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Hi Bert, I'm hoping you have some insight into a question I have.

I've been trying to find a great price on a 2019 (or even a 2018 leftover) Crosstrek with a manual transmission. So I was talking to a Subaru dealership here in New England. I told him I had noted that the Crosstrek sales have been down an average of about 20% y-t-y vs last year. It's been that way almost since January if I recall correctly. He said that it's not the result of "poor sales" but instead that it's low supply from Japan and that his Crosstreks fly out the door as soon as he gets them - not just with the manual tranny.

Do you have any idea if this is true about the short supply? My gut say it's consumer interest as all the dealerships in the area seem to have plenty of Crosstreks in stock. But I'm hoping you or someone out there has some real insight and maybe data so I'm not going strictly on "feelings" and "observations".

Thanks!