Subaru defies Japanese auto trend, increases domestic production
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., parent company of car manufacturer Subaru, has announced that they will be increasing their domestic production for the next year. The bold move goes against what the rest...
View ArticleNew special edition Subaru WRX STIs for Japan & Australia only
Sorry North American Subaru WRX fans, but some new models have been announced for Japan, along with a limited-edition for Australia, none of which will be making it state-side. First up is the...
View ArticleWithout a Chinese plant, Subaru get around territorial dispute’s effect on...
While Japan’s three biggest auto makers, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda, have been hit hard by the anti-Japanese sentiment and boycotts throughout China, Subaru, and its parent company, Fuji Heavy...
View ArticleSubaru to increase US production by 30% with $230 million investment
Subaru parent company Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. is said to be planing an increase in U.S.-based production by investing in its Indiana assembly factory. According to the Nikkei business daily, Subaru...
View ArticleSubaru announces recall of 634,000 cars in U.S.
The recalls of Japanese vehicles over seemingly small issues that could lead to health problems continues, with Subaru being the latest manufacturer. The automaker has just announced a U.S. recall for...
View ArticleSubaru to make $400M expansion in only US factory
Subaru’s Japanese parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., has revealed plans to make an investment of 400 million dollars in order to expand its only U.S. production plant in Indiana. This move...
View ArticleTwo Japanese execs indicted in the US for auto-parts price fixing
As a part of an ongoing probe into price-fixing in the auto parts industry by the United States‘ Department of Justice, two Japanese executives from Japan-based manufacturing outfit Fujikura Ltd were...
View ArticleToyota CEO puzzled why young Japanese men not interested in cars
While Akio Toyoda, president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corp., is probably expecting a record year in profits for the Japanese global auto giant, but he admits that the younger generation of Japanese men...
View ArticleChina starting to buy Japanese cars again
“Hopeless” – this would be the description of trying to sell Japan-made cars in China at the height of the tensions between Tokyo and Beijing regarding a string of uninhabited islands in the East China...
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