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Posted Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 4:23pm
Subaru of America continues to run ahead of the pack, having already beat last year’s sales record before the end of December. For 2016, the company expects record sales for the eighth year in a row, passing 600,000 units for the first time. Subaru of America said it passed last year’s record of 582,675 as of Dec. 21. Subaru began its run of record sales just as the rest of the U.S. auto industry was… Read More →
Posted Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 1:36pm
The Euro boss was less forthcoming and ‘confirmational’ when asked if Subaru would be along for the ride in V2.0. “Will it be with Subaru?” wondered Schlicht. “I don’t know. But for the concept to carry on, with the low engine, we’d have to do that. There are a lot of reasons to continue with Subaru.” Read More →
Posted Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 11:29pm
Subaru exits small engine market: Yamaha’s small engine division is expanding its reach in the generator and lawn and garden markets business with the acquisition of Subaru Industrial Power Products. The deal, which is expected to be completed by October 2017, was reached between the Japanese parent companies, Yamaha Motor and Fuji Heavy Industries. The deal came about after Fuji’s decision to stop producing Subaru multi-purpose engines by September 2017. The deal will see Fuji transfer the… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 11:24pm
The 2018 Subaru WRX will be based on ageing architecture, it has been confirmed, all but ruling out a much-touted petrol-electric performance offering. Unlike the garden-variety Impreza launched in Australia this week based on the Japanese manufacturer’s new global platform – enabling features such as a hybrid drivetrain – the updated WRX will persist on an older platform, motoring.com.au has learned. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 9:46pm
The small car market is one of the busiest segments of the Australian automotive landscape, both in terms of sales and for new product – and 2016 in particular proved to be a big year for the humble hatchback. Sales of small cars may have slowed off a little as people move towards the plethora of small SUV alternatives, but make no mistake: this segment still makes up the single biggest proportion of overall new vehicle… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 12:20am
Subaru has bested its Japanese rivals in U.S. growth rate. In some cases, it has bested them in quality surveys. This continues to show up in unit sales. According to KBB, Subaru will sell 50,000 vehicles in June, up 12.8% from June of last year. The entire U.S. car market is expected to rise only 5.2% to 1,550,000, according to KBB. Read More →
Posted Monday, June 27, 2016 at 12:19am
A Subaru spot closed Skyline Drive: Park promotion or corporate commercialism? – The Washington Post // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // When does the use of national parks by private companies cross the line between park promotion and corporate commercialization? That is the question raised by television spots shot in Shenandoah National… Read More →
Posted Monday, June 27, 2016 at 12:18am
Not many people would predict that a Subaru hatchback could ever be faster than a McLaren P1 LM, but at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed that’s exactly what happened. Read More →
Posted Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 12:32am
Earlier this month, Michael Dunlop reset the lap record at the Isle of Man TT at 16:53.929 on a Hawk BMW motorcycle en route to winning the 2016 Senior TT. While a 17:35.139 is a full half-minute short of Dunlop’s time, it is still very impressive considering it was done in a 550-hp 2016 Subaru WRX STI – which was only topping out at 175 mph (the bikes often hit over 200 mph). It reset… Read More →
Posted Friday, June 24, 2016 at 12:29am
After clinching the Isle of Man TT lap record in a Subaru WRX STI with a stock powertrain at the 2015 Isle of Man TT races, driver Mark Higgins, Subaru and rally-car shop ProDrive cooked up a plan to re-run the course with a heavily modified car. That plan came to fruition at the last Tourist Trophy competition with a car minutes faster than the stock Subie. How exactly did the Subaru shave so much time? Well, by taking everything ProDrive has… Read More →
