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Subaru Announces October Sales Figures

3 November 1998

Subaru Announces October Sales Figures; Second Best Sales Month This Year

    CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 2 -- Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA)
today announced its October sales figures.  Subaru recorded a sales total of
13,848 units for the month of October, its second best sales month of 1998.
Overall, year-to-date 1998 totals are up 11 percent over the same period in
1997 with October 1998 being slightly off (-1 percent) versus October 1997.
    The Legacy model line led sales with 8,284 units posted.  The Outback
accounted for 5,377 units of the Legacy line-up.  Forester posted its second
best month ever with 3,898 units, an increase of 35 percent over the same
period last year.
    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.