12/27
Forbes.com: Fuji Heavy to discontinue use of aluminum panels on Subaru cars - report
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, manufacturer of the Subaru automobile brand, will discontinue the use of aluminum exterior panels for new or redesigned cars released after the year to March 2007, due to rising aluminum costs, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, citing sources.
Washingtonpost.com: A Manual That's Worth Some Lessons 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX Sport Wagon
My wife, Mary Anne, has taken up the clarinet. Her willingness to accept new challenges is amazing. Her passionate pursuit of excellence in chosen endeavors is impressive. But I wish she would commit to learning how to drive a manual-transmission car, something she has resisted through 37 years of marriage.
Turbo & High Tech Performance: Fresh Meat - 2006 Subaru WRX STI spec C
In reaction to those who deemed the previous generation of Imprezas as "bugeye", "peanut eye", or absolutely hideous, Subaru unveiled a bold new direction for 2006. The latest edition of the WRC-developed stomper debuted with a triple-section grille that represents the cross-section of an airplane (the historical background of parent company Fuji Heavy Industries) and a pair of headlights that looks strangely similar to BMW's latest designs.
Edmunds.com: Subaru Promises New Diesel as Boxer Engine Turns 40
As part of the Subaru Boxer's 40th birthday party, parent Fuji Heavy Industries confirmed on Tuesday that the company is "in the final stages of developing a diesel boxer for launch within the next three years."
Galveston Daily News: Iraq veteran gets Christmas surprise
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Steven Schulz doesn’t show much emotion these days, but just the sight of the customized Subaru golf cart wheeling into his driveway Christmas Eve shocked, overwhelmed and thrilled him. Schulz, a 22-year-old Iraq war veteran, was injured in Fallujah, Iraq, 20 months ago from a roadside bomb that damaged his leg, brain, skull and vision. But before war, he dreamed of racing cars and bought a blue Subaru WRX he loved.
12/19
Nihon Car: Subaru Impreza WRX STI A-Line, HDTV
Of course Subaru doesn't ring your bell the same way "Audi" or "Jaguar" does but...when it comes to the price/performance ratio the japanese manufacturer suddenly has close to no challenger.
Edmunds.com: Best Lease Deals for the Holidays
2007 Subaru, Outback, 3.0 L.L. Bean Edition AWD, 24 months, $299/month, 20,000 total miles
Mercury News: Legacy spec.B proves itself in L.A. -- land of lane darters
I'm a firm believer that the Bay Area has worse traffic than Southern California. When I'm down here, as I was recently for the big auto show, I expect gridlock in every direction. But drivers here have perfected the art of the quick dart, the artful lane change, as we all snake along at 10 or 15 mph. In the Bay Area, those lane changes seem slower, and there's lots more braking as a result, and I often sit motionless as traffic stops completely for two or three seconds, then lurches forward
12/06
Autoweb.com (AU): Forester is an Australian Best Car
The symmetrical All-Wheel Drive Subaru Forester X has been named Best Recreational Four Wheel Drive in the Australia’s Best Cars awards. The award from the nation’s combined motoring organizations maintains Forester’s status as one of the most decorated vehicles in the Australian automotive industry
Auto 123.com: 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX Long Term Test
This is a drivers car. If you like driving (not just cruising), then this is your car. This car's ability exceeds the capability of 99% of the drivers out there. It's not a plush car. The bonus of the wagon body style is that it's also very practical. Everytime I drive the car, I can't wipe that silly grin from my face. My wife saw me grinning once while driving and she said "WHY ARE YOU SMILING?!?!"... as if it was wrong to smile. ;)
Auto123.com: 2007 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT Road Test
When looking at the all-wheel drive wagon market, there really is only one place to start, at Subaru. For over 30 years now, Subaru has been bringing AWD vehicles to the world's marketplace. In fact, you could say that they wrote the book on AWD vehicles.
Edmunds Inside Line: 2006 Sport Compact Comparison Test
If the fun factor were the only important criteria in this test, the 2006 Subaru WRX TR would have walked away with the trophy. Its combination of big-bore turbo power and all-wheel-drive grip with ass-out chassis tuning is unmatched here. It's the only car in the group that can be thrown into a corner sideways and still exit with respectable speed.
Lafayette Journal & Courier: Subaru posts 9% sales gain
With a boost from findings of an insurance organization that measures vehicle safety, Subaru of America Inc. posted a 9 percent sales increase last month. The company that is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., sold 15,800 units in November. That compares to 14,521 for the same month in 2005.
Carlist.com: Subaru Indiana is the first zero landfill auto plant
One of the first words I heard when I reached the Subaru Indiana Automotive plant was kaizen. What does Kaizen mean? It means improvement in a company, real improvement and innovative management practices. How has Subaru improved their automotive plant? You know that can of garbage in front of your yard every week. The one the garbage man takes to a landfill every week? That garbage can full of trash is more garbage than Subaru sends to a landfill every year.
Herald Sun (AU): Mod cons create safer cars MODERN motoring innovations are making new cars safer than ever, according to the latest crash tests. Safety winners in the crash tests were the Subaru Tribeca 4WD and small Mercedes B class. Tribeca Crash Test Video
Car and Driver: 2007 Subaru WRX STI Limited - Previews
For those young professionals who have been putting off a WRX STI purchase solely because it is too Converse All Star for their Kenneth Cole world, take heart: The STI Limited is here. Although nothing will ever glamorize the maker of the B9 Tribeca, the STI Limited—with the dual plane rudder gone from the trunklid—at least doesn’t trumpet the driver’s youth as loudly as before.
11/26
The Day.com: Legacy Spec.B Is A Special Sedan From Subaru
My apologies to the photographer. It just so happened that the day he took the 2007 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT spec.B out for pictures also was the day that I had messed with the car's SI-Drive system. “I don't know what's with that car,” he said upon returning after the photo shoot. “But I let off on the clutch and it practically laid down rubber. You should have seen the look on the face of the guy in the car next to me.” cLiverpool (UK): Subaru Legacy 3.0R spec B Sports Tourer
TODAY’S estate car has come a long way from those early days of being virtually a van with rear seats and windows.
Bloomberg: Fuji Heavy Scraps Plan to Import Tribeca SUV to Japan From U.S.
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., maker of Subaru-brand cars, scrapped its plan to sell the U.S.-built B9 Tribeca sport-utility vehicle in Japan because of poor demand and profitability. Fuji Heavy plans to sell the B9 Tribeca in markets other than Japan, where SUVs are more popular, Murata said.
Motoring (ZA): Special Subaru to honour rally ace
Subaru has announced a new special edition Impreza WRX STI in memory of rally legend Richard Burns.
Automobile.com: 2007 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT Limited Road Test
The Subaru Forester is a very good car to begin with, and as the 2.5 XT Limited it transforms from a sober-looking and completely unassuming A-student into a sober-looking and completely unassuming wild child. Not only is it a good car by almost any objective measure, its also a bit of a closet thrill-seeker.
Auto123: Subaru Impreza WRX Road Test The look is a not-so-subtle collection of reminders that this machine has been built with the help of years of racing and engineering advancements. It's shape directly communicates effortless control on any road.
CARonline: Subaru Impreza 1.5R What do you mean 1.5? Is that the boost level measured in bars? Or the time it takes to get to 60mph? The dash in front of you looks pretty much the same as an STi’s, and when hit the right pedal you’ve got that same off-boost dead spot that you get when you’re caught in the wrong gear in the quicker versions. You sit there waiting for the kick but it never comes. This is a car for people with patience.
Bloomberg.com:
Toyota Models Trail in Crash-Safety Study; Honda, Subaru at Top
Toyota Motor Corp., whose vehicles earn top marks for buyer satisfaction, has more models than any other automaker ranked at the bottom of a crash-protection study.
