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05 Feb 09 Subaru Forester Could be the Most-Wanted Car for Auto Makers
Subaru posted a 8% increase, yes, let’s repeat it, 8% increase in sales in January 2009 compared with the same month last year.
The Impreza, the compact sedan from Subaru, posted a 5% decrease in sales with 2,937 units sold. 910 units of The Tribeca, the mid size SUV from Subaru, were sold last month, a 54% drop compared with last January.
Here is the reason that the Subaru Forester could become the American-most-wanted car for car manufacturers. There were 5,162 unts of Subaru Forester sold last month, which is a 115% of increase compared with last year.
When 30% sales decline is not too bad for auto makers, how about a 115% increase of sales? Economy is bad for almost everyone in the U.S., but certainly not for Subaru Forester.
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04 Nov 08 Subaru Sales in October 2008 Drops 14%
Subaru of America is doing relatively well in USA despites its 14% drop compared with Octobor 2007 as most auto makers were dropping around 25% to 30%.
12,917 units were sold in Octobor 2008 while 15,979 units were sold Octobor 2007. Even though international gas price has dropped, car shoppers do not want to big SUVs. Subaru Tribeca dropped 60% of sales and Subaru Outback dropped 45%.
However, the re-designed 5-passenger SUV, Subaru Forester, increased the sales of 28% of sales compared with Octobor 2007, with 4,558 cars sold, compared with 3,554 last October.
