Consolidated automobile sales in the 1st quarter of FY March 2010. In domestic market, while the number of Dex sold increased 4 hundred units, the effect of the full-model change for the Legacy in May did not gain momentum yet, and the number sold remained equal to the same period of previous fiscal year. Moreover, the new car effect of the Forester has gone and the number sold dropped 2.5 thousand units. The Impreza decreased 5 hundred units, with the total number of passenger cars falling 2.6 thousand units. In addition, there was no new model among minicars, which decreased 7.2 thousand units. Together with passenger cars, the number has dropped 9.9 thousand units. Overseas, until the fiscal year ended March 2009, sales in U.S. was counted based on the calendar year, but since this year the accounting period was adjusted for the fiscal year, therefore, the 1st quarter sales for this fiscal year compared the figures from April to June with the ones from January to March of last fiscal year, the period before the introduction of the new Forester. Accordingly, since its introduction in April 2008, the ever-popular new model Forester increased 9.8 thousand units, compensating for the Legacy which decreased 4.4 thousand units, the Impreza which dropped 4 hundred units, and the Tribeca which fell 1.6 thousand units, resulted in a total increase of 3.3 thousand units. Sales in Canada was counted based on calendar year, the 1st quarter, from January to March, increased 2 thousand units for the Forester and 6 hundred units for the still popular Impreza, resulted in an overall increase of 2.2 thousand units. However, in Russia, this 1st quarter due to inventory adjustments, limited shipments led to a year-on-year 7.8 thousand units drop. In Europe, too, the impact of drastic overall changes and marketing situations that differ by country, overall because of inventory adjustment, limited shipments led to a decrease of 9.1 thousand units. In Australia there had also been a decrease of 4.2 thousand units. In China, the persistent demand continued for the Forester, which increased by 2.8 thousand units, contributing to a showing of a 2.2 thousand units rise. In other regions, there was a 4.4 thousand units decrease. All in all, overseas showed a drop off of 17.9 thousand units. Together with the decrease in domestic sales, a global sales total was 27.8 thousand units decrease.