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Old May 5, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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slumping economy?

http://www.drivesubaru.com/common/ne...?cat=corpsales

Subaru Reports Record April Retail Sales
All model lines up significantly, 22% gain in retail sales
CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 1, 2008 - Subaru of America, Inc. today reported April sales of 16,771 total units – a record for the month of April. Retail sales were up 22% over the same month in 2007, driven by strong consumer demand.

Both the Forester and Legacy model lines recorded substantial gains over the same period last year. The newly introduced 2009 model year Subaru Forester was up 49 percent while the Subaru Legacy was up 32 percent. Sales of all Subaru model lines were up while Forester and Impreza totals represent records for the month of April.

Model
2008 April
% vs. 2007
Total Legacy
1,890 +32%
Total Outback
(including Legacy Wagon) 4,137 +1%
Total Impreza 4,010 +16%
Total Forester 5,339 +49%
Total Tribeca 1,395 +29%
Total 16,771

“I’d like to thank our Subaru Retailers for a record April performance and their fourth month of retail sales growth this year,” said Tim Colbeck, vice president of sales for Subaru of America. “It is nice to see growth in each of our car lines, especially in a tough economy. Our all-new Forester is off to a great start and to add to the excitement it just won a Crossover SUV comparison with its competitors in the June edition of Motor Trend. With these strong products and dealers we are well positioned to continue to build on these successful results.”
Old May 5, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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good too see them doing so good.. economy is poop right now. My house has gone down in price by 100k in 1 year... yikes!
Old May 5, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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thats what makes a subaru a subaru
Old May 5, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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The new foresters look damn good.
Old May 5, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by XkrazyAsianX
The new foresters look damn good.
esp. creowrx's

dayumn...
Old May 5, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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im sure its less overall vehicle sales for other brands and people migrating to japanese fuel efficient smaller cars.
Old May 6, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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what do you know, maybe marketing does work
Old May 6, 2008 | 09:47 AM
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^ that and simply making a quality product that offers practicality and common sense. people are only able to see that in a time of need.
Old May 6, 2008 | 09:57 AM
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congrats to Subaru .... party time
Old May 6, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Yin
^ that and simply making a quality product that offers practicality and common sense. people are only able to see that in a time of need.
Bingo.
Old May 7, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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I'm happy to see Subaru doing so well!
More people should drive Subaru's they are the
best vehicle manufacturer in the industry in my opnion.
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