Subaru USA Production History : 1989-2016

Japanese car manufacturers realised they had to make vehicles in North America but smaller companies couldn't go it alone, lacking the sales volume to support a car plant. The answer for them was joint ventures. Subaru teamed up with Isuzu and commenced US production in 1989 at Layfayette, Indiana. That involved the Outback and and an Isuzu pick-up.

Over the years the plant also made cars for Honda (a rebadged Isuzu) and other Isuzu models. When that realtionship ended, Toyota came on board until 2016. Now that Subaru is a sizable car brand in North America, Subaru can support the plant with its production requirements alone. The Subaru models that are, or have been made there are as follows:

Outback: It's been an ever present model, with over 2.5 million made over 28 years. Not counting the start up year, that is an average of nearly 96,000 p.a.

Legacy: This model was added to production in 2009 and has racked up 405,000 units at an average of nearly 58,000.

Impreza: Has just been introduced and becomes a third model for the brand now that the Tribeca is no longer.

Tribeca: This was the only location the model was made and those numbers say it wasn't a success. A mid-sized SUV sounds like a winner but it was heavy on fuel, was considered less than attractive and just didn't stir the public.

Baja: This small pick up truck was supposed to sell in the tens of thousands each year but fell well short of that. The unusual vehicle was offered in the US, Canada and Chile. It was a Legacy (or Outback) with a rear tray so was car like but not liked.

Summary: With over 3.1 million vehicles made for Subaru alone at a rate of about 117,000 p.a., the Indiana plant is a success story. Now being just for the Subaru brand, the company has free reign to use the plant as it sees fit to meet its demands.

	Year	Passenger cars			Light Trucks		Annual
	Model	Outback	Legacy	Impreza	Tribeca	Baja	Prod
	1989	5,400	-	-	-	-	5,400
	1990	32,500	-	-	-	-	32,500
	1991	57,900	-	-	-	-	57,900
	1992	57,600	-	-	-	-	57,600
	1993	47,100	-	-	-	-	47,100
	1994	54,000	-	-	-	-	54,000
	1995	80,700	-	-	-	-	80,700
	1996	98,700	-	-	-	-	98,700
	1997	102,200	-	-	-	-	102,200
	1998	104,200	-	-	-	-	104,200
	1999	93,100	-	-	-	-	93,100
	2000	108,000	-	-	-	-	108,000
	2001	103,000	-	-	-	-	103,000
	2002	93,100	-	-	-	9,700	102,800
	2003	89,200	-	-	-	7,800	97,000
	2004	98,300	-	-	-	7,200	105,500
	2005	87,200	-	-	27,500	4,300	119,000
	2006	84,300	-	-	21,000	5,100	110,400
	2007	85,000	-	-	24,200	-	109,200
	2008	73,500	-	-	18,100	-	91,600
	2009	50,900	28,100	-	3,900	-	82,900
	2010	108,700	43,800	-	5,500	-	158,000
	2011	108,800	46,500	-	6,400	-	161,700
	2012	130,200	50,400	-	4,200	-	184,800
	2013	122,600	40,800	-	2,800	-	166,200
	2014	137,800	55,000	-	200	-	193,000
	2015	162,800	66,000	-	-	-	228,800
	2016	208,800	74,600	13,400	-	-	296,800
	Total	2,585,600	405,200	13,400	113,800	34,100	3,152,100
	Average	95,763	57,886	13,400	12,644	6,820	116,744