Honda Motor Co., including its Acura division, and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Subaru each placed three vehicles among the 13 designated in the study as a ``top safety pick
IIHS.org: 2007 TOP SAFETY PICK award winners: award criteria are tougher; SUVs eligible for first time WINNERS Midsize cars
Audi A4
Saab 9-3
Subaru Legacy equipped with optional electronic stability control
Midsize SUVs
Acura RDX
Honda Pilot
Subaru B9 Tribeca
Small SUVs
Honda CR-V
Subaru Forester equipped with optional electronic stability control
11/20
The Age (AU): Growing plans
CONSIDERING it took Subaru nine years to expand from four to five global model lines, you might think it will be a long time before there is another bout of significant activity from the Japanese car maker.
But the opposite appears to be the case.
Cars.com: 2007 Subaru Outback
Now in its 13th year, the Subaru Outback wagon is still a viable SUV alternative, though its advantages are no longer exclusive in a growing class of wagons and car-based SUVs.
11/12
Automobile.com: Subaru Impreza 2.5i Sport Wagon Road Test
I recently had the opportunity to retest a car that I drove last year on its official launch, and came away after a week just as satisfied the second time around. This is always a good feeling, as on occasion Ive been struck dumb with love at first sight syndrome, and missed some obvious glitches that I normally would have caught if Id spent more than a single afternoon behind the wheel. The vehicle in question is Subarus recently updated Impreza 2.5i Wagon, one of the more enjoyable compact five-doors on the market.
Bloomberg: Toyota Again Leads U.S. in Reliability, Survey Says
Fuji Heavy Industry Ltd.'s Subaru had three vehicles on the most-reliable list.
C|net reviews: 2007 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT spec.B
With the pleasant memory of our recent stint in the 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Limited still fresh in our minds, we looked forward to the arrival of the top-of-the-line 2007 Legacy 2.5 GT spec.B to the CNET garage. We weren't disappointed, as the spec.B offers all the Limited's performance while also including some gadgets that were absent from the 2006 model.
Motortrend: Head to Head: 2007 Mazdaspeed3 vs. 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX
Happy to say there are some rides out there that offer maximum muscle for minimal moola. These mini-musclecars deliver levels of power and performance that belie their pennywise price tags. In this frugal and fast field, no two vehicles deliver more bang for the buck than the veteran Subaru WRX and the newcomer Mazdaspeed3. The rally-bred all-wheel-drive WRX received significant upgrades for 2006--notably a 230-horsepower turbocharged flat-four--while the all-new front-drive Mazdaspeed3 has entered the arena with a force-fed inline-four whose direct injectors help kick out 263 horses.
Motortrend: Tuners: 2006 Cobb Tuning Subaru Tribeca
Subaru went big with its new B9 Tribeca, which serves up a taller height, more cargo area, and increased passenger capacity while matched with trademark Subee features to generate a well-executed SUV. The new Tribeca delivers an enjoyable, energetic ride through the hills, but if you want a dash of STI performance, consider the latest upgrades from Cobb Tuning. Based in Utah, Cobb has cut its teeth developing power upgrades for the WRX and STI, so it's a logical extension for Cobb to offer wares for other Subaru product--including the Tribeca seen here.
North Shore News (CA): Automobile intelligence 2.5GT spec.B Instead of challenging the market-leading Toyota Camry and Honda Accord sedans, Subaru prefers to pitch the Legacy as an upmarket alternative comparable to entry-level luxury cars.
Autoweek:
Japanese Rally Rockets: Mitsu’s next Evo and Subie’s next Impreza pegged for U.S. premieres in 2007
The much-anticipated next-generation Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X makes its near-production debut this coming January at the Detroit show, followed by the response from the competition, the next-gen Subaru Impreza—the base car for the next WRX STI—at the New York show in April. STI Evolves: STI to expand across Subaru range. Will Evolution follow?
Our SEMA show coverage details the hardware on Subaru’s Forester Sports 2.5 XT concept, but here’s the extra bit of info: This might be a concept today, but before long you can expect this car and a Legacy, both wearing STI badges and fitted with all the hot STI hardware, in Subaru showrooms alongside the fan-favorite Impreza WRX STI
Autoblog: Rallylicious! Subaru WRX STi spec C TYPE RA-R
Ahhh, Japan -- where ever-more-muscular special editions pop into the marketplace with no advance warning whatsoever. On November 15, Subaru drops its latest rally-inspired performance bomber into showrooms. The Impreza WRX STi spec C TYPE RA-R (I don't know about you, but I love the Japanese penchant for giving their sports models these impressively long monikers) will be limited to 300 units, and offers the same power levels last seen in the limited-but-not-as-limited-as-this Impreza S204.
Hemscott.com (UK): Japan's Fuji Heavy H1 net up 46 pct yr/yr on cost cuts; gains from weak yen
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd reported a 46 pct year-on-year rise in net profit in for the first half to Sept 30, aided by a weak yen and the benefits of previous cost cutting efforts.
Here's Your Chance!
just-auto.com: DISTRICT SALES MANAGERS - Permanent
Many companies consider themselves world-class. At Subaru of America, we strive to be in a class all our own. For that it takes a talented group of people who possess within them the ability to see how style and performance can combine to create something extraordinary. If you are ready to position your career with a growing industry leader, consider joining us.
10/30
Lafayette Journal & Courier : SIA wins award from EPA "The average household in America sends more to a landfill than our entire Subaru manufacturing plant," said SIA senior vice president Tom Easterday, who explained that the company has been able to achieve zero landfill status through a combination of reuse and recycling programs.
Belleview New Democrat: Don't ignore stealth Subaru Legacy GT Limited
Subaru's Legacy is a compact car that has been around for years, has its fans and loyal owners and yet never generates a big buzz.
But it should.
Auto Spectator: Subaru Tribeca Gets Top ANCAP Score
Subaru’s newest model, the Tribeca, has scored the maximum possible five stars in independent crashworthiness testing conducted by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). The Subaru Tribeca, a luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV), follows the five-star path established by current generation Forester, Liberty and Outback.
10/24
Kare11: Woman survives under truckload of beer
Johnson is flat on her back in the hospital with four compressed vertebrae. Flat on her back, the same way she ended up inside her old Subaru Sunday morning when a semi trailer, rounding a bend from the Crosstown Freeway onto I-35W rolled over on top of her.
New York Times: The Sporty British Look, by Design
LAST December, Tony Stelliga and a young cadre of designers and engineers at Marcos Engineering, a small specialty car company in the British countryside, demonstrated a Marcos TSO GT2 sports coupe to potential American dealers.
Autoblog: More details on the new EVO and Impreza
The Scooper of Cars was kind enough to scan the latest cover of Autocar, which shows the new face of Subaru (maybe) and reveals a few other nuggets of knowledge about our favorite road-going rally cars
10/21
Scripps News: Subaru packs more performance into Legacy GT
The Subaru Legacy GT spec.B is making the review circuit with Colorado license plates, which seems highly appropriate at this time of year. On the slopes around the Continental Divide, the snow is beginning to pile up and the skiers are planning their getaways for later in the year. Many who make the drive up Interstate 70 from Denver tend to prefer all-wheel drive for safety because snowstorms can blow across the mountains with little warning, reducing visibility and traction to precarious margins.
Drive.com.au (AU): Subaru Liberty GT spec.B
Just when you think Subaru has pretty much wrung the Liberty dry, the company comes up with another way of presenting its mid-sized contender. The old 2.0-litre four has been binned in favour of the 2.5-litre used in the Forester XT and iconic Impreza WRX. The GT also now comes as two models: the standard car and the new spec.B, an option available with the 3.0R Liberty since 2005.
