of america inc. type subsidiary founded 1968 headquarters cherry hill new jersey united states key people tomomi nakamura 1 2 chairman of the board and ceo subaru of america thomas j. doll 3 4 president chief operating officer and chief financial officer subaru of america products subaru vehicles in the united states market number of employees 1 500 parent fuji heavy industries website subaru.com subaru of america inc. commonly known as soa based in cherry hill new jersey is the united states based distributor of subaru s brand vehicles a subsidiary of fuji heavy industries of japan . the company markets and distributes subaru symmetrical all wheel drive vehicles parts and accessories through a network with approximately 600 dealers throughout the united states . in 1965 malcolm bricklin started selling franchises for motor scooters that included the fuji rabbit and the tiny subaru 360 . bricklin made a deal with subaru to introduce those cars to the united states . malcolm formed subaru of america inc. to sell subaru franchises and brought in harvey lamm as the coo . subaru of america was established in 1968 in bala cynwyd philadelphia . the headquarters moved to the current cherry hill new jersey facility in 1986 when it was fully acquired by fuji heavy industries . in 1989 subaru and then partner isuzu opened a joint factory in lafayette indiana called subaru isuzu automotive inc. or sia which initially manufactured the subaru legacy and isuzu rodeo . in 2001 isuzu sold its stake in the plant to fhi for 1 due to flagging sales and it was renamed subaru of indiana automotive inc. sia has been designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the national wildlife federation and has achieved a zero landfill production designation . subaru and isuzu were both under the general motors umbrella from 1999 2005 and part of the toyota group from 2007 to the present . 5 contents 1 products 1.1 present models 1.2 past models 2 motorsports 3 campaign 4 see also 5 references 6 external links products edit subaru cars available in north america present models edit subaru legacy 1990 current subaru impreza 1993 current subaru impreza wrx 2002 current subaru impreza wrx sti 2004 current subaru outback 1996 current subaru forester 1997 current subaru brz 2011 current subaru crosstrek 2013 current past models edit subaru 360 1968 1970 subaru 1100 1971 subaru 1300 1972 subaru 1400 1973 1976 subaru 1600 1977 1979 subaru brat 1978 1987 subaru dl gl 1980 1989 subaru xt 1985 1991 subaru justy 1987 1994 subaru loyale 1990 1994 subaru svx 1992 1997 subaru baja 2003 2006 subaru tribeca 2006 2014 motorsports edit with the rise of rally racing and the import scene in the u.s. the introduction of the highly anticipated subaru impreza wrx in 2001 was successful in bringing high performance awd compact cars into the sports car mainstream . subaru supplies a factory backed team for rally america and has won the driver s title in five of the seasons . 6 starting in 2006 subaru of america sponsored the subaru road racing team srrt with a subaru legacy 2.5 gt spec b in the grand am street tuner class . in 2010 srrt campaigns a wrx sti in the grand sport class . 7 campaign edit subaru of america launched an advertising campaign for the 2011 mediocrity to represent the blandness of mid sized sedans . the ad campaign presents a fictitious vehicle that lampoons the american mid sized sedan market . without directly attacking any specific automobile manufacturer the 2011 mediocrity is a sedan that exemplifies all of the typical and non surprising features that are found in the marketplace in 2010 . see also edit subaru subaru industrial power products subaru of indiana automotive toyota motor sales u.s.a. inc. references edit http www.media.subaru.com newsrelease.do id 606 & mid 125 http www.4wheelsnews.com tomomi nakamura is subaru of america ceo starting april 1 http www.media.subaru.com newsrelease.do id 324 & mid 125 http www.bloomberg.com research stocks private person.asp personid 33295468 & privcapid 4717642 & previouscapid 4166676 & previoustitle federal % 20reserve % 20bank % 20of % 20philadelphia % 20inc . toyota to buy fuji shares in gm selloff . the japan times online . 2005 10 06 . retrieved 2010 09 23 . congratulations travis pastrana . therallyblog.com . 2009 08 30 . retrieved 2010 09 23 . subaru impreza wrx sti srrt racecars . carsession.com . 2010 02 01 . retrieved 2010 09 23 . external links edit subaru of america official site subaru global official site v t e philadelphia area corporations including the delaware valley list of companies based in the philadelphia area philadelphia based fortune 500 corporations rank in the 2015 list comcast 43 aramark 207 crown holdings 318 delaware valley based fortune 500 corporations rank in the 2015 list amerisourcebergen 16 dupont 87 lincoln national 223 universal health services 324 campbell soup 342 ugi 349 burlington stores inc. 500 other notable philadelphia based businesses amoroso s beneficial bank chemtura day & zimmermann fmc corporation independence blue cross pennsylvania real estate investment trust pep boys philadelphia media network radian group urban outfitters notable philadelphia based professional partnerships ballard spahr blank rome cozen o connor dechert drinker biddle & reath duane morris morgan lewis & bockius pepper hamilton saul ewing white and williams other notable delaware valley based businesses actua corporation airgas alliedbarton ametek aqua america asplundh bentley systems brandywine realty trust boscov s carpenter technology cephalon chemours christiana care health system crozer keystone health system david s bridal epam systems enersys hamilton lane liberty property trust penn mutual penn national gaming rita s italian ice sei investments slm sungard susquehanna international group vanguard toll brothers triumph group unisys viropharma vishay intertechnology vwr wawa wilmington trust w. l. gore and associates wsfs bank notable delaware valley based us headquarters of foreign businesses aberdeen asset management ace agustawestland astrazeneca delaware investments glaxosmithkline ing group keystone foods sap america siemens medical shire pharmaceuticals subaru teva pharmacueticals td bank notable delaware valley based division headquarters of us corporations acme cerberus capital management centocor johnson & johnson colonial penn conseco delmarva power exelon gsi commerce ebay hercules ashland mab paints sherwin williams mcneil laboratories j & j neoware hewlett packard peco exelon qvc liberty media rohm and haas dow chemical sunoco energy transfer tasty baking flowers foods v t e previous subaru a division of fuji heavy industries vehicle timeline 1990s present type 1990s 2000s 2010s 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 kei car rex vivio pleo i pleo ii rebadged daihatsu mira r1 r2 lucra rebadged daihatsu tanto ex stella i stella ii rebadged daihatsu move microvan sambar domingo sambar dias wagon subcompact justy i justy ii justy iii justy iv trezia dex compact leone iii leone iv leone v impreza i impreza ii impreza iii impreza iv legacy i mid size legacy ii legacy iii legacy iv legacy v legacy vi levorg sports coup alcyone xt alcyone svx brz compact mpv traviq exiga crossover suv xv outback i outback ii outback iii outback iv outback v bighorn bighorn forester i forester ii forester iii forester iv tribeca coup utility brat baja current exiga forester impreza xv wrx sti legacy levorg lucra outback pleo sambar stella transcare trezia engines ea ee ef eg ej ek el en ez avcs i avls fa fb historic 1500 360 1000 alcyone xt alcyone svx baja bighorn brat dex domingo ff 1 g ff 1 star justy leone sumo r 2 r1 r2 modern rex traviq tribeca vivio concept subaru b11s b5 tph b9 scrambler fleet x g4e r1e related fuji heavy industries subaru world rally team subaru rally team usa subaru of america subaru of indiana automotive subaru industrial power products subaru tecnica international 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