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Subaru Celebrates 20 Million(300)

Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the maker of Subaru vehicles, has made its 20 millionth car in Japan, since production started in 1958.

FHI marked the occasion with a ceremony at its Gunma Yajima Plant, in Japan.

Subaru began domestic production 56 years ago at its then Gunma Isesaki Plant, with the Subaru 360 minicar. 

As production increased, FHI set up operations at Gunma Main Plant and Gunma Yajima Plant, both located in Ota city, Gunma prefecture. 
It also established Gunma Oizumi Plant to manufacture engines, transmissions and other automotive parts. 

In the early days, production models included mini-vehicles, the Subaru 1000, Leone and Justy and later moved on to Legacy (Liberty in Australia), Outback, Impreza, Forester and more recently XV and BRZ, among others. 

FHI President, Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, said: “This remarkable achievement of 20 million-unit domestic production would not have been possible without our esteemed customers and the years of diligent work by our employees, past and present.

“I am humbled and sincerely grateful. From here, we enter a new phase of our adventure, a new challenge. We will aim for further improvement in every aspect of our operation, in safety, quality and productivity.”

HISTORY OF SUBARU PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
1958: Production of Subaru 360 begins at Gunma Isesaki Plant
1960: Gunma Plants established; Gunma Main Plant begins production
1966: Production begins of Japan’s first mass-produced front wheel drive car, Subaru 1000
1968: Subaru vehicle exports begin – Subaru 360 to United States
1969: Gunma Yajima Plant begins production
1970: Cumulative production of one million vehicles
1975: Cumulative production of two million vehicles
1983: Gunma Oizumi Plant begins production
1983: Cumulative production of five million vehicles
1992:  Cumulative production of 10 million vehicles
2003: Cumulative production of 15 million vehicles
2012: Mini-vehicle production ends. (Total mini-vehicle production: 7,967,801 vehicles).
2014: Cumulative production of 20 million vehicles