Jalopnik: Toyota and Subaru Form Alliance
In addition to buying 8.7 percent of GM's former share in Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries -- becoming its top shareholder -- Toyota and Subaru are becoming friends with benefits, according to Asahi.
10/15
Riverside Press Enterprise: Subaru's muscular WRX is an honest-to-goodness guy's car It wasn't too many years ago when entire classes of the automobiles were effectively off-limits to women. As recently as, say, the early 1980s, it was a unique woman who chose a light truck or even a sports car for her daily transport.
10/05
Automobile.com: Subaru Announces Worlds First Turbodiesel Boxer Engine
Though the refresh of the Legacy and Outback midsize models were key to the brands display at this years Paris motor show, theres much bigger news back at home camp. Alongside these introductions, Subaru confirmed that it would be building its own turbodiesel engine, something that its never done before. And while diesel power is a hot topic, Subarus oil burner will be different: its making a huge splash by choosing to defy convention in developing the worlds first boxer (horizontally-opposed) diesel engine.
Gizmag: Subaru develops horizontally opposed Turbo Diesel engine
Subaru Europe President Hiroyuki Ikeda dropped an unexpected announcement in his Paris motor show speech when he mentioned that the company was working on a SubaruBoxer Turbo Diesel and that development is nearly complete.
CNet: 2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited
Subaru's move into the SUV market with the introduction of the 2006 B9 Tribeca seemed like a natural progression for a brand that has long prided itself on its all-wheel-drive capabilities. And despite an overall downward trend in sales of gas-gobbling 4x4s, Subie's five- and seven-seater newcomer found plenty of fans--and customers--in its first year of life. For this review, Subaru let us play with a 2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca five-passenger Limited for a week.
IAfrica.com (ZA): First drive: 2007 Subaru Legacy & Outback I’ll admit that I underestimated Subaru a bit before I attended the launch of the new 2007 Legacy and Outback. I assumed that it would be a rather small event and we would basically be introduced to a facelifted version of the old car with new headlights and bumpers.
ITV (UK): Road Test Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec.B Sports Tourer Auto
For a long time, the Legacy suffered from nondescript styling which seemed almost shy of admitting the excellent qualities which lay underneath. That changed markedly when the latest-generation model was introduced for the 2004 model year, and three years on Subaru has improved things still further in what it describes as "an extensive but subtle facelift".
Carpages (UK): Subaru Impreza Wins Two Towcar Awards
Better known for its outstanding performance and roadholding, Subaru’s iconic Impreza has won two class categories in The Caravan Club’s ‘Towcar Of The Year 2007’ awards.
Channel4.com (UK): Driven: Subaru Impreza 1.5R Sports Wagon
Take away his zillion-dollar arsenal of post-production trickery, replace it all with a Super 8 cine camera and one furry boom mic, and Steven Speilberg would still be able to make a better movie than pretty much anyone on the planet. In similar vein, if you take away the Subaru Impreza WRX's whipcrack bazooka of a 230bhp turbo engine, you're still left with a very sweet-handling car.
USA Today: Small cars stage a big turnaround
Small-car sales could set a record this year, a comeback from decades of being disparaged as unsafe, cramped and poorly built.
The Edge (MY) : Fuji Heavy sees 2009 Europe sales at 100,000 units Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, the maker of Subaru cars, is aiming to boost European sales by 60% from last year to 100,000 units in 2009 with the planned addition of diesel and compact cars, raising the importance of the region for its overall business, a top official said on Sept 19.
09/18
Business Report (ZA): 'Cleaner motor technology the key to growth'
Funo and Fuji Director Kyoji Takenaka both said many of those challenges lie in alternative fuel and power technologies that will diminish the harm to the environment caused by auto emissions while also reducing dependence on oil.
Journal and Courier: SIA won't comment on Toyota output report
Toyota plans to build fewer pickup trucks and more small- and midsize cars in North American in 2007 because of high oil prices and a slowing U.S. economy, a newspaper said, but the Japanese automaker on Thursday denied the report.
Jalopnik: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Windshield: Hooning on an STi-ATV
Imagine blasting around New Zealand on an ATV powered by a rally-tuned Subaru STi engine. We got hip to this face-warping toy last year, but this is the first video we've seen of it in action. http://www.stiatv.co.nz/
Carpages.co.uk (UK): Subaru Impreza Review | Part One
Upgraded for 2006, the new Impreza comes in a range of saloon and 5-door vehicles with either a 2.0-litre or 2.5-litre engine. The one that causes all the fuss however, is the 2.5 WRX STI - £27, 040 of ‘in-your-face’ grunt. Even with the more restrained new facelift the car is not shy in coming forward. And there’s the rub, not everyone wants to advertise just how much they enjoy their driving.
Carscoop: Paris Show : 2007 Subaru Impreza 1.5R Well it might not be the typical Impreza you've got in mind but nevertheless, one cant only rely on WRX's & STi's to make money in Europe's mainland.
The Carconnection: Spy Shots: 2008 Subaru WRX
Not just the engine this time. Spy Shots: 2008 Subaru WRX
CBS4.com:
Smaller Cars, Less Safety?
Crash Test QuestionsWhile Some Cars Did Well, US Made Micros Raised ConcernsOne Expert Grades US Micros "D or F"CBS4 News I-team Investigation
Auto Express: Saker GT: A new sports car is destined for the UK Meet the GT - a Dutch-built sportscar that's set for the UK. Made by Saker, it uses a Subaru turbo to go from 0-60mph in four seconds on its way to 160mph.
Saanich News (CA): Subaru revisits crossover juggernaut
When Subaru delivered its first Forester in the fall of 1997, I doubt they had a true appreciation of the influence it would have in helping to establish the now tremendously popular crossover segment of vehicles. While the Toyota RAV4 came two years prior and Honda CR-V a year ahead, Subaru's entry was more car-like than either.
Type 25: Welcome to the new Litchfield Imports Type−25 Since the launch of the Type−25 in early 2004 its´ success and critical acclaim has been fantastic, but we have not stopped there. Constant development has been going on in the background as we look to give a fresh faced Type−25 improved overall performance. The appeal of the Type−25 is how it feels as a complete package so gaining an overall improvement was going to need a more holistic approach with each part coming under scrutiny.
09/05
Winding Road: Spied - ‘08 Subaru Legacy(?)!
Admittedly, we’re not 100-percent sure what Subaru has up its sleeve with this lightly reconstituted Legacy. Sporting an oversized WRX-esque hood intake and revamped bumper, this could be an as-yet-unseen high-performance model, or the rumored facelift for 2008. It could even be a hybrid testing mule, but that wouldn’t appear to justify the aforementioned scoop, let alone what appear to be a pair of well-disguised dual exhausts.
Lafayette Journal and Courier : Impreza new Subaru sales star
But sales for the Japanese-made Impreza helped Subaru of America Inc. post overall results that were 2 percent better than the same month a year ago.
Autoweb.com.au: Subaru Discovers New Form of Intelligence
A comprehensive list of refinements to Subaru’s ultra-safe All-Wheel Drive 2007 Liberty range includes the debut of the revolutionary Subaru Intelligent Drive (SI-Drive) system.
The expanded range includes reintroduction of the sporty GT, featuring a new award-winning turbocharged 2.5 litre horizontally opposed boxer engine.
08/29
Bloomberg: Fuji Heavy Aerospace Profit to Rise on Boeing Orders
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars, said its aerospace unit will post the highest profit in five years on wing part orders from Boeing Co.
