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Compared to the full-year unit sales plan for the last fiscal year. The sales of domestic passenger cars are forecasted to rise by 1.3 thousand units owing to new Legacy sales increase. Sales of all minicar models are expected to drop, with a projected decline of 13.8 thousand units while overall domestic automobile sales will decrease by 12.5 thousand units.
The U.S. market is expected to see a sales increase of 28.2 thousand units. This increase will come from sales of the Legacy, to rise 23 thousand units and the Forester at 15.1 thousand units. This upsurge will compensate for the anticipated 5.9 thousand units decline for the Impreza and a decrease of 4 thousand units for the Tribeca. In Canada, sales are expected to increase for all models with the exception of the Tribeca, resulting in an increase of 2.6 thousand units. Sales in Russia will remain sluggish during the second half of this fiscal year. Shipments to Russia will be limited to a small quantity of the new Legacy, resulting in a decrease of 19.1 thousand units. Sales in Europe will also fall for all models, leading to an overall decrease of 19.9 thousand units. In Australia, sales are expected to pick up in the second half with the launch of the new Legacy, to limit falling sales to a mere 1.9 thousand units. In China where we have been enjoying buoyant sales, we expect that sales will increase 22.6 thousand units overall with performance of the Legacy increasing by 7.1 thousand units and the Forester by 17.2 thousand units. In other markets, we expect to sales to drop for all models, with a decrease of 9.8 thousand units. These figures all add up to an overseas sales increase of 2.7 thousand units. Combined with the projected sales decline in the domestic market, a decrease of 9.8 thousand units is expected. The current forecast is for a total sales volume of 545.5 thousand units. |
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