
  IMPORT TRUCK:     1,774    2,742     -38%    30,505    38,834    -21%
  TOTAL TRUCK:      2,134    3,085     -33%    35,897    45,388    -21%

  CAR
  DOMESTIC CAR:         0        0       NA         5       175    -97%
  IMPORT CAR:       2,355    4,529     -50%    22,536    22,292      1%
  TOTAL CAR:        2,355    4,529     -50%    22,541    22,467      0%

  TOTAL DOMESTIC:     360      343       1%     5,397     6,729    -20%
  TOTAL IMPORT:     4,129    7,271     -45%    53,041    61,126    -13%
  GRAND TOTAL       4,489    7,614     -43%    58,438    67,855    -14%

  Selling Days:        26       25                307       307