Just when you think the Subaru Outback is no longer relevant, the wagon roared back and had its best September ever. Before last month, Outback was in a major slide all year falling further behind the top-selling Forester. The Forester has been on fire all year and still is the only model in the all-wheel-drive lineup in positive figures (+2.0 percent) over last year. Forester also had its best September ever.
Subaru of America reported record September sales led by the surprise Outback wagon with 17,023 sales, a 51 percent increase in September 2020 compared with the same month a year ago. Forester sales increased 16.6 percent continuing its impressive run with 15,648 models delivered to customers. The hot Crosstrek subcompact SUV had its best month of 2020, showing a 0.5 percent increase with 11,950 sales.
After a slow first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, this…
