While American and foreign automakers continued to lose ground in 2009, one automaker - Subaru - posted a 15% sales gain. Subaru, owned by Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries, builds cars at it's Subaru Industries of America, Inc. (SIA) plant in Indiana, also known for it's environmentally conscious production facility. The SIA plant also builds the Toyota Camry, a strong seller in America, but not much to speak of when thinking of cars with "personality". Subaru is also the only manufacturer that scores the highest in safety, for every vehicle it builds. It's famous "Symmetrical All Wheel Drive" system have made it a winner in the snow-belt states, as well as for "sports enthusiasts" the world over.
Subaru is a Japanese word meaning "unite", as well as a term identifying a cluster of stars known as the "Pleiades", which is part of the Taurus constellation. The six-star Subaru Emblem represents the companies that came together to form Fuji Heavy Industries in 1953.
If you're looking for an American-Built (they say Subaru Industries of America, Inc. uses more American content than the "big three") automobile that is safe, reliable and has all-wheel drive as standard, along with a compliment of unique - some say "quirky" - attributes, visit your local Subaru dealer for a test drive. Don't worry if there's a snowstorm brewing, this is the best time to check them out.
