June 7, 2005 (Nikkei)
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Fuji Heavy To Add Sales Sites In Europe
TOKYO--Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (7270) is set to expand its European sales network for passenger vehicles.
The manufacturer of Subaru vehicles will add sales sites in growth areas, including Russia and Eastern Europe. It will also open more sales offices in Germany and the U.K., markets where the company is already well established.
Fuji Heavy will aim to have 1,140 sales sites in Europe by fiscal 2006, a roughly 20% increase. The firm plans to make Europe its third-largest market, following the domestic and North American markets.
At present, Fuji Heavy has 974 sales sites on the Continent, mostly in Western Europe.
The company plans to have 28 sites in Russia, up about 60%. It will also embark on full-scale efforts in Eastern Europe, including Hungary, Ukraine, Serbia-Montenegro, operating sites under a new regional sales management company.
In addition, Fuji Heavy will launch more sales sites in Germany, opening 40 locations to bring the total to 250 sites by fiscal 2006. It will also open more sites in the U.K., raising the number there to 120 from roughly 80 currently.
Fuji Heavy sold 600,000 vehicles worldwide in fiscal 2004. Of these, 54,000 were sold in Europe. The company intends to raise European sales to 60,000 units in fiscal 2006. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2 id=quote>
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