Subaru Reports August 2004 Sales
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Sept. 1 -- Subaru of America, Inc., the only car company that features Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive as standard equipment on every vehicle in its product line, today reported total sales for August of 16,065 units.
The Legacy model line recorded 7,656 units, while the Subaru Outback recorded sales of 4,823 units for the month. Subaru Forester posted 5,195 units in August. The Impreza line recorded 2,647 unit sales, while Subaru Baja recorded sales of 567 units for the month.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes all-wheel drive Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of nearly 600 dealers across the United States. Subaru is the only car company that features Symmetrical All-Wheel drive as standard equipment on every vehicle in its product line. For additional information visit http://www.subaru.com/.
| AUGUST MONTH END SALES/INVENTORY COMPARISON 2004 VS 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| Aug-04 | Aug-03 | ||||||||||||||
| NAT'L | Aug-04 | % CHG | DOMESTIC | JAPAN | Aug-03 | DOMESTIC | JAPAN | YTD | % CHG | DOMESTIC | JAPAN | YTD | DOMESTIC | JAPAN | |
| Total Sales | 16065 | -19% | 8223 | 7842 | 19879 | 10014 | 9865 | 121888 | -6% | 62175 | 59713 | 130227 | 64272 | 65955 | |
| Dealer Inventory | 42324 | 21510 | 20814 | 36038 | 16560 | 19478 | 42324 | 21510 | 20814 | 36038 | 16560 | 19478 | |||
| LEGACY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Legacy Sedan | 1878 | 15% | 1878 | 0 | 1637 | 1637 | 0 | 11343 | -1% | 11343 | 0 | 11473 | 11473 | 0 | |
| Total Legacy Wagon | 5778 | -19% | 5778 | 0 | 7108 | 7108 | 0 | 45845 | 1% | 45845 | 0 | 45231 | 45231 | 0 | |
| Memo Outback | 4823 | 4823 | 6038 | 6038 | 0 | 40400 | 40400 | 0 | 39057 | 39057 | 0 | ||||
| Grand Total Legacy | 7656 | -12% | 7656 | 0 | 8745 | 8745 | 0 | 57188 | 1% | 57188 | 0 | 56704 | 56704 | 0 | |
| IMPREZA | |||||||||||||||
| Total Impreza Sedan AWD | 1535 | -23% | 0 | 1535 | 1992 | 0 | 1992 | 12234 | -14% | 0 | 12234 | 14216 | 0 | 14216 | |
| Total Impreza Wagon AWD | 1112 | -29% | 0 | 1112 | 1556 | 0 | 1556 | 8697 | -21% | 0 | 8697 | 10994 | 0 | 10994 | |
| Grand Total Impreza | 2647 | -25% | 0 | 2647 | 3548 | 0 | 3548 | 20931 | -17% | 0 | 20931 | 25210 | 0 | 25210 | |
| FORESTER | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Total Forester | 5195 | -18% | 0 | 5195 | 6317 | 0 | 6317 | 38782 | -5% | 0 | 38782 | 40745 | 0 | 40745 | |
| BAJA | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Total Baja | 567 | -55% | 567 | 0 | 1269 | 1269 | 0 | 4987 | -34% | 4987 | 0 | 7568 | 7568 | ||