Subaru Media Site SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING SALES CONTACT:    Michael  McHale (856) 816-1231 mmchale@subaru.com   SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING SALES • Subaru breaks all-time annual sales record with two months of the year still remaining• Record October monthly sales increase 30 percent over October 2011 Cherry Hill, N.J.,, Oct 31, 2012  -  Subaru of America, Inc. today reported 26,119 sales for the month of October, a 30 percent increase over October 2011.  The company also announced record breaking annual sales of 271,582 – a 26 percent increase over 2011.  This represents a historic high for Subaru of America.  Subaru sales for 2012 have surpassed the previous sales record of 266,989 vehicles set just last year.  This marks the company’s fifth year of sales growth and fourth successive sales record.Year-to-date sales for Impreza have increased 165 percent over 2011.  Year-to-date sales for newly-refreshed Outback and Legacy models have increased 14 percent and 12 percent, respectively. “Subaru is celebrating a year of records; we couldn’t be more thrilled with our results,” said Thomas J. Doll, executive vice president and COO, Subaru of America, Inc. “The year isn’t over yet and we expect XV Crosstrek sales will help drive even greater momentum throughout the remainder of the year.”                                 Carline                                  Oct-12                                  Oct-11                                  % Chg                                  Oct-12                                  Oct-11                                  % Chg                                                                                   MTD                                  MTD                                  MTD                                  YTD                                  YTD                                  YTD                                                Forester                                  5309                                  5385                                  -1.41%                                  61880                                  61766                                  0.18%                                                Impreza                                  3638                                  486                                  648.56%                                  57760                                  21745                                  165.62%                                                Impreza WRX                                  1100                                  1507                                  -27.01%                                  10629                                  11318                                  -6.09%                                                Legacy                                  3598                                  3546                                  1.47%                                  39187                                  34884                                  12.34%                                                Outback                                  10153                                  8891                                  14.19%                                  95357                                  83682                                  13.95%                                                Tribeca                                  184                                  266                                  -30.83%                                  1722                                  2236                                  -22.99%                                                BRZ                                  402                                  0                                  0.00%                                  3120                                  0                                  0.00%                                                XV Crosstrek                                  1735                                  0                                  0.00%                                  1927                                  0                                  0.00%                                                TOTAL                                  26119                                  20081                                  30.07%                                  271582                                  215631                                  25.95%                     “With strong product and a strong retail network, we are poised to exceed sales of 320,000 vehicles this year,” said Bill Cyphers, senior vice president of sales, Subaru of America, Inc.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.