American Suzuki Achieves Best Month in 17 Years, Reporting an 11 Percent Increase in April; Calendar Year Sales up 12 Percent

BREA, Calif.--May 3, 2005--American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) continues its robust sales growth, posting an 11 percent increase in April 2005 sales compared to the same month last year. ASMC sold 8,084 units for the month; notching a 12 percent increase for calendar year 2005, to date.

American Suzuki's April 2005 sales are its best month since August 1988. The Forenza models achieved a noteworthy 81 percent increase this month and the XL-7 SUV achieved a 52 percent increase.

Evidence of Suzuki's growth is further illustrated by a recent R.L. Polk report showing that Suzuki vehicle registrations increased 47.8 percent in 2004 over 2003, the largest percentage increase of all manufacturers selling vehicles in the United States. For additional information, go to http://www.media.suzuki.com/auto/press05/03_18_rl_polk.php.

"This is American Suzuki's sixteenth consecutive month of sales increases," said Koichi Suzuki, president of American Suzuki's Automotive Operations. "We plan to continue this positive trend, building awareness for the capable toughness, leading-edge styling and high-end features each vehicle in our line offers - all at prices well below the competition."

Boosting Suzuki's sales is a rapidly expanding product line featuring the addition of two new vehicles to the 2005 family: the five-door compact Suzuki Reno and versatile Forenza Wagon. These products, combined with the growing network of more than 540 U.S. dealers, America's #1 Warranty, Suzuki's industry-leading, 100,000-mile, fully transferable, zero-deductible powertrain limited warranty, continue to strengthen the Suzuki brand.

About American Suzuki

The Automotive Operations of American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC), Brea, was founded in 1985 by Suzuki Motor Corp. ASMC markets its vehicles in the United States through a network of more than 540 automotive dealerships in 49 states. ASMC's parent company, Suzuki Motor Corp. (SMC), based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide automobile manufacturer with sales of more than 2 million new vehicles annually. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, it has operations in 125 countries.

            AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. MONTH-END REPORTING

                              APRIL                      CYTD

                       2005    2004    DSR %    2005     2004    DSR %
                                      Change                    Change
             VITARA:      7     335     -98%     227    1,511     -85%
       GRAND VITARA:    462     366      22%   1,866    1,593      17%
               XL-7:  1,982   1,255      52%   8,890    5,947      49%
              AERIO:    703     718      -6%   2,385    3,939     -39%
         FORENZA(a):  4,178   2,223      81%  10,806    6,485      67%
             VERONA:    752   2,144     -66%   2,934    4,827     -39%
              TOTAL:  8,084   7,041      11%  27,108   24,302      12%
TRUCK
     DOMESTIC TRUCK:      7     335     -98%     227    1,511     -85%
       IMPORT TRUCK:  2,444   1,621      45%  10,756    7,540      43%
        TOTAL TRUCK:  2,451   1,956      21%  10,983    9,051      21%
CAR
       DOMESTIC CAR:      0       0       NA       0        0       NA
         IMPORT CAR:  5,633   5,085       7%  16,125   15,251       6%
          TOTAL CAR:  5,633   5,085       7%  16,125   15,251       6%
     TOTAL DOMESTIC:      7     335     -98%     227    1,511     -85%
       TOTAL IMPORT:  8,077   6,706      16%  26,881   22,791      18%
         GRAND TOTAL  8,084   7,041      11%  27,108   24,302      12%
       Selling Days:     27      26              102      102

(a) Please note: Forenza Wagon and Reno sales are included in the
Forenza sales.