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Subaru mulling expanding Indiana plant for Forester, Impreza

Autoblog -- Thanks to currency fluctuations and their impact on the bottom line, a growing number of Japanese automakers are starting to increase vehicle production in the US, and it appears Subaru could be the next to do so. According to Bloomberg, Subaru is looking into expanding production capacity at its Lafayette, Indiana assembly plant, which currently builds the Outback, Legacy and Tribeca as well as the Toyota Camry.

Subaru's Indiana plant currently has an annual maximum capacity of 310,000 units, but the automaker is expecting to far exceed that figure this year, with year-to-date sales of 299,788 units through November (not including Camry) – an increase of almost 30 percent over 2011.

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Submitted Dec 08, 2012 By: BennoBlue

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 5:54:44 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Good. We need more jobs to be "in"sourced again!
HailstormCA Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,840 Points:1,469,970 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2012 11:55:42 PM Ignore HailstormCA Report Abuse Good Luck with that.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:32,960 Points:2,343,560 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2012 4:17:37 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Subaru mulling expanding Indiana plant for Forester, Impreza - when Japan's economy is worse than the USA, then you can make your vehicles in Indiana! Whatever it takes to get more jobs, Sneeky would not do that! 'Coming out of the closet' Sneeky's lousy, smoke and mirrors, lack of jobs, dog and pony show and in the crapper economy, the jobs are Not here. Sneeky's economy is not improving but continues to hurt the population and the job numbers continue to be down! And, the mindless Sheep that voted him back into office are also to blame for this to continue to happen. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, vehicle manufactures Produce and the population ‘Drives’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! XII/XXII/MMXII!
FuelOilOH Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,837 Points:1,180,220 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2012 1:08:52 AM Ignore FuelOilOH Report Abuse As long as the quality is high it will work.
LocalSpyGuy Champion Author Tampa Posts:7,790 Points:1,583,225 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2012 12:17:44 AM Ignore LocalSpyGuy Report Abuse If they are expanding production in the U.S. they are using U.S. labor.
OilOnTheCheap Champion Author Ventura Posts:2,085 Points:448,210 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2012 12:13:17 AM Ignore OilOnTheCheap Report Abuse Indiana must be a right to work state. Good for them!
vrossi46 Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,662 Points:802,970 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2012 12:04:20 AM Ignore vrossi46 Report Abuse good for them
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,458 Points:661,000 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2012 12:04:10 AM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse I bet Right to Work legislation helped.
Chillywilly Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:2,097 Points:580,645 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:53:35 PM Ignore Chillywilly Report Abuse When countries are competitive, jobs flow to them.
nwsynthetics Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,014 Points:345,075 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:52:11 PM Ignore nwsynthetics Report Abuse good news for jobs, hopefully unions dont ruin it...No twinkies
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,554 Points:1,770,090 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:51:54 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Mull on.
Doomsday64 All-Star Author Austin Posts:849 Points:334,080 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:51:41 PM Ignore Doomsday64 Report Abuse Job creation.
nimpy Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:8,125 Points:1,699,155 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:51:28 PM Ignore nimpy Report Abuse I guess this is good news
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,176 Points:517,505 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:51:05 PM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse Great!
5Golfer8 Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,133 Points:299,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:49:45 PM Ignore 5Golfer8 Report Abuse More coffins on wheels.
tidalwave3 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,297 Points:1,461,760 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:49:27 PM Ignore tidalwave3 Report Abuse Sounds great & now that Indiana is a right-to-work state :)
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,055 Points:1,729,430 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:48:27 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse hope they do
movietracker All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:695 Points:162,390 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:46:13 PM Ignore movietracker Report Abuse Ok
CCLighthouse All-Star Author Hartford Posts:993 Points:211,080 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:39:54 PM Ignore CCLighthouse Report Abuse Just about anything moving to the US as far as jobs are concerned is a great plus! : )
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,978 Points:1,110,425 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:38:58 PM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse What, no UAW they will never make it...
joeschmo12 Champion Author New York Posts:1,011 Points:304,515 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:37:47 PM Ignore joeschmo12 Report