Business / Corporate Jan 20, 2021
Subaru acquires 0.3% stake in Toyota to develop new technologies
Toyota raised its stake in Subaru from 16.8% to 20% as planned in February last year, making the smaller automaker into its equity-method affiliate.
Business / Corporate Jan 19, 2021
Graying Japan drives automakers to redesign cars for seniors
by Shiho Takezawa
A run of accidents involving older drivers has upped the pressure from regulators to standardize advanced features, such as automatic braking.
Business / Corporate Nov 13, 2020
U.S. and China demand pulls Japan’s carmakers back from the brink
by Kazuaki Nagata
With demand revived in crucial markets, Japanese auto giants have revised up their full-year profit forecasts or trimmed losses.
Business / Corporate Aug 20, 2020
Subaru taps Xilinx for chip to allow hands-free traffic-jam driving
The feature will only be available in Japan, and will require the vehicle to be loaded with high-resolution mapping data.
Business / Corporate May 19, 2020
Subaru virus shutdown results in production loss of 150,000 vehicles
Subaru Corp.'s suspension in Japan and the United States in April due to the coronavirus pandemic resulted in an output loss of 150,000 vehicles, equivalent to around 15 percent of its annual global sales. The carmaker expects the impact to get worse as it plans ...
Business / Corporate May 5, 2020
SUVs parked out at sea reveal scope of U.S. auto market glut
by Chester Dawson
Even as ports struggle to cope with excess auto inventory, they’re preparing for an even worse outcome — deliveries stopping altogether as the recession digs deeper.
Business / Corporate Apr 16, 2020
Carmakers extend Japan plant closures; Honda to furlough thousands in U.S.
Rolling shutdowns have become the norm in the automobile industry but furloughs have been rather rare amid the pandemic.
Business / Corporate Apr 1, 2020
Subaru to temporarily halt all global output due to coronavirus
Subaru Corp. said Wednesday it will halt all global auto production for approximately three weeks due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, resulting in a loss in output of 70,000 units. Subaru will halt manufacturing at its only domestic manufacturing base in Gunma Prefecture ...
Business / Corporate Jan 21, 2020
Subaru to raise amount of electric, plug-in hybrid vehicles it's selling to 40% in 2030
Subaru Corp. is aiming to raise the proportion of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in all of its automobiles sold across the globe to 40 percent in 2030. The proportion stood at 2.1 percent in fiscal 2018, which ended in March last year. Subaru said Monday ...
Business / Corporate Jan 15, 2020
Subaru aims to lift 2020 global output to record 1.1 million vehicles
Subaru Corp. said Wednesday it aims to lift global production 11 percent to a record 1.10 million vehicles in 2020, reflecting solid demand in the U.S. market and a full recovery in domestic output following a series of quality-control scandals. Subaru plans to produce 690,000 ...
Business Jan 11, 2020
Automakers and auto parts manufacturers from Japan and abroad displayed some 800 custom and race cars at an auto show near Tokyo on Saturday. At the Tokyo Auto Salon 2020 in at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, which opened to the public for a two-day ...
Business | Tokyo Motor Show 2019 Oct 23, 2019
Technological advancements are paving the way for an entirely new realm of auto safety and user convenience — and Subaru Corp. is at the head of the pack. This year at Tokyo Motor Show 2019, Subaru is rolling out a wide host of its latest ...