Does Subaru make airplanes?
In the Subaru of today, our Aerospace Business carries on Nakajima Aircraft’s passion for Monozukuri, leading Japan’s aerospace industry through the development and production of a diverse set of aircraft under three business pillars: commercial, defense and helicopter. Subaru started as an aircraft research company named Fuji Heavy Industries in 1915, however they would soon reorganize to become the chief aircraft manufacturer for Japan during World War II. After the war effort, the company pivoted towards car manufacturing, thus creating the Subaru brand.It is best known for its line of Subaru automobiles. Founded in 1953, the company was named Fuji Heavy Industries until 2017. The company’s aerospace division is a defense contractor to the Japanese government, manufacturing Boeing and Lockheed Martin helicopters and airplanes under license.
Does Subaru make jets?
Currently, the Subaru Corporation makes Subaru brand cars, and its aerospace division makes utility and attack helicopters for the Japanese Self Defense Force, trainers, unmanned aerial vehicles, and the center wings of Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 jets. In our helicopter business, we produce the UH-2 utility helicopter used by the Japan Ground Self- Defense Force (JGSDF) and its commercial version, the SUBARU BELL 412EPX.
Is Subaru still Japanese owned?
Subaru vehicles are made by the Japanese conglomerate Subaru Corporation, which was founded as Fuji Heavy Industries in 1946. The first Subaru vehicles were called the Subaru 1500, and the first one rolled off the assembly line in Ota, Japan, in 1954. Toyota owns 20% of Subaru Corporation and holds major voting rights. Despite the stake, Subaru remains independently operated. As the majority shareholder, it is the controlling owner.TOKYO — General Motors is selling its 20 percent stake in Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Subaru-brand cars. The move effectively is an admission that an alliance between the two companies has fizzled.The vehicle, a sport wagon to be badged for both companies, would be the first concrete result of the alliance the two formed in December 1999, when GM bought a 20 percent stake in Fuji, the maker of Subaru cars. They have been promising close cooperation ever since but have provided few details.Toyota owns 20% of the stock. They don’t control Subaru. The co development is unrelated to their stock ownership. They are a minority share holder at best.
What does Subaru mean in Japanese?
SUBARU” signifies a Japanese word meaning “unite,” as well as a term identifying a cluster of six stars, which the Greeks called the Pleiades – part of the Taurus constellation. While the Pleiades, in Greek mythology, was a group of seven sisters, only six of the sister stars that make up the constellation are easily visible from Earth. So, the six stars represent the six companies that merged to form Subaru.