The consolidated automobile sales plan of the fiscal year ending March 2009, in Japan, passenger car is expected to increase 5.4 thousand units because of new models increase such as 2 thousand units for Forester, 17.6 thousand units for Exiga, and DEX. Minicars should decrease by 13 thousand units since no new model launch is planned. In total, 7.7 thousand units will be decreased. On the other hand, in overseas market, in the United States, an increase in sales of 4.8 thousand units of Impreza and 19.5 thousand units of Forester are expected to offset a decrease in sales of 14 thousand units of Legacy and 9.5 thousand units of Tribeca, resulting in an increase of 0.7 thousand units. In Canada, sales forecast is an increase of 1.1 thousand units due to the increase of sales of Forester. In Russia, sales forecast is an increase of 6.6 thousand units due to the increase in sales of Impreza and Forester. In Europe, sales forecast is an increase of 4.5 thousand units based on the increase in sales of Legacy installed with a boxer-diesel engine and new Forester. In Australia, a decrease in sales of 1.0 thousand units due to an anticipated decrease in sales of Legacy. In China, sales are forecasted to increase by 14.7 thousand units based on an increase of 16.6 thousand units for Forester. For other regions, sales are anticipated to remain almost flat. Accordingly, overall overseas sales are planned to increase by 26.7 thousand units, with an aggregate total increase of 19 thousand units compensating for the decline of the domestic market sales.