Subaru Vehicle Production

Origins:

Aeronautical research establishment 1917; aircraft manufacture 1931. After World War 2, Fuji Sangyo manufactured motor-scooters, omnibus bodies, stationary engines and railway rolling stock. The group was dissolved into 12 companies by Occupation Forces in 1950. The foundations of the Fuji Heavy Industries was made by six of the companies in 1953. Launch of the iconic Subaru 360 was in 1958.

Milestones:

First Mass Produced Model: Subaru 360 (1958)
First model exported to Europe: Subaru 1000 (1965)
Model most sold abroad (to 1979): Subaru 1600 Leone with 141,946 units exported in 1979 alone.
Number of employees (as at 1979): 13,300
Position amoung Japanese Manufacturers (as at 1979): 6th, with 2.5% of the Japanese market.
Position amoung exporters (as at 1979): 6th
Associates (as at 1979): Co-operation agreement with Nissan-Datsun.
Group Products (as at 1979): Cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, engines, aircraft and helicopters, aircraft components, marine engines, missiles, railway rolling stock, locomotives, agricultural and dockuard machinery.
Range (as at 1979): Subaru 1600 (four models), Subaru 1600 4WD (three models), Subaru 1600 Hatchback (three models), Subaru 600 (three models).

Subaru Car Production 1958 - 1979
Year	Country	Production	Exportation
1958		604	-
1959		5,111	-
1960		13,037	-
1961		22,319	29
1962		12,442	48
1963		19,030	10
1964		26,116	10
1965		37,304	188
1966		59,410	325
1967		94,398	483
1968		103,746	7,693
1969		124,877	7,411
1970		158,259	11,595
1971		115,466	17,129
1972		130,339	26,135
1973		130,730	34,152
1974		102,209	35,039
1975		108,663	29,236
1976		158,179	51,635
1977		155,705	58,004
1978		140,229	60,693
1979		153,841	71,551