02 / Company & ownership
Behind the brand.
Subaru emerged from Fuji Heavy Industries and carries an aircraft-influenced engineering culture into boxer engines, symmetrical all-wheel drive and safety systems.
Sources · previous brand research
- 1953
Aircraft-rooted companies regroup into a new manufacturer.
- 1958
A compact car gives the automotive brand its first icon.
- Today
Japan and Indiana share production across different models.