Carsguide.com.au (AU): Subaru "propeller" grille to change
The Japanese brand's controversial aircraft-inspired grilles, as featured on the Impreza and Tribeca, will disappear from the radar. Subaru's parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries, chose to use the propeller corporate face on the current model as a pointer to its aeronautical history.
motoring.co.za (ZA): Subaru's Impreza WRX gets Prodrive punch
As if the Subaru Impreza WRX isn't exciting enough already Subaru SA has come up with an even hotter WRX Prodrive Edition of its all-wheel-drive performance sedan.
Deutsche Presse-Agenteur: Subaru extends range fitted with LPG gas
The Japanese car maker Subaru has announced that it is extending its model range in Germany with vehicles running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG). The chairman of Subaru Germany Jens Becker said "significant savings" could be achieved with vehicles equipped with LPG technology without a loss to performance, comfort and safety.
Macleans: 2007 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Spec.B: First Impressions
Getting closer to perfection
Autoweek: Future Products—Subaru..Redesigns and reskins Hybrid: Subaru has halted development of its own hybrid, which was expected in 2006 or 2007. Instead, it is partnering with Toyota. Development started in March, and a Subaru hybrid is several years away.
Ward's Auto: Convis: GM-Renault Impact on NUMMI Unlikely; Toyota Learning From Subaru
Meanwhile, Convis says, while in the early stages, the process of adding Toyota Camry sedans at Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.’s Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant already is proving interesting.
Edmunds.com: Subaru May Sell Rebadged Toyotas in Europe
According to Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, Fuji, the parent of Subaru, may sell versions of the Toyota Yaris, which is built in France, and the Toyota Aygo, which is built in the Czech Republic. Driving the deal are rapidly escalating fuel prices, which are encouraging Europeans to buy smaller cars.
Car.co.nz : Subaru is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the "boxer" or horizontally opposed engine to its passenger car line-up this year.
It was in 1966 that Fuji Heavy Industries introduced the Subaru 1000, a four door sedan with a one litre, four cylinder boxer motor and front wheel drive.
Bloomberg.com: Fuji Heavy to Revamp Japan Network for Subaru Sales
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru-brand cars, will spend 60 billion yen ($515 million) refurbishing its sales network in Japan, aiming to spur demand in a market that has shrunk for over a year.
Autoblog.com: Subaru Legacy STi package introduced in Japan
Yesterday, Subaru announced the Subaru Legacy "tuned by STi" package for the Japanese market. Limited to 600 units total, the tuner kit can be ordered for either the Legacy Wagon or Legacy B4 (sedan). No engine modifications are part of the package since it's available only for the 2.0 GT spec.B trim, which already features Legacy's top-of-the-line 280-horsepower mill.
Top Gear: Man builds Impreza quad bike
The sort of stupidity that breeds a Subaru Impreza STi-based quad bike can only be found in the remotest parts of the world.
Take New Zealand, for instance. Here's a country cut off from the rest of the right-thinking world, a place so isolated that they need to fill their time somehow.
08/07
News.com.au: Subaru plans more fuel-efficient car JAPAN'S Fuji Heavy Industries, maker of Subaru cars, plans to design more fuel-efficient vehicles as it shifts resources to the US and European markets, its president said in remarks published today.
Whatcar.com (UK): Subaru to build supermini?
Subaru is thinking small, according to whatcar.com sources in Japan.
Reports suggest Subaru is considering building a supermini for the European market. The new car could take its lead from Subaru's Japan-only R1 three-door and R2 five-door city cars.
Autoblog: Ad Fight!: BMW, Audi and Subaru in ad grudge match
he International Advertiser Bitch Slapping Awards (IABSA) have been announced this week and the finalists include three of the world's most prestigious automakers.
Whatcar.com (UK): Diesel for Subaru - but not until 2008
Rather than buying in a diesel engine from another manufacturer, Subaru has opted to develop its own diesel, and has running examples of a 2.0-litre four-cylinder unit. This engine will first appear in Subaru's Legacy family car in 2008.
Washington Post: Enough Comfort for the Long Ride Back: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT Limited sedan
Getting here was easy. We drove up from Virginia in the Legacy GT Limited, Subaru's midsize luxury sport sedan, replete with an onboard navigation system, faux-wood interior accents and other cosmetic and functional upgrades for 2006.
07/06
HSPN (AU): 2007 Subaru Liberty (Legacy) GT (AU)
Spec B Sedan and Wagon to be Offered- Subaru today confirmed the turbocharged return of All-Wheel Drive Liberty GT as part of its Model Year 2007 line-up.
The new variant will be powered by the award-winning 2.5 litre horizontally opposed boxer engine that recently received engineering accolades in Europe.
Antara News (ID): Fuji Heavy, Sojitz aim to double Subaru car sales in Ukraine
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Sojitz Corp. said Wednesday they will aim to double sales of Subaru cars in Ukraine to 3,000 units in 2007 from 1,500 units in 2005.
Journal and Courier: Subaru of America has best June ever
Helped along by an increase in sales for two vehicles produced in Lafayette, Subaru of America Inc. announced Monday that it recorded its best June sales in company history. Kiplinger Forecasts: Fuji Heavy to Stop Selling Volvo Cars Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday it will stop selling Volvo cars through its domestic Subaru dealership network and will transfer the sales operations to importer Yanase & Co.
Herald Sun (AU): Battle ragesin cyberspace Israel's internet websites were shut down as pro-Palestinian hackers fought their own battle in cyberspace.
Among the sites mentioned in the newspaper report were Israel's largest bank, Bank Hapoalim, as well as a hospital in Haifa, BMW Israel, Subaru Israel and Citroen Israel.
Autoweb (AU): Subaru Forester Is Safety Standout of Last 17 Years
The All-Wheel Drive Subaru Forester has ranked highest in independent Used Car Safety Ratings (UCSR) announced today. The 2006 UCSR studied more than 1.7 million crashes of 305 vehicles over a 17-year period. For the first time in the study's 15-year history, a 'standout' car was identified, with Subaru's Forester (1997-2002) rating as top performer.
Autoblog: Stellar Sales for Subaru Stella
Last week, when we brought you news about the release of the Subaru Stella in Japan, we told you that the company had a sales goal of 5,000 units per month.
This morning, Subaru issued a release stating that the Stella surpassed that goal in its first week on the market, with 5,438 orders as of June 20.
Edmunds: Subaru Justice: Law and Order Starts and Ends With the Impreza in S. Africa Subarus may not seem like the world's most exciting cars, but around here they're a popular and speedy choice for the criminal element.
Journal and Courier: Trip to Ota City brings good news for SIA
Fuji Heavy Industries told Gov. Mitch Daniels Wednesday that capacity at its two Subaru plants in Japan is nearly maxed out - a development that could bode well for increased production at Subaru of Indiana Automotive in Lafayette.
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The Malay Mail (MY): Showcase: Subaru's island fever
How the brand's biggest fan made the Japanese automotive products a Singaporean volume-seller.
Motor Trend: Road Test: 2006 Mazdaspeed6 Grand Touring Vs. 2006 Subaru Legacy GT spec.B
Bad Boys, Good Intentions: For those who want a larger, kinder & (barely) gentler sport sedan than EVO or STI
Okay, so you're not a kid anymore. Intense "Over here, officer" graphics and subwoofers the size of tree houses are now mere flyspecs in the rearview mirror of your automotive existence. Replacing those bagatelles is a new appreciation of more meaningful driving values, like exhilarating quickness, invigorating agility, and the all-important ability to head off irritable family syndrome by finding those qualities in a vehicle that treats others on board as well as it treats you.
