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| Predecessor | Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc. |
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
| Products | automobiles |
| Parent |
Fuji Heavy Industries Isuzu Motors Ltd. (formerly) |
| Website | http://www.subaru-sia.com/ |
Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA) is an automobile assembly plant in Lafayette, Indiana which began as a joint venture between Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) and Isuzu Motors Ltd. After Isuzu withdrew from the venture, SIA continued to manufacture Subaru models, and later began manufacturing the Toyota Camry. The company was initially named Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc..
The plant, which is Fuji Heavy Industry's sole overseas plant,[1] was the subject of the 2005 book "On The Line at Subaru-Isuzu" (ISBN 0-87546-346-0) by Laurie Graham, about plant working conditions. The facility is located at 5500 State Road 38 E. — also known the Bataan Memorial Highway.
History[]
Subaru and Isuzu incorporated on March 17, 1988 as Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc., the plant was completed on December 31, 1988 and began producing the Subaru Legacy and Isuzu P'UP[citation needed] in 1989. The factory was given $98 million in state and local tax incentives when it opened, and these remain in place.
Subaru purchased Isuzu's interest in the venture in 2003 for $1.00 as that company's sales faltered. [2] With General Motors divesting from FHI.
New minority shareholder Toyota Motor Corporation began producing 30,000 to 40,000 Camrys per year at the plant in 2007 to meet excess demand then satisfied by imports from Japan. Most North American-market Camrys are assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky. Production of the Camry at SIA is expected to gradually increase to 100,000 units per year. Camry production at SIA officially began March 9, 2007, with the first Camry built by SIA rolling off the assembly line on April 20, 2007. [3]
As SIA currently manufactures Toyota Camry's, and at one time manufactured Isuzu Rodeo's rebadged as Honda Passports, the plant is the only[citation needed] plant to have produced automobiles from Japan's two largest automakers -- Toyota and Honda.
The factory's highest production volume was 216,198 in 1998, and had employed over 9,000 people since the plant opened. SIA employed 2,813 people as of April 21, 2008. [4]
The plant offers guided tours free of charge on Mondays and Wednesdays except during its summer shutdown.
On September 30, 2009, the factory produced its 3 millionth vehicle, a 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i in Steel Silver Metallic.[5]
Current manufacture at SIA[]
- Subaru Legacy (September 8, 1989; March 25, 1994 (22C); May 17, 1999 (66L); February 27, 2004 (21Z); May 25, 2009 (EZ5))
- Subaru Outback (May 17, 1999 (66L); February 27, 2004 (21Z); May 25, 2009 (EZ5))
- Subaru B9 Tribeca (April 4, 2005 - March 2008)
- Subaru Tribeca (April 1, 2008 - Present)
- Toyota Camry (February 28, 2007 - Present)
Past manufacture at SIA[]
- Isuzu P'UP (September 8, 1989-2002 )
- Isuzu Rodeo (May 15, 1990; July 21, 1997 (145)-July 23, 2004)
- Honda Passport (November 16, 1993; July 21, 1997 (145)-2002)
- Isuzu Amigo (January 8, 1998 (145)-July 23, 2004)
- Isuzu Axiom (January 15, 2001-July 23, 2004)
- Subaru Baja (July 18, 2002-2006)
References[]
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- ↑ "High-riding Subaru boosts profit projections, increases Indiana production". Left Lane News, Andrew Ganz, May 7, 2010. “As a result, Subaru’s parent, Fuji Heavy Industries, has forecast a 57 percent increase in annual operating profit for its current financial year – and it will boost production at its sole overseas assembly plant in Lafayette, Indiana.”
- ↑ Fuji Heavy Industries and Isuzu Motors Signed Agreements on Dissolution of SIA Joint Venture and Production Consignment Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Press Release December 20, 2002
- ↑ Fuji Heavy Industries Starts Producing Toyota Camry in U.S. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Press Release April 21, 2007
- ↑ SIA Outline SIA Outline April 21, 2008
- ↑ http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/30/report-subarus-lafayette-indiana-plant-produces-three-milliont/ 3 millionth vehicle manufactured