Subaru of Indiana Automotive

Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc., (SIA), was the first joint venture between two Japanese automotive manufacturing companies - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) and Isuzu Motors Limited. FHI owned 51 percent and Isuzu 49 percent. The total investment in the Indiana facility is approximately $1.19 billion. As of January 1, 2003 SIA is a wholly owned subsidiary of FHI. It is now known as Subaru of Indiana Automotive. All integrated operations from stamping to trim and final assembly are performed at the Lafayette, IN location.

Vehicles currently produced at SIA include:

- Subaru Legacy
- Subaru Outback
- Subaru Tribeca

Subaru of Indiana History

May 29, 1986   Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Isuzu Motors Limited sign the Joint Venture Agreement December 2, 1986   Announcement of Lafayette, Indiana as the plant site March 17, 1987   Incorporation of Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc. in the State of Indiana May 14, 1987   Ground breaking ceremony May 1, 1988   Start of production equipment installation December 31, 1988   Completion of plant building May 15, 1989   Start of pre-pilot production September 8, 1989   Start of Subaru Legacy and Isuzu Pick-Up production May 15, 1990   Start of Isuzu Rodeo production July 2, 1990   Addition of second shift production April 5, 1991   Production of 100,000th vehicle June 27, 1992   Production of 250,000th vehicle November 16, 1993   Start of Honda Passport production March 25, 1994   Start of new Subaru Legacy production (full model changeover 22C) July 13, 1994   Production of 500,000th vehicle March 17, 1995   ISO 9002 Certification (Subaru side) March 22, 1996   ISO 9002 Certification (Isuzu side) March 10, 1997   Production of One Millionth vehicle March 17, 1997   Tenth Anniversary of the Incorporation of Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc. in the State of Indiana July 21, 1997   Start of new Isuzu Rodeo/Honda Passport production (full model changeover 145) October 2, 1997   Incorporation of SIA Foundation, Inc. in the State of Indiana October 10, 1997   Dedication of SIA Recreation Center January 8, 1998   Start of new Isuzu Amigo Production September 24, 1998   TPM Award of Excellence November 10, 1998   ISO 14001 Certification January 14, 1999   Dedication of SIA Training/Reception Center May 17, 1999   Start of new Subaru Legacy/Outback production (full model changeover 66L) March 6, 2000   Opening of the SIA Child Development Center September 7, 2000   Announcement of Lafayette as Subaru Engine Plant site location January 15, 2001   Start of Isuzu Axiom Production October 4, 2001   Award for Excellence in Consistent TPM Commitment October 9, 2001   Production of One Millionth Isuzu Vehicle November 19, 2001   ISO 9001:2000 Certification April 17, 2002   Production of Two Millionth Vehicle July 18, 2002   Start of new Subaru Baja production September 23, 2002   Received the 2002 American Business Ethics Award January 1, 2003   SIA becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of FHI January 2, 2003   Name changed to Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. October 30, 2003   Received the 2003 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence (Recycling/Reuse category) December 10, 2003   Received the TPM Special Award February 27, 2004   Start of new Subaru Legacy/Outback production (full model changeover 21Z) July 23, 2004   End of Isuzu production February 25, 2005   ISO 9001, ISO 14001 Recertification April 4, 2005   Start of Tribeca production March 13, 2006   Announcement of production of the Toyota Camry at SIA September 20, 2006   Received the 2006 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence (Five years continuous Improvement category) October 19, 2006   Received the 2006 EPA WasteWise New Partner Gold Achievement Award February 28, 2007   Start of Toyota Camry production November 15, 2007   Received 2007 WasteWise Industrial Material Recycling Gold Achievement Award