Subaru Outback Gross sales Rebound as Subaru Hits EV File

The Outback Has A Bounceback

Subaru printed its April 2026 gross sales figures, and the midsize Outback had its greatest month of the 12 months (up to now) with 10,552 items offered. That quantity represents a slight lower of 8.3% from final April when it moved 11,501 items, although 2025 was a reasonably spectacular 12 months for the Outback given it was within the remaining mannequin 12 months of its sixth-generation.

Even nonetheless, the Outback is beginning to bounce again after a rocky begin to 2026, which has seen the favored mannequin transfer simply 37,626 items via April, down 26.9% in comparison with 2025 when it offered 51,435 items within the first 4 months. Critics of the seventh-generation Outback would possibly declare the drop in gross sales may be attributed to the brand new mannequin’s styling, which is extra aggressive and fewer wagon-like than ever earlier than. This rebound in April might present the sluggish gross sales had been because of the mannequin 12 months changeover and a scarcity of stock, not a scarcity of demand.

New EVs Hit Sellers

April 2026 additionally represented Subaru’s best-ever month for electrical automotive gross sales with 2,053 autos offered. The Subaru Solterra moved 1,128 items, an 18.9% achieve from the identical month in 2025. Subaru has offered 4,169 Solterras up to now in 2026, which is a rise of two.2% from the identical interval final 12 months, a formidable feat contemplating the corporate not has the $7,500 federal tax credit score to entice prospects. That may very well be partially as a consequence of some spectacular lease offers.

The Solterra is joined by two brand-new fashions, the Trailseeker and Uncharted, which debuted this month with 406 and 519 items offered, respectively. These are modest gross sales numbers, but it surely’s a begin for 2 recent nameplates. Each the Trailseeker and Uncharted journey on Toyota platforms, sharing architectures with the bZ Woodland and C-HR.

A Down April

Total, Subaru’s gross sales in April dropped to 52,733 items, down from 5.9% from 56,011 items in 2025. Yr-to-date, the Japanese automaker has offered 194,683 autos, a drop of 12.7% type final 12 months. There are just a few brilliant factors within the lineup, just like the inexpensive Forester, which is up 4% year-to-date to 71,989 items, although it did see a drop in 7.7% drop in April to 17,837 items.

The sporty WRX noticed a shock 52.6% improve in April to 1,178 items, although the all-wheel-drive sedan is at present down 16.4% YTD to 4,680 items. The Crosstrek additionally noticed a pleasant 4.9% bump in April as a consequence of an inexpensive lease, hitting 15,667 items, although gross sales are nonetheless down 7.5% YTD.