OREANDA-NEWS. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced that Subaru achieved all-time monthly sales records in the U.S. and Canada in its May sales.

U.S. May sales hit an all-time monthly high with 39,892 units (up 34.2%) beating the March 2013 record of 36,701 units. The sales of all-new Forester launched in March were propelled by high demand marking 10,068 units (up 37.5%). The sales were also led by the Outback as well as the SUBARU XV launched last year, which sold 12,270 units (up 33.5%) and 5,295 units, respectively.

In Canada, record-high monthly sales are marked with 3,603 units (up 28.6 %) in May breaking the April 2013 record of 3,562 units. Subaru achieved its highest sales ever for three months in a row.

Same as in the U.S., the all-new Forester led the sales with 1,118 units (up 44.8%).