Subaru
Cars
Subaru was originally "The
Aircraft Research Laboratory." It was founded in 1917
by Chikuhei Nakajima. The company was reorganized 1931 as
"Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd." The Zero fighter was
designed by this company. After World War II, the company
was again reorganized and became Fuji Sangyo Co, Ltd. Using
spare aircraft parts, they made their first Rabbit motor scooter
in 1946. The company was divided into several smaller corporations
four of which merged forming what is known today as Fuji Heavy
Industries.
The logo for the corporation’s
line of automobiles was the “Subaru” cluster of
stars. Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) brought forth the P-1 (Subaru-1500)
in 1955. Financial problems made it impossible to sell this
vehicle. FHI wanted to build an affordable, “people’s
car.” They started production of the 360cc twin cylinder
2 stroke micro car in 1958. It was called the Subaru 360
In 1965, the Subaru division
became the first Japanese automaker offering front wheel drive
passenger cars in Japan. The export of Subaru cars to the
US started in 1968 when Subaru of American, Inc. was established.
Then in 1972, FHI became the first to offer four-wheel drive
passenger cares in the world. This helped the company expand
into the area of car production.
Fuji Heavy Industries has
seven automotive manufacturing plants. Five of these plants
are located in Japan. With the Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc.,
plant in Lafayette, Ind. and Ta Ching Motors Co., Ltd., a
manufacturing plant in Taiwan there is a constant supply of
Subaru vehicles. They can be produced locally and meet the
individual needs of those areas.
Subaru continues to offer
cars that result in satisfied customers. At Subaru, they work
to create automobiles that offer a premium and safe ride.
They strive to meet the needs and expectations of customers
throughout the world as well as providing buyers with a good
value for their money.
There are various car types
from Subaru and as such there are varying groups for car
insurance. The most common Subaru car in the UK is
the Subaru Impreza, the award winning rally car has a high
car insurance group to match its high performance
capabilities.
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