Posted Friday, February 6, 2026 at 9:21pm
In 2024, Subaru said that the next-generation Forester would be built at its Indiana plant. Now, as automakers face growing pressure from higher import tariffs, that decision ended up timely, with both the gas and hybrid Forester officially in production.
The current-gen Forester marks the first time the nameplate has been built locally since it debuted in 1997. It also represents the first hybrid produced at the Indiana plant, which assembles the Ascent and Crosstrek as well. Adding the Forester is unlikely to significantly increase the facility’s workload, particularly after the discontinuation of the Legacy, which ended a 36-year production run in the U.S.
