April 23, 2014

FHI Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Results
for March 2014 and FY2014 (Flash Report)

< March 2014 >

		March 2014			Jan-Mar 2014
		Units	2014 vs 2013		Units	'14 vs '13
	*Domestic Production ^1**	★ 62,069	+11.2%	First y/y increase in 2 months	167,625	+6.4%
	*Overseas Production ^2**	15,884	-4.9%	Decreased y/y for 11th consecutive month	43,809	-11.4%
Global Production Total		★ 77,953	+7.5%	First y/y increase in 2 months	211,434	+2.2%
	Passenger Vehicles	19,619	+15.6%	Increased y/y for 3rd consecutive month	40,370	+8.2%
	Mini Vehicles	9,164	+19.7%	Increased y/y for 7th consecutive month	19,542	+17.9%
Japan Sales Total		28,783	+16.9%	Increased y/y for 3rd consecutive month	59,912	+11.2%
*Export Total ^3**		☆ 52,285	+49.0%	Increased y/y for 14th consecutive month	127,554	+28.3%

☆: Record high for the month of March
★: Record high for a single month

< Production >

Domestic Production:	Increased y/y due to strong demand for the Forester.
Overseas Production:	Decreased y/y due to inventory adjustments prior to the launch of the all-new Legacy and Outback.

< Japan Sales >

Passenger Vehicles:	Increased y/y led by strong sales of the Impreza series and Forester.
Mini Vehicles:	Increased y/y led by strong sales of the Pleo, Sambar and other models.

< Exports >	Increased y/y due to strong demand for the Forester in North America and other markets.

< April 2013 - March 2014 >

		FY2014 (Apr 2013 - Mar 2014)
		Units	2014 vs 2013
	*Domestic Production ^1**	★ 649,911	+11.5%	Increased for 4th consecutive year
	*Overseas Production ^2**	163,511	-9.8%	First decrease in 5 years
Global Production Total		★ 813,422	+6.4%	Increased for 4th consecutive year
	Passenger Vehicles	129,031	+11.1%	Increased for 3rd consecutive year
	Mini Vehicles	57,814	+9.0%	First increase in 2 years
Japan Sales Total		186,845	+10.4%	First increase in 2 years
*Export Total ^3**		★ 499,194	+30.2%	Increased for 2nd consecutive year

★: Record high for the April-March period

< Production >

Domestic Production:	Increased over the previous year due to strong demand for the Forester.
Overseas Production:	Decreased over the previous year as inventory levels of the Legacy and Outback got improved.

< Japan Sales >

Passenger Vehicles:	Increased over the previous year led by strong sales of the Impreza series and Forester.
Mini Vehicles:	Increased over the previous year led mainly by the Stella mini passenger car.

< Exports >	Increased over the previous year due to continued strong sales in North America as well as high demand for the Impreza series and Forester in major overseas markets.

*1 JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Inc.) report basis (CBU)
*2 Local line-off basis
*3 JAMA report basis