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Subaru U.S. Sales Year by Year Totals
subject to change and correction
Model year
Comments
US Front Wheel Drive Sales
 US All Wheel Drive Sales Total year
sales, US
1968
1st Subaru imported to the US- 332 cars sold
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332
1975
1st year for Subaru all wheel drive
38,578
3,009
41,587
1990
Introduction of the Legacy model
49,948
58,599
108,547
1991
LSi and turbo legacy introduced
49,879
55,173
105,052
1992
SVX introduced, 230 hp
49,552
55,251
104,803
1993
Impreza introduced
54,577
49,602
104,179
1994
final year for the Loyale model
40,361
60,258
100,619
1995
remodeled Legacy, 1st year for 'Outback'
even though it's re-done in 1996
11,120
89,287
100,407
1996
1st year for the 'real' Outback...
1,317
119,431
120,748
1997
Subaru goes 100% all wheel drive,
no more front wheel drive
SVX model discontinued
34
133,749
133,783
1998
up 10.5% over 1997 sales.
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all are now all wheel drive 
147,833
1999
up 6% over 1998 sales
-
156,806
2000
up 14% over 1999 sales
6 cylinder Legacy introduced
calendar year figures:
Legacy 96,391 (Outback 68,902)
Forester 56,605
Impreza 19,220
-
172,216
2001
8% increase over 2000.
1st complete re-design of Impreza and the 227 hp turbo WRX introduced. 
calendar year figures
Legacy: 95,291 (Outback 70,605)
Impreza 35,612 (WRX 18,060 March-Dec 2001)
Forester: 55,041
-
185,944
2002
3% decline from 2001
Baja introduced September

Legacy 85,359, (Outback 60,974)
Impreza 38,226 (WRX 22,910)
Forester 53,922
Baja 2,513 (new model)
 
-
180,020
2003
4% increase over 2002

Legacy 79,836 (Outback 54,930)
Forester 59,761
Impreza 36,525
Baja 10,694
-
186,819
2004
 Legacy 89,453 (Outback 62,594)  05 completely redesigned
Forester 58,424
Impreza 32,209
Baja 7,316
.
187,402 
2005
 Tribeca 14,797
Legacy 28,218
Outback 59,570
Forester 53,541 
Impreza 33,637
Baja 6,239.
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196, 002
2006
  2006 sales 200,703 cars in the US, a record. 
Tribeca 18,614
Legacy and Outback -4% at 84,442
Baja -16% in it's final year to 5,241
Forester -4% to 51,258
Impreza up 22% to 41,148.

(total Canadian sales for 2006 16,190.  Baja 51, Impreza 6155, Legacy-Outback 5345, Forester 6155, Tribeca 902)
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200, 703
2007
 2007 US total sales 187,208
Legacy  22,159
Outback 56.078
Forester 44,530
Tribeca 16,790
Impreza 46,333
Baja 1,127

(Total Canadian sales for 2007 16,504. Legacy-Outback 4,919; Impreza 7,480; Forester 3,303; Tribeca 801; Baja 1)
 
.
187,208
model and sales totals
subject to change and correction
US front wheel drive
US all wheel drive
 Total US Subaru sales 1968 through 2007: 2,721,010
subject to change and correction

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