Subaru Reports October Sales; Total Sales Up Five Percent Year-To-Date

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 1, 2005 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today reported October sales totaling 16,774 units, showing an increase of one percent for the month. Total sales are up five percent year-to-date from the previous year.

The all-new Subaru B9 Tribeca recorded 2,093 units for the month of October. The Subaru Legacy model line posted a total 7,082 units, with Legacy sedan sales up twenty-one percent year-to-date from the same period last year. Subaru Outback posted 5,284 units for the month, and the Subaru Impreza line recorded 2,923 unit sales with Impreza wagon sales increasing eleven percent for the month. Subaru Forester posted 4,208 units, while Subaru Baja recorded 468 units for October.

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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 Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of nearly 600 dealers across the United States. Subaru makes the best-selling All-Wheel Drive car sold in America based on R.L. Polk & Co. new vehicle retail registration statistics calendar year-end 2004. For additional information visit http://www.subaru.com/.