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December 27, 2016

FHI Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Results for
November 2016 (Flash Report)

November 2016 Jan-Nov 2016
Units 2016 vs 2015 Units ’16 vs ’15
Domestic Production
*1
65,586
+8.8% First y/y increase in 2 months
667,813
+2.4%
Overseas Production
*2
25,688
+32.9% 6th consecutive month of y/y increase
269,685
+27.7%
Global Production Total
91,274
+14.7% 4th consecutive month of y/y increase
937,498
+8.6%
Passenger Vehicles 11,832 +24.9% 2nd consecutive month of y/y increase 111,721 -1.5%
Mini Vehicles 2,107 -14.6% 3rd consecutive month of y/y decrease 30,854 -13.6%
Japan Sales Total 13,939 +16.7% 2nd consecutive month of y/y increase 142,575 -4.4%
Export Total
*3
46,731 -8.5% First y/y decrease in 2 months
533,287
+3.9%

☆: Record high for the month of November
: Record high for January-November period

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

< Production >

- Domestic production rose year-on-year as production of the Legacy and Forester increased.

- Overseas production significantly increased year-on-year, as the U.S. production of the all-new Impreza started in November, and Subaru vehicle production began on the assembly line that was once used to build the Toyota Camry.

< Sales in Japan >

- Passenger vehicle sales increased year-on-year led by the Levorg and Forester.

- Mini vehicle sales decreased year-on-year as sales of the Stella and Pleo declined.

< Exports >

- Exports from Japan decreased year-on-year for reasons related to schedules of shipments to North America and Australia.

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