Subaru
Subaru is a car company that is part of a larger Japanese company called Fuji Heavy Industries, who also makes other things like buses and airplanes. Subaru builds cars in Japan and also builds cars in the state of Indiana.
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Native name | スバル |
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| Division | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Predecessor | Nakajima Aircraft Company |
| Founded | 15 July 1953[1][2] |
| Founder | Kenji Kita Chikuhei Nakajima |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Atsushi Osaki (president, Representative Director & CEO) Tomomi Nakamura (chairman & director) |
| Products | Automobiles |
Production output |  912,452 units (Jan–Dec 2023)[3] |
| Parent | Subaru Corporation |
| Divisions | Subaru Tecnica International |
| Website | subaru.co.jp |
Their cars are known for having all-wheel drive, which means that the engine drives all four wheels, instead of just the wheels in the front or in the back. They also have boxer engines, which means that the pistons and the cylinders in the engine fire left to right instead of up and down or at an angle.
The name Subaru is a Japanese word for a star cluster in the sky named Pleiades, and the company logo has the stars in its picture in the same place as they are in the sky.
History
Fuji Heavy Industries in 1954 built a car called the Subaru P-1. It was named by the person who was CEO, Kenji Kita. From 1954 to 1997 the company designed and built other vehicles including the tiny 360 (1958), the Sambar (1961), the 1000 (1965), the R2 (1969), the Leone (1971), the Domingo (1983), the Alcyone (1985), the Legacy (1989), the Impreza (1993), the Sambar EV electric van (1995), and the Forester (1997).
Current models
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Introduction (cal. year) |
Facelift | Main markets | ||
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BRZ | 2012 | 2021 | - | Global | Front-engine, rear-wheel drive two-door 2+2 sports car. Also sold by Toyota as the GR86. |
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Impreza | 1992 | 2022 | - | Global | Compact hatchback. |
| Sedan | 
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Legacy | 1989 | 2020 | 2022 | North America | Mid-size sedan, compact until 1994. Phased out in most markets, continued production in North America. |
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WRX | 2015 | 2021 | - | Global | Compact sedan. | |
| Station wagon | 
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Levorg/ WRX Wagon |
2014 | 2020 | – | Asia | Mid-size station wagon based on the Impreza and WRX. Also known as the WRX Sportswagon in Australia and WRX GT in New Zealand since 2021. |
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Levorg Layback | 2023 | 2023 | – | Japan | Compact crossover-styled station wagon based on Levorg. | |
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Outback | 1994 | 2020 | 2022 | Global | Mid-size crossover-styled station wagon based on the Legacy. | |
| SUV/ crossover |
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Ascent/ Evoltis |
2019 | 2019 | 2022 | North America | Three-row mid-size crossover SUV, Subaru's largest SUV and the successor of the Tribeca. |
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Crosstrek | 2012 | 2023 | – | Global | Subcompact crossover SUV based on the Impreza. Formerly called XV in most international markets between 2012 and 2022. | |
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Forester | 1997 | 2024 | – | Global | Compact crossover SUV. | |
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Rex | 1972 (nameplate) 2022 (as a crossover) |
2022 | – | Japan | Subcompact crossover SUV sold exclusively in Japan. Rebadged A200 series Daihatsu Rocky. | |
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Solterra | 2022 | 2022 | – | Global | Battery electric compact crossover SUV. Jointly developed with Toyota. Also called Toyota bZ4X. | |
| MPV/ minivan |
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Justy | 1984 | 2016 | 2020 | Japan | Subcompact minivan with sliding doors only sold in Japan. Rebadged Daihatsu Thor. |
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Chiffon | 2013 | 2019 | 2022 | Japan | Tall-height wagon kei car with rear sliding doors. Rebadged Daihatsu Tanto. |
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Pleo Plus | 2011 | 2017 | – | Japan | Low-roof hatchback kei car with hinged rear doors. Rebadged Daihatsu Mira e:S. | |
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Sambar Truck | 1961 | 2014 | 2022 | Japan | Cabover kei truck. Rebadged Daihatsu Hijet Truck since 2012. | |
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Sambar Van | 1961 | 2022 | – | Japan | Cabover cargo microvan with rear sliding doors. Rebadged Daihatsu Hijet Cargo since 2012. | |
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Sambar Dias | 1999 | 2022 | – | Japan | Cabover passenger microvan with rear sliding doors. Rebadged Daihatsu Atrai passenger van. Formerly known as the Dias Wagon until 2022. | |
Subaru Media
Former logo on a Subaru 360 showing six stars in an arrangement similar to the Pleiades open star cluster
Subaru 1500, a.k.a. the P-1
Subaru_360 Model K111
Subaru BRZ a car jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru
Subaru Impreza WRC2006 rally car.
USA-spec Subaru Legacy PZEV
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References
- ↑ "Corporate Profile | Subaru Outline". SUBARU. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ↑ "Corporate Information | Overview". Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. 2015-03-31. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ Subaru (2024). "Global Retail Sales Report (Flash Report)". Press release. https://www.subaru.co.jp/en/ir/finance/pdf/performance/pfo_global_e.pdf. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
