Subaru’s first American-made Impreza has entered production at Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. (SIA).
The Impreza had historically been produced only in Japan. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles decided to move the production of the Impreza to the U.S. because of increasing North American demand for Subaru vehicles, evidenced by eight consecutive years of increased sales in the U.S. as well as four consecutive years of sales records in Canada, with a fifth well under way.
SIA now builds the Subaru Legacy, Outback and Impreza mainly for the U.S. and Canadian markets. It will add Subaru’s all-new 3-row crossover SUV to its production line-up in 2018. To keep up with growing sales, SIA will increase its annual capacity from 218,000 to 394,000 units by the end of this year. The capacity will further grow to 436,000 units by March 2019.
Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. address:
5500 State Road 38 East, Lafayette, Indiana
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