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Subaru Reports April 2011 U.S. Sales


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CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 3, 2011 -- Following its best sales quarter, Subaru of America, Inc. today announced its best April sales in company history, with 14 percent year-over-year growth.

April 2011 marks eight consecutive months of record sales for the Subaru Legacy sedan and 10 consecutive record months for the Outback. Consumers drove the Subaru Outback to nearly 30 percent growth in sales from April 2010, marking the carline's 22nd consecutive month of year-over-year increases. Total Impreza sales increased 20 percent from the previous year -- a record for the carline -- and within that growth, the WRX/STI sales volume more than doubled.


Carline

Apr-11

Apr-10

% Chg

Apr-11

Apr-10

% Chg


MTD

MTD

MTD

YTD

YTD

YTD

Forester

6714

7627

-11.97%

26483

27352

-3.18%

Impreza

4367

3796

15.04%

15737

13066

20.44%

Legacy

3975

3851

3.22%

14195

12401

14.47%

Outback

9465

7688

23.11%

34894

26963

29.41%

Tribeca

241

236

2.12%

910

910

0.00%

TOTAL

24762

23198

6.74%

92219

80692

14.29%




"We're very pleased with another month of record breaking sales," said Timothy M. Colbeck, senior vice president of sales, Subaru of America, Inc. "We extend tremendous thanks to our dealers for helping us grow across the country."

About Subaru of America, Inc.

Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 600 dealers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. For additional information visit www.subaru.com.