Cobb Tuning: COBB Tuned Supercharged B9 Tribeca
OpenPress.com (ZA): Goscor Engines Announce the Launch of New 10KVA Robin Subaru RGV13100T Industrial Generator
-- South Africa is now in the middle of winter and there seems to be just no solution for the ongoing power shortages across the country. Generator suppliers also cannot keep up with the demand as both households and businesses are turning to alternative energy sources whether it is to stay warm or keep businesses afloat.
Autoblog: Subaru Stella has Japanese housewives and moms in mind
Subaru of Japan has just introduced a functional little niche vehicle called the Stella, which is based on the same architecture as the also-domestic-only R2.
Interestingly, the Stella is targeted squarely at women-- young housewives and moms in particular -- and Subaru has high hopes for it. Their sales target is 5,000 cars a month.
automobile.com: 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Road and Track Test
Whos the best race driver? Jeff Gordon? NASCAR fans might agree, but not F1 fans - theyd choose Michael Schumacher or Fernando Alonso. IRL groupies would point to Sam Hornish Jr. who just won the coveted Indy 500, while its hard to argue against Sebastian Bourdais who regularly cleans up in one of the most competitive series anywhere - Champ Car. But if you ask those same top drivers who the best person behind the wheel of a car is, theyd more than likely point to any one participant on the WRC circuit, because keeping a hurling rally car together while drifting sideways at 150 mph on a 10-foot wide snow covered road while hanging the tail end out over a cliff takes driving to otherworldly levels.
Sun Sentinal: The best car to buy for your teen
This year's crop of high-school graduates is one of the biggest since I and a gazillion other boomers graduated from high school in the late 1970s. In many of these millions of households, celebrating a high-school graduation means buying a car.
But what kind of car?
RallySport Magazine (AU): Blomqvist confirmed for Silver Fern Rally
Former World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist (Sweden) has confirmed he will be taking part in this year’s New Zealand Silver Fern Rally.
Blomqvist along with his regular co-driver, Ana Goñi, (Venezuela) will compete in the 7 day (October 7th – 14th) South Island marathon rally event in the classic MKII Ford Escort RS1800 that Goñi owns.
Carlist.com: The Brainy-Brawny Button
There's something clever awaiting drivers of the redesigned 2007 Subaru Legacy GT sedan or wagon. Behind an understated button on the center console beside the driver's right thigh is a novel technology dubbed Subaru Intelligent Drive, or SI-Drive for short. With a mere tap or twist of the button, the Legacy GT reconfigures itself into one of three distinct performance personae, ranging from nearly-mild to almost-wild.
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Detroit Free Press: Ford aims to lead in AWD model sales
Ford Motor Co. is rapidly executing a strategy that could make the Dearborn-based automaker the nation's leading provider of all-wheel-drive cars and crossovers -- and threaten Subaru's decade-old lock on the market for reasonably priced all-wheel-drive vehicles.
Car and Driver: Features Review: 2006 Meyers Manxter 2+2
A large chunk of that money — $8800 — went to the engine compartment. Bolted to the Beetle transmission is a turbocharged Subaru flat-four lifted from an Impreza WRX STI.
Autoweek: 2007 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT & spec.B
Why should people who can afford Porsches and M-badged BMWs be the only ones to enjoy advanced performance technology? We’re talking here about those trick sport modes that sharpen throttle response and kick the engine up a notch with the touch of a button. Subaru has broken the high-end monopoly on this technology by offering its own interpretation of a sport button. Called Subaru Intelligent Drive or SI-Drive, the system is featured on the 2007 2.5-liter turbocharged Legacy.
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Lowell Sun: Subaru WRX STi delivers heart-pounding performance Two words: power corrupts. This applies to horsepower as well as politics and finance.
Thomas Net: Landa Rolls Out New Cold Water Pressure Washer
Landa, North America's largest manufacturer of industrial pressure washers, has introduced a new compact, cold-water pressure washer featuring the 9 HP Subaru EX27 engine.
The Car Connection: 2007 Subaru Legacy GT Spec.B
With the introduction of the turbo 2.5-liter engine in the Legacy last year, Subie performance nuts finally had what they wanted - almost. The Legacy still lacked some of the added performance hardware to take full advantage of the new engine's added power, and finally for 2007 it all comes together in a more cohesive package, dubbed the Spec.B (note the strategic lack of a space).
The 2007 Spec.B, which goes on sale in August, attempts to be to the Legacy range what the WRX STi is to the Impreza range - a sport sedan that's geared toward high-performance. While it doesn't sacrifice nearly as much comfort as the STi, nor does it have the STi's peaky, high-boost engine, the Spec.B does get serious hardware from the STi, in the way of a heavy-duty six-speed manual gearbox, along with a four-pinion front differential and a rear Torsen limited-slip differential.
Business Week: May auto sales: Subaru
Subaru of America Inc. on Thursday said May sales rose sharply, as sales of Impreza models paced the gains.
The Autochannel: The Next Patrol Vehicle You See May be a Subaru
As drivers in Kitsap County hit the road this Memorial Day weekend, there won't be a new Sheriff in town, but there will be a new vehicle for the Sheriff in town. At a public ceremony today in Port Orchard, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) and Subaru will unveil their latest effort in working together to enhance traffic safety.
You Tube: Prodrive P2 Review
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Portland Tribune: Almost heaven
The 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX is a seriously changed animal.
There are no less than six versions of the WRX, five of them civilized and user-friendly. So you can forget about the WRX’s reputation for being uncompromising. Subaru-Global:Subaru 2.5-liter Turbo Boxer Engine Wins
2006 International Engine of the Year Award
uji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), a global manufacturer of transportation and aerospace-related products and the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced that its 2.5-liter, Horizontally Opposed boxer engine with a turbo charger was voted this year’s winner in the 2- to 2.5-liter engine class of the International Engine of the Year Awards.
International Engine of the Year Awards: Subaru 2.5-litre Turbo (Forester, Impreza, Saab 9-2X)
2006 sees Subaru claim the top prize in the 2-litre to 2.5-litre category at the International Engine of the Year Awards with the replacement for its popular 2-litre turbo unit. The triumph is Subaru’s first-ever Awards trophy, its previous best having been a runner-up placing in 2004. Lafayette Journal and Courier :Fuji Heavy Industries has new CEO
Five years after he was named president and chief executive officer of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., Kyoji Takenaka is stepping down from that position to become an adviser for the company. Reuters (UK):Fuji Heavy forecasts op profit drop, names new CEO
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. the maker of Subaru cars, posted a 39 percent rise in annual operating profit on Tuesday thanks to a weaker yen, but forecast a fall this year citing currency headwinds and rising commodity prices. Carkeys (UK):Impreza's US Safety Award
The Impreza was described as Good, and was awarded the Gold Standard in the Top Safety Picks 2006 list for Small Cars (yes, that's what an Impreza is over there).
05/02 Autospies:Spyshot: New Subaru Impreza
Auto Express can exclusively reveal the Japanese firm has outrageous plans for the next Impreza.
AutoExpress (UK): Subaru hatches a Golf GTI chaser
here's a radical plan being hatched at Subaru - and Auto Express has all the details! In this week's issue we have the clearest pictures yet of the Japanese firm's all-new Impreza, which is due to be unveiled in only 18 months' time. Mobilemag:Hatchback-only 2008 Subaru Impreza targets VW GTI Subaru is expected to launch the next generation of Imprezas for their 2008 model year, this time around, they're throwing the sedan out the window and only offering the vehicle in three- and five-door hatchback editions.
