Subaru of America, Inc. Appoints Clint Wetty To Regional Vice President, Penn Jersey Region SUBARU OF AMERICA CLINT WETTY Clint Wetty, Regional Vice President, Subaru of America, Inc. Penn-Jersey Region. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] CHERRY HILL, NJ USA 10/16/2000

16 October 2000

    CHERRY HILL, N.J., Oct. 16 Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA),
a pioneer of crossover all-wheel drive vehicles designed for the active
lifestyle, announced today the appointment of Clint Wetty to regional vice
president, Penn Jersey Region, Subaru of America, Inc.  Wetty was previously
regional sales manager of the Subaru Penn Jersey Region.
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    In his new capacity, Wetty will oversee the daily fixed operations and
administrative activities of the Penn Jersey Region, encompassing 66 dealers
in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.  He will report to Fred Adcock,
executive vice president, Subaru of America, Inc.  Wetty replaces Tony
Graziano who was recently promoted to regional vice president, Mid-America
Region.
    Prior to joining Subaru of America in 1998 as a regional market
development manager, Wetty spent 13 years at the Acura Division of American
Honda Motor Company.  His most recent position with Acura was as a senior zone
sales manager.  Prior to that, he held several sales management positions at
Honda.  Before joining Honda, Wetty was the general manager of a Ford
franchised dealership.  Wetty began his career with Ford Motor Company as a
zone sales manager.  Wetty graduated from Elizabethtown College in
Pennsylvania with a bachelors of science degree.

    About Subaru of America, Inc.
    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 588 franchised dealers across the United States.  All Legacy and
Outback models sold in the U.S. are produced at the company's American
Manufacturing plant, Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc. near Lafayette, Ind.
Over the past eight years, the company has nearly tripled its revenues and
seen its sales increase by nearly 100 percent thanks to its popular line of
car-based sport utility vehicles.  The company is among the fastest growing
brands in the automobile industry and was recently named "Most Improved Car
Company in the World" by the London-based Financial Times Automotive World
Magazine.

    For more information, contact Rob Moran of Subaru of America, 856-488-3326
or rmoran@subaru.com.