[Jason]

I don't know if you have ever thought to look at just how big this building, and the compound in general, really is.

Here is a link

https://www.google.com/maps/place/S...4c324d5c068b485!8m2!3d40.379664!4d-86.7995426

 

[Trey T]

That's massive. I wonder what's the size of the Subaru of Japan facility .... probably 1/10 the size of SoA. With all of the unlimited resources available to SoA, it's a safe bet to say that American made Subaru are better built than Japanese made.

 

[crowdc]

Here's the link to their 2 biggest in Japan
(by their site https://www.subaru.co.jp/en/outline/office.html)

Gunma:
https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place...6af61a82dee3cc!8m2!3d36.2778458!4d139.3733241

Yajima:

https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place...6af61a82dee3cc!8m2!3d36.2778458!4d139.3733241

Gunma does:

LEVORG, IMPREZA, SUBARU XV, WRX, and SUBARU BRZ


Their Yajima Plant does:

LEGACY, OUTBACK, IMPREZA,SUBARU XV,FORESTER and CROSSOVER 7

 

[Raz007]

A high speed track, and a small off road course, it looks like. Very nice.

 

[bababa]

Yup...hoping to do a factory tour next year

https://www.ascentforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3409

 

[Trey T]

I was wrong - it's about 1/9 the land area size of Lafayette SoA plant.

Here's the link to their 2 biggest in Japan
(by their site https://www.subaru.co.jp/en/outline/office.html)

Gunma:
https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place...6af61a82dee3cc!8m2!3d36.2778458!4d139.3733241

Yajima:

https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place...6af61a82dee3cc!8m2!3d36.2778458!4d139.3733241

Gunma does:

LEVORG, IMPREZA, SUBARU XV, WRX, and SUBARU BRZ


Their Yajima Plant does:

LEGACY, OUTBACK, IMPREZA,SUBARU XV,FORESTER and CROSSOVER 7

 

[laufu]

Oh I want to play!

Here are two of Subaru's hired plants. These are joint ventures with Tan Chong International Limited. They build Crosstreks (XVs) and Foresters for ASEAN market.


https://www.google.com/maps/place/T...14d56c88fb69946!8m2!3d3.1838218!4d101.6733441

https://www.google.com/maps/search/...ve/@13.7645621,100.7865296,938m/data=!3m1!1e3

 

[Xandersmama85]

You might as well forget driving along St Rd 38 during shift change too. I always hated getting stuck because of all the cars coming and going from SIA. They have quite the operation there!

 

[Soca]

That's massive. I wonder what's the size of the Subaru of Japan facility .... probably 1/10 the size of SoA. With all of the unlimited resources available to SoA, it's a safe bet to say that American made Subaru are better built than Japanese made.

If I had the option I’d prefer a Japanese made Ascent. But who wants to wait any longer for their
Ascents!

 

[MAGNUMB]

If I had the option I’d prefer a Japanese made Ascent. But who wants to wait any longer for their
Ascents!

I tend to think Japanese built cars have better quality control as their mentality seems to fit with good QA practices, but some U.S. plants seem to have exceed their Japanese counterparts from reading article below.


https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article...tion-lessons-from-the-japanese-auto-industry/