Nothwest Herald: Postal carrier mails in last day
The 1996 dark red Subaru wagon that Pat Tibbitts drives around her mail route has a yellow flashing light on its roof and the steering wheel is on the right side. nsurance Institute: Crash tests of small cars & minivans: 2 earn the Institute's Top Safety Pick award Subaru is a gold standard among small cars: Just as manufacturers made major improvements in how their vehicles protect people in frontal crashes, now they're making similar improvements for side and rear impact protection. Subaru reinforced the pillar behind the rear passenger door and upgraded the side airbags to standard in the 2006 Impreza. This car also has head restraints that do a better job than those in other small cars. The Impreza is a good performer in all three Institute tests (front, side, and rear) and earns the gold TOP SAFETY PICK award. Its results also apply to the Saab 9-2X, which is based on the Impreza design.
Yahoo Finance:Superior Industries Announces New Wheel Supply Program with Subaru
Superior Industries International, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract to supply 17-inch aluminum wheels for the 2007 Subaru. This is a new program for Superior. Popular Mechanics:SUBARU FORESTER
A vehicle that both creates and fills a niche.
Subaru traditionally finds niches and fills them. The niche filled by the Forester is the gap between small station wagons and sport utilities. Already other makers are emulating Subaru's lead—just take a look at the Volvo XC. We'll be seeing more tall, tough, all-wheel-drive wagons with enough ground clearance for slogging through snow and with enough moxie for occasional forays into the boonies. Cahnnel4.com (UK):Subaru-based kit car from Cornwall
The Impreza-derived Prodrive P2 prototype - seen at the Autosport Show last year - may not be going into production, but another British company has seized the opportunity to develop a super-quick high-performance car based on Subaru running gear. Iranmania.com:Subaru to target Iran with Legacy model
nother Japanese auto giant is going to situate itself in Iran’s import-thirsty auto market this year. The sales of about 2500 Legacy sedans by Subaru are the prelude to this venture on the agenda, the Persian service of ISNA reported. Auto Express (UK): Subaru diesel is boxing clever
04/08 Yahoo News Asia: Fuji Heavy 05/06 profit to rise 19 pct-paper Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. , the maker of Subaru cars, will likely post a 19 percent rise in 2005/06 profit thanks to a weaker yen, the Nihon Keizai business daily reported.
CNN Money: Peugeots too slow, French police get Subarus
The next time a criminal in a getaway car in France looks in the rear window the chances are that the vehicle in pursuit will be a blue French police Subaru. The Japanese car brand, part of Fuji Heavy Industries, has sped past French rivals to win a key contract for fast intervention cars for the highway police. Carpages (UK): New Performance Packs For The Latest Subaru Impreza And Forester
New Prodrive-developed Performance Packs (PPP) are now available for the ’06 Model Year turbocharged Impreza 2.5 WRX, WRX STI (and the new spec.D version) plus the latest Forester 2.5 XT manual. Paramus Post: Simply sensational: Subaru tones down Impreza WRX TR without stripping quality
ubaru's Impreza WRX TR is an unpretentious sport sedan. It has speed, safety and simplicity for an all-you-can-drive price of $24,620. Rallysport Magazine (AU): Gilmour unveils ex-Herridge Impreza
Emma Gilmour has officially unveiled the ex-Subaru Australia Impreza WRX STi she will campaign in New Zealand this season. New Zealand’s top woman rally driver, Gilmour will use Easter’s Race to the Sky International Hillclimb in Central Otago as a shakedown event as she prepares to challenge for a top result in the 2006 national rally championship. Edmunds: Driving the Ultra-STI: Subaru's Impreza S204
Engineers at Subaru's secretive tuning arm, Subaru Tecnica International (STI), have a new mission in life. No longer satisfied with making high-performance Imprezas, STI product planning boss and ex-Impreza chief engineer Takeshi Ito stressed that the group wants to build the world's ultimate Subarus: "We want our relationship with Subaru to be like BMW's M badge or Mercedes' AMG."
Yahoo Finance: RTI Secures Second 787 Long-Term Supply Agreement
RTI International Metals, Inc., announced today that through its Fabrication & Distribution Group, it has reached a multi-year agreement with Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. , to supply extruded and fully machined value-added structural titanium components and services.
The products will support FHI's production of the Boeing 787 aircraft Asia Times: Japan's auto success fuels US trade alarm
he global automotive industry is on the verge of a historic transition, as Japanese auto giant Toyota, now reaping a massive payoff from its prescient mid-1990s bet on hybrid technology, is set to become the world's No 1 auto maker in terms of vehicles produced, probably by the end of the year.
BBC (UK): Lap-dancer exposed crash driver
A businessman who told a lap-dancer he had fled to her club after causing a motorway pile-up has been ordered to do 100 hours of community service. Edmunds.com: Subaru Puts a Diesel in the Pipeline for U.S. Sale by 2007
Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of Subaru, said it is developing a diesel engine that is earmarked initially for the European market but eventually will find its way to North America.
03/24 Bloomberg: Fuji Heavy to Release Diesel-Powered Vehicle in Europe by 2007
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars, said it plans to sell its first diesel- powered vehicles in Europe by as early as the end of 2007 to spur sales in the region by 61 percent in five years. msnbc: Subaru aims for diesel cars by end of 2007
Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars, is developing a diesel engine with an eye to mounting it on its flagship model in Europe as early as the end of next year, its president said. About.com: 2006 Subaru Forester XT Test Drive and Review
Even though the 2006 Forester is completely new from the A-pillar (windshield) forward, it somehow manages to look very familiar. Perhaps it’s the turbo air scoop, which has been carried over from previous turbo models. Though tasteless to my middle-aged eyes, it’s quite functional and is required to supply fresh air to the intercooler. LiveScience.com: The Top 10 Tech Cars for 2006
In the muscle car era, new technology seldom meant anything but more power. Cars today serve different needs. Engineers strive to make you safer, to make cars greener, and of course to replicate home theaters.
03/21 Lafayette Journal and Courier: SIA deal 'a vote of confidence'
Monday's announcement that production of the Toyota Camry will add approximately 1,000 jobs to the 2,230-person work force at Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. certainly makes Greater Lafayette the latest envy of economic development officials. A big splash in the job market
With potential pay of up to $23 an hour and a good reputation as an employer, Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is likely to see a swarm of applicants for the up to 1,000 positions created when the plant begins to manufacture Toyota Camrys in 2007. Toyota's venture a boon to manufacturing-dependent state
Toyota's manufacturing clout in Indiana could nearly match troubled General Motors' under a deal announced Monday to put a $230-million Camry sedan assembly line in Subaru's Lafayette car plant. Bloomberg: Toyota to Produce Camrys at Fuji Heavy's U.S. Plant
The companies expect to build as many as 40,000 Camrys at the plant in 2007, said Tom Easterday, senior vice president of the Fuji Heavy factory, at a Lafayette press conference today. Asahi Shimbun (JP): Fuji Heavy to assemble Toyota cars in U.S.
Six months after concluding a capital alliance, Toyota Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. have agreed on operational tie-ups covering production and development. Red Orbit:Push for More Aluminum in Cars Picks Up Speed
The Ford F-150 pickup truck, Subaru Legacy and Chevrolet Suburban are among the vehicles that contain 400 to 500 pounds of aluminum. Asiaone: Sparks fly for women at car clubs CAR clubs are ideal places to get to know new friends.
Sparks may fly and you may even go on to get hitched Carpoint MSN Australia:Subaru to build Camry... And diesel boxer on the way
Meantime in Europe Subaru has confirmed it is developing a diesel vesrion of its trademark boxer (horizontally-opposed) four-cylinder engine. Jalopnik: Steal The Rhythm While You Can, Hoon Van: WRX-Powered Vanagon
Motorsport.com: ESX Motorsports to debut Subaru at Long Beach
The streets of Long Beach will see the Subaru Impreza WRX STI on April 7, 2006, and no not just cruising the Long Beach streets but running at top speed on the straights, not far from the Queen Mary, taking tight corners and a hairpin as Gary Sheehan races around attempting to place ESX Motorsports' debut in the SCCA SPEED World Challenge on the podium.
