Subaru September Sales Reach 20-Year High
Original Press Release

- Subaru Impreza sales lead the way with best September ever -

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. today
reported its best September sales in 20 years with a total of 16,457 units,
up two percent from the same period last year. Sales of the all-new 2008
Subaru Impreza lead the way by posting the line's best September sales
total in the company's history.

"September was our first full month of sales for the new 2008 Subaru
Impreza," said Tim Colbeck, vice president of sales, Subaru of America,
Inc. "The market has responded with enthusiasm to the new product and we
see this trend continuing through the end of the year."

Subaru Tribeca sales were up 19 percent with 1,730 units in September.
Also up for the month were sales of the Subaru Legacy that recorded sales
of 6,777 units, a 5 percent increase over last year. The Subaru Outback
accounted for 4,796 sales units of the Legacy line total. Subaru Forester
recorded a September total of 3,746 units, while the Subaru Impreza was up
11 percent with a September record of 4,195 units for the month. The
discontinued Subaru Baja also recorded 9 units in September.

For a complete sales chart and additional information about Subaru of
America, Inc. and Subaru vehicles, visit our media website at
http://www.media.subaru.com.

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. Subaru makes the best-selling All-Wheel Drive car sold in
America based on R.L. Polk & Co. new vehicle retail registration
statistics. For additional information visit http://www.subaru.com.

Well... Toyota is a major stake holder now.... so I guess it was only a matter of time.

God, it does sound like a Toyota press release. The second paragraph is always them tooting their own horn.