Subaru of America announced the 2021 Subaru Forester had its best-ever May sales. Subaru delivered 20,006 Forester models to customers last month compared with 17,859 models in May 2020, a 12.0 percent increase. Forester is still the Camden, N.J automaker's best-selling model in the lineup. Forester is up 31.3 percent with 87,152 model sales year to date. With the Subaru plant in Japan shutdown, supplies of the 2022 Forester model change could be delayed. Usually, customers would see the new model in early summer, but that could change. photo credit: North Fort Lauderdale Subaru How will the shutdown affect Forester inventory? Jeff Walters, Subaru of America Senior Vice President of Sales, says, "As anticipated, the global microchip shortage continues to impact production and inventory levels throughout the auto industry."