Associated Press: 7 SUVs get top crash scores
The 2006 models of the Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot, Hyundai Tucson, Mercedes Benz ML-class, Nissan Murano and Subaru B9 Tribeca received five stars in frontal and side impact crash tests for both the driver’s and passenger’s side.
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Bloomberg: Fuji Heavy Advances on Plans to Make Toyota Vehicles.
Shares of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. rose as much as 6.3 percent ahead of the carmaker's plans to use its Indiana plant to make vehicles for Toyota Motor Corp., which holds an 8.7 percent stake in the maker of Subaru cars. Forbes: Toyota to develop hybrid systems with Subaru maker Fuji Heavy - report
Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to jointly develop hybrid systems with Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, which produces Subaru-brand cars, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported at the weekend, without citing sources. Chicago Tribune: Tests play catch-up with technology
Efforts under way to stem safety `grade inflation' Lafayette Journal and Courier: Deal seen expanding Toyota's U.S. base
Toyota Motor Corp. is riding the crest of a selling wave that has put the Japanese-based company in a fight with General Motors Corp. to be the world's largest automaker in 2006. Indystar: Camry work shifting to Indiana
Toyota will make Camry sedans in Lafayette to open room at its main car plant in Kentucky for a new tall station wagon, industry analysts said. OpenPR.com: Robin Subaru generators light up a dark Cape Town
Robin Subaru generators, distributed by Engines & Forestry division from Goscor Pty Ltd, reach record sales during the current blackout in Cape Town South Africa.
03/06 Journal and Courier: 'A continuous process'
n the modern workplace, the kaizen initiative is embraced through a series of continuous activities designed to achieve the objective of working in a more efficient and timely manner. York Daily Record: Speeding car catapults onto roof The crashing, shattering sound coming from the roof of their home woke up Rich and Sandy Diem early Friday... Sales and Marketing Management: Going Private
Something strange happened on the way to Costa Rica. When the plane carrying Subaru of New England's car dealers to their incentive destination touched down, no one wanted to get off. Barnstable Patriot: Beard’s clever ad campaign could have some seeing green amid the white
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! At least five inches, anyway. That was the mantra being chanted by drivers who purchased automobiles from Dick Beard Chevrolet and Beard Subaru in Hyannis recently.
Motoring.co.za: Subaru Impreza WRX STI - 'truly shocking'
Subtlety isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a Subaru Impreza and the new WRX STi won't disappoint those who love to be the centre of attention.
03/01 ABC News:Japanese Cars Score Highest in Magazine
For First Time, All the Top Picks in Consumer Reports' Vehicle Guide Are by Japanese Automakers MSNBC: What’s the wackiest street name?
Farfrompoopen Road, the only road to Constipation Ridge, lost to Divorce Court and Psycho Path, which placed No. 1 in an online poll of the nation's wildest, weirdest and wackiest street names. CNN: Consumer Reports: Vehicle reliability no longer improving In Consumer Reports' most recent survey of vehicle reliability, the top of the list is, once again, dominated by Japanese manufacturers. Montogomery Advertisor: Subaru's new Legacy sedan offers legendary ride I was smiling all week as I drove the 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT spec.B sedan.
Yes, the name is quite a handful. But it's a car that's worth getting your hands on.
AUtochannel: 2006 Subaru Forester XT Review
There have been two dominant traits in Subaru's lineup over the years. The company first came to notice long ago as the maker of small all-wheel drive wagons with excellent all-weather capability. And then, starting in 2001 in the U.S. (and much earlier in Europe), there was the rally-replica WRX.
02/24 Detroit News:Limited edition Subaru Legacy is well worth the price
t's not too often we drive a performance sedan that is so rare it comes with an individually numbered limited-edition plaque on the console.
But that plaque is standard issue on the 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT spec.B, which is being offered for the first time in the United States. The Japanese automaker said it is only making 500 of these spec.Bs (the B denotes the specially designed Bilstein suspension components).
02/20 Fuji Heavy Industries Celebrates Production of One Millionth Subaru Forester
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), a global manufacturer of transportation and aerospace-related products and the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced that cumulative production of the Subaru Forester reached one million units on February 17. This milestone was achieved 9 years and 3 months after the company began producing the Forester in its Gunma Yajima Plant in December 1996. Macleans (CA): 2006 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport Road Test
Cool wagon. That's the attitude I got from passersby as I drove Subaru's latest compact Outback, a name it's made legendary when fixed to its Legacy wagon-based crossover. Business Week: Subaru's Lesson for Detroit The WRX Sport Wagon is the sort of car U.S. auto makers can't quite seem to build: fast, fun, and full of value Auto Express (UK): Subaru flier ready to land in UK
Over-powered, over the top and over here! It's official - Subaru's latest 320bhp tour de force is UK-bound. Auto Express can exclusively reveal the hot Impreza S204 we tested in issue 895 is going to reach these shores.
02/14 Lafayette Journal and Courier: SIA getting what it wants: Fewer defects
Troy Mason is in constant motion during his daily eight-hour shift on the assembly line at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. plant in Lafayette.
Mehr News.com: Subaru plans to export 2,000 sedans to Iran Iran’s authorized dealership of the Japanese auto maker Subaru is planning to import about 2,000 of its Legacy models into Iran. Autowired (UK): Tribeca tops crash tests ahead of UK launch
UK Tribecas will be available in two 5-seat trim levels and one 7-seat luxury-spec version. Prices will be announced during March when dealers will open their order books. International Herald Tribune: Clearing out advertising's clutter Some of the companies Greenberg has invited into his digital sandbox are Subaru, Target, Verizon, Nokia and Johnson & Johnson.
02/09 Lafayette Journal and Courier: B9 Tribeca holds keys to Subaru's sales goals
The B9 Tribeca is being touted as the "flagship vehicle" for Subaru. And the 2007 version of the five- and seven-passenger sport utility vehicle will be in dealers' showrooms in June. Mercury News: Subaru's new Legacy is something special
On the road, the package is nearly perfect. The engine is very powerful, the shifts are silky smooth and the handling (thanks to AWD, suspension upgrades and nice tires) is outstanding. Auto Channel: Japanese Steering Systems Market Moves Into High Gear
The Japanese steering systems market is seeing an increasing shift in focus from hydraulic power steering (HPS) systems to electric power steering (EPS) systems mainly due to the fuel economy and other significant benefits offered by the latter. Microsoft Automotive Business Unit Honoured With the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award
Acknowledging Microsoft Automotive Business Unit's development of the Windows Mobile for Automotive (WMfA), its novel three-tier standard software platform solution for telematics and infotainment, Frost & Sullivan presents the company with the 2006 Excellence in Technology of the Year Award. This common platform will greatly aid the telematics and infotainment market, where the costs of developing proprietary software are prohibitive. Autoweb (AU): Subaru's Liberty Blitzen the Opposition
Subaru today unveiled the stunning limited edition Liberty Blitzen at Melbourne International Motor Show.
02/06 Lafayette Journal and Courier: Subaru: '06 sales growth to be modest
Subaru of America Inc. posted only a fractional increase in vehicle sales during January, when compared to the same month in 2004, and growth expectations are not too promising for the remainder of the year. JCNnetwork (JP): Fuji Heavy Industries to License Lithium Ion Capacity Technology to Nihon Micro Coating
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru vehicles, announced on February 6 that it has signed a five-year agreement to license its lithium ion capacity technology to Nihon Micro Coating. Auto Express (UK):Subaru Impreza STi S204
Engineers at Subaru's secretive tuning arm, STi, have a new mission in life. No longer satisfied with making high-performance Imprezas, the group has declared: "We want to build the world's ultimate Subarus. We want our relationship with Subaru to be like BMW's M badge or Mercedes' AMG."
