Consolidated automobile sales for the fiscal year ending March 2013 is projected to reach an all-time high of 722.3 thousand units.
Although a decline in domestic minicar sales will bring the domestic automobile sales total below last year's level, the sales volume of passenger vehicles is expected to rise by 28.6 thousand units to reach 108.8 thousand units. The increase will be driven by higher sales volumes of the Impreza and the BRZ.
Sales in overseas markets will increase 95.1 thousand units year on year to reach 562.7 thousand units. Sales are expected to be fueled by a growing sales volume in the U.S. as well as growing sales of the Impreza and the BRZ in each markets.
In light of our current sales performance, we made an upward revision to our previous announcement, adding 7.9 thousand units to the projected worldwide sales total.