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Subaru tops Consumer Reports' annual auto brand rankings for first time
Automaker Subaru Corp.'s namesake brand topped U.S. magazine Consumer Reports' annual rankings, released Thursday, for the first time. "Subaru's strong predicted reliability and owner satisfaction marks drove it to the head of the pack," the magazine said. It rose from seventh in last year's rankings. Among ...
Subaru cuts fiscal 2018 earnings forecast after plant shutdown due to power-steering defect
Subaru Corp. said Thursday it had revised downward its full-year group earnings forecast for the current business year, which runs through March, amid declining production and sales, after it temporarily shut down a factory over a power-steering defect on certain models. The automaker expects group ...
Subaru death-from-overwork probe finds 3,400 staff were not paid overtime for two years
Subaru Corp. on Friday said it did not pay overtime wages over a two-year period to some 3,400 employees who underreported their hours, a revelation that surfaced in an internal probe following the 2016 suicide of an overworked employee. The automaker, known for its Legacy ...
Subaru Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling its first plug-in hybrid vehicle, the Crosstrek subcompact SUV, in the United States this year. Through the move, Subaru will accelerate its efforts to have more vehicles driven by electric motors on offer in the mainstay U.S. ...
Subaru recalls 100,000 more cars due to lax quality inspections
Subaru Corp. said Monday it is recalling an additional 100,000 vehicles in Japan after its inspectors failed to take proper steps during quality checks on braking systems. The recall covers nine models manufactured between Jan. 9 and Oct. 26, including the Impreza and the BRZ, ...
Subaru files recall for over 410,000 cars due to faulty engine part
Subaru Corp. on Thursday filed a recall with the transport ministry for over 410,000 cars due to a faulty engine part that could cause the vehicles to stall. The affected vehicles included 101,153 cars of four models including the Impreza, produced domestically between January 2012 ...
Subaru to recall over 6,000 cars in Japan due to improper inspections
Subaru Corp. said Thursday it is recalling more than 6,000 vehicles in Japan after it revealed that its inspectors fabricated data on final product checks. The carmaker is recalling 6,124 vehicles comprising nine models, including the Impreza, Legacy and Forester, manufactured between Dec. 14 and ...
Subaru blames high workloads as it finds more cases of improper vehicle inspections
Subaru Corp. blamed inspectors' excessive workloads as it revealed fresh cases of improper vehicle inspections in a final report on its data falsifications. The automaker has newly found that inspectors failed to properly check brakes and speedometers during final inspections. The number of affected vehicles ...
Subaru and Mazda seek advantage from being among last to sell electric vehicles
American Subaru owners are a green bunch. They tend to bike, camp and kayak more than other drivers and inordinately live in the parts of the U.S. with the toughest emissions mandates. The company plays to this ecological image by producing more than 1 ...
Subaru finds more cars affected by data fabrication, leading to shake-up of top management
Subaru Corp. said Tuesday it has found new cases of product data fabrication, bringing the total number of affected vehicles to 1,551, up from the previously reported 903, and prompting a revamp of its top management. Yasuyuki Yoshinaga will step down as Subaru's president and ...
Japan government searches Subaru headquarters for rigged mileage, emission data
The transport ministry searched the headquarters of Subaru Corp. on Wednesday after the automaker submitted a report saying it had rigged mileage and emissions data for new vehicles at one of its plants. The ministry will question senior officials of the company about the report ...
Subaru admits plant began systematically rigging mileage and emissions data in 2002
In a report, the scandal-hit automaker says the manipulation of mileage and emissions data probably began in 2002.