ABC News: 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca The 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited 7-Passenger is the company's first vehicle to offer a third row of seating, and it manages to hit the mark more than it misses.
Motoring (ZA): Subaru WRX – bodice-ripper on wheels
"My mom's driving a racing car," I heard my seven-year-old daughter Jordan telling a friend last week...
02/03 Reuters via Yaho News Asia: Fuji Heavy ups f'cast on soft yen but sales sluggish
apan's Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. , the maker of Subaru cars, posted an 84 percent jump in quarterly operating profit on Friday thanks to big cost cuts and a weaker yen, and lifted its full-year forecast despite sputtering sales in its key U.S. market.
01/31 Indystar.com: Toyota: Lafayette likely will get Camry
Indiana could become a key state for Japanese automaker Toyota as it works on plans to bring a Camry assembly line to Lafayette. Hybrid plant could be start of great ride for Indiana
The nation's most popular car the last four years, the Toyota Camry, soon may be built in Indiana. And, in a two-fer, a hybrid version may be part of the package.
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Autoweek: Prodrive Push : British company hoping for automaker support to build rally-inspired P2 concept
British company Prodrive might be best known as the engineers behind Subaru’s highly successful World Rally Championship team, but they also harbor serious ambitions to further diversify into road cars. In that vein, Prodrive recently revealed this rally-inspired P2 concept. Business Week: Hybrids with Li-Ion in Their Tank
Among the slew of new hybrids at the North American International Auto Show last week in Detroit, Subaru's B5-TPH concept car stood out. One reason is that the sporty, 256-horsepower two-seater is pretty stylish by Subaru standards. Just as important, though, is a feature that was all but invisible to the casual observer: The car stores its power in lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries instead of the usual nickel metal hydride, or NiMH, cells found in today's hybrids. Yahoo: Subaru B9 Tribeca and Forester Rank High in Safety Ratings
Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca, the all-new progressive SUV from Subaru, earned a 4-star rating in the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tests for rollover resistance (to date, no SUV has received a 5-star rollover rating). The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the Subaru Forester a "Good" rating, the Institute's highest rating, for protection against whiplash injuries in a rear-end collision, the only vehicle in its class to earn this distinction. Lafayette Journal and Courier: SIA plans to sell Subarus in Mexico
The three models of vehicles produced at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. plant in Lafayette soon will be exported to Mexico.
FHI: Fuji Heavy Industries Introduces Subaru Vehicles in Mexico
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), a global manufacturer of transportation and aerospace-related products and the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced that it has concluded a distributorship agreement with Grupo Galeria to introduce Subarus for the first time into the Mexican market. Lafayette Journal and Courier: Blaze idles production workers
A fire, described as "very minor" by officials at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. plant in Lafayette, forced a shutdown of assembly lines Wednesday.
01/23 Luton Today (UK): Ferocious Forester's branching out
It's been hiding its light under a bushel but now Subaru's mud-plugging 4x4 Sports Utility vehicle has come out of hiding, with a bolder, more dynamic look and performance that just blows the rest away. . PC Magazine: iTunes Users, We Know What Car You Drive
So you use iTunes, do you? Let us guess: you like hard cider and drive a Volkswagen. Yahoo News: Consumer Reports' Best & Worst SUVs Publication Names Gas-Guzzling and Fuel-Sipping Vehicles
Consumer Reports' Best & Worst SUVs, Trucks, Minivans, Wagons 2006 identifies gas- guzzling and fuel-sipping sport-utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and more based upon CR's own independent fuel-economy testing.
01/18 NYTIimes: Fancier Wrappers for Next-Wave Hybrids
FANS of the gasoline engine may feel a slight chill as they walk through the exhibits at the North American International Auto Show, which opened to the public on Saturday after a week of press and industry previews. Found this link..interesting stuff:Eganfellner Aircraft: Auto Channel: Laminated Glass Gaining Ground at 2006 North American International Auto Show
Laminated glass is a high-impact resistant glass technology that automakers and car buyers have trusted for use in windshields for more than 60 years. In addition to windshield applications, laminated glass is being developed specifically for use in side and rear window, and roof applications.
NCTD.com:2006 Subaru Legacy Refinement, power, all-wheel drive.
The Subaru Legacy was completely redesigned and launched as an all-new model for 2005, bigger, roomier, and more comfortable than the previous-generation models, and sporting sleek new styling. For 2006, the Legacy 2.5i gets more power for its four-cylinder engine, now rated at 175 horsepower. PistonHeads.com:Subaru Launches Discreet Impreza
Subaru is launching its discreet Impreza at Autosport this week. The WRX STI Spec.D uses the 2.5-litre flat-four in 277bhp tune for a 0-60mph of five seconds and a Vmax of 158mph -- the same performance as the standard UK spec Impreza.
01/14 Edmunds.com:Subaru working on a boxer diesel and a boxer hybrid
This is not "new" news to those who follow Subaru closely, but for those who don't: Subaru is working on a boxer diesel. Actually they may be working on several diesels, or so its rumored.
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Bloomberg: Mazda, Fuji Heavy Overhaul U.S. Dealers to Raise Market Share
Mazda Motor Corp., Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said they are rebuilding their U.S. dealer networks to improve market share from last year's combined 3.4 percent.
Reuters: Subaru maker sees global sales rising
Kyoji Takenaka "I believe diesel engines will play a big role in the expansion," he said. "Technology-wise, we will likely be able to introduce a high-performance, horizontally opposed diesel engine in 2007 or '08 to achieve the goal of 100,000 units in Europe."
01/09 Yahoo News:Subaru Exec: I've Met with Agencies That 'Stayed in Contact'
NEW YORK Subaru vp of marketing Rick Crosson acknowledged Friday that he met with agencies other than lead shop DDB as recently as last month but downplayed the meetings.. Yahoo Finance:Subaru Hybrid Concept Vehicle Makes North American Debut; New Technologies Point to Brand's Hybrid Strategy
The Subaru B5-TPH, a new type of high- performance hybrid-powered vehicle, made its North American Debut today at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. The B5-TPH concept vehicle features the company's emerging Turbo Parallel Hybrid (TPH) powertrain system and lithium-ion battery technology in a sporty two-seat grand touring car.
USA Today: SUVs don't protect necks in rear crash tests
The six 2006 SUVs receiving the top score were: the Ford Freestyle, Honda Pilot, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Land Rover LR3, Subaru Forester and the Volvo XC90. ..
01/07 Lafayette Journal and Courier: B9 Tribeca plays key role in Subaru's big sales year
Although it didn't reach early expectations, adding the B9 Tribeca to its model lineup at mid-year enabled Subaru of America Inc. to set a sales record in 2005.
01/03 Motor Trend: First Drive: 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX/STI
The enthusiast public remains nutty for Impreza WRXs and Mitsubishi Evos. Internet blogs buzz for months with rumors of even the tiniest upgrades. So let this serve simply to confirm the scuttlebutt that, yep, the 2006 Impreza lineup gets a horsepower increase of--drumroll please--eleven!
NASCAR.com: Gordon vaults into contention at Dakar Rally
USA Today: Throwing your weight around Butting out. Give the consumer what he wants is an axiom of capitalism. Successful businesses don't lecture customers about their bad habits. They try to serve their needs, and sometimes their vices...
