Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.
The Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is an automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Lafayette, Indiana, in the United States of America. The company has been operating since March 17, 1988 and operated initially as a joint venture between Fuji Jukogyo kk and the Isuzu JIDOSHA kk, until in 2003, the FHI 's work completely took over. Then finally in 2007 took over the Toyota JIDOSHA kk the former Isuzu's involvement and planning can make their own cars. Construction of the plant took a total investment of 1.212 billion U.S. dollars to complete.
The premises of SIA covers an area of 250.915 acres on the 3,564 workers are employed in three- shift operation. Up to 720,000 vehicles can be produced here annually, of which alone 30,000 to 40,000 units of the Toyota Camry. However, the actual annual production is about 100,000 to 200,000 units.
The first models were built here with the start of production on September 8, 1989 one of the Subaru Legacy as the successful Isuzu P'up in Southeast Asia. The following year, finally came the Isuzu Rodeo, which was based on the same platform as the P'up, but only received a more contemporary appearance. In - badge engineering, the model was finally marketed under the name Honda Passport as well as in the three-door body version as Isuzu Amigo. Several facelifts should be given the clientele, but the sport utility vehicles in the U.S. were just a fad. This had quickly disappeared consequence the expensive luxury equipment from the market. Also the sporty Isuzu Axiom it had not managed to appeal to the desired audience. At the same time, the SIA also tried luxurious equip in the medium segment vehicles, which ultimately a broad segment of configuration options offered. In order to have a better overview, we had this split easily in the Subaru Legacy as well as in the identical and better-equipped Subaru Outback. In the leisure segment Subaru offered exclusively to the Subaru Baja, which was offered in the major markets. In Germany there was this not officially in the model program, but had been converted as an export vehicle on the Stuttgart general importer and marketed. The already available in Japan for several years Blitzen Legacy B4 came in its first generation in 2002 to the U.S. market and was located between the Legacy GT as well as the Impreza WRX STi. But the brand name used lightning is virtually unknown in the U.S. and is similar to an American automotive tuner. Thus, this model was only present for a short time.
In the footsteps of the former axiom joined in April 2005 as the last hope of the Subaru B9 Tribeca, which is next to the present notchback sedan Legacy and Outback station wagons the most successful product of the work.
Model Overview
Subaru Legacy Wagon 1989-1994
Isuzu P'up 1989-1992
Isuzu Rodeo 1990-1997
Isuzu P'up 1992-1998
Honda Passport 1993-1997
Subaru Legacy 1994-1999
Subaru Legacy Wagon 1994-1999
Isuzu Rodeo 1997-2000
Honda Passport 1997-2002
Isuzu P'up 1998-2002
Isuzu Amigo 1998-2000
Subaru Legacy 1999-2004
Subaru Legacy Wagon 1999-2004
Subaru Outback 1999-2004
Subaru Outback Wagon 1999-2004
Isuzu Amigo 2000-2004
Isuzu Rodeo 2001-2004
Isuzu Axiom 2001-2004
Subaru Baja 2002-2006
Legacy B4 Blitzen 2002-2004
Subaru Outback 2002-2009
Subaru Outback Wagon 2002-2009
Subaru Legacy 2004-2009
Subaru Legacy Wagon 2004-2009
Subaru B9 Tribeca 2005-2008
Toyota Camry since 2007
Subaru Tribeca since 2008
Subaru Legacy since 2009
Subaru Outback since 2009
Overview of previous company names
- Subaru - Isuzu Automotive, Inc. (17 March 1987 to 2 October 1997 formally adopted on 29 May 1986 )
- SIA Foundation, Inc. (October 2, 1997 to January 2, 2003 )
- Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. ( since 2 January 2003)