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Subaru Announces Best June Sales Month Since 1989

1 July 1998

Subaru Announces Best June Sales Month Since 1989

    CHERRY HILL, N.J., July 1 -- Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA)
today announced its best sales month for 1998.  Subaru recorded a sales total
of 12,573 units for the month of June, up 22 percent versus June 1997.
Overall, year-to-date 1998 totals are up 18 percent over the same period in
1997.  June sales represented the sixth consecutive month of sales growth.
    The Legacy model line led sales with 7,373 units posted.  The Outback
accounted for 4,785 units of the Legacy line-up, making June the best Outback
sales month this year.  The newest Subaru hybrid, the Legacy Sport Utility
Sedan, accounted for 367 units sold.
    Forester had its best sales month ever with 3,446 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.