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Subaru brands

Japanese maker of Subaru cars and aerospace equipment, formerly Fuji Heavy Industries; Toyota is its largest outside shareholder.

Subaru owns 1 brand today: Subaru.

Founded
1953
Country
Japan
Headquarters
Tokyo
  1. Subaru logo Subaru

Brands Subaru owns today

Most registered first, each with its most registered models.

Subaru timeline

  1. Chikuhei Nakajima establishes the Aircraft Research Laboratory, the root of the group.

  2. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. is established by five companies with Nakajima roots.

  3. First vehicle, the Subaru 360 minicar.

  4. General Motors agrees to buy a 20% stake in Fuji Heavy Industries in a broad alliance.

  5. GM and FHI agree to dissolve their alliance; GM sells 8.7% to Toyota and the rest in the market.

  6. GM's holding vehicle sells 68,000,000 shares to Toyota.

  7. Fuji Heavy Industries renamed Subaru Corporation.

  8. Business and capital alliance; Toyota to reach at least 20% of voting rights.

  9. Subaru announces it has completed buying Toyota shares under the alliance.

Partners, not owners

Companies in an alliance or a shared company work together. None of them owns the others' brands.

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