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Subaru Announces February End-of-Month Sales Figures

3 March 1998

Subaru Announces February End-of-Month Sales Figures

    CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 2 -- Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA)
today announced its February sales figures.  Subaru recorded a sales total of
9,885 units -- up over 18 percent versus February 1997.  Overall, year-to-date
1998 totals are up 11 percent over the same period in 1997.
    The Legacy model line led sales with 6,308 units posted.  The Outback
accounted for 3,716 units of the Legacy lineup -- a 6.7 percent increase over
the same period last year.  Forester sales contributed 2,206 units for the
month of February.
    Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy
Industries Ltd. of Japan.  Headquartered near Philadelphia, the company
markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a
network of nearly 610 franchised dealers across the United States.  All Legacy
models sold in the U.S., including the Outback, are produced at the company's
American manufacturing plant, Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc., near Lafayette,
Ind.

SOURCE  Subaru of America, Inc.