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Subaru Announces Best Sales Month for 1998

1 June 1998

Subaru Announces Best Sales Month for 1998

    CHERRY HILL, N.J., June 1 -- Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA)
today announced its best sales month for 1998.  For May, Subaru recorded a
sales total of 12,280 units, up 28 percent versus May 1997.  Overall,
year-to-date 1998 totals are up 17 percent over the same period in 1997.
May sales represented the fifth consecutive month of sales growth and best
May sales month in 10 years.
    The Legacy model line led sales with 7,512 units posted.  The Outback
accounted for 3,990 units of the Legacy line-up.  The newest Subaru hybrid,
the Legacy Sport Utility Sedan, accounted for 371 units sold.
    Forester had its best sales month ever with 3,288 units posted.
    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 and Sport Utility Sedan, are
produced at the company's American manufacturing plant, Subaru-Isuzu
Automotive, Inc., near Lafayette, Ind.  In 1998, Subaru celebrates 30 years in
the U.S. market, having sold over three million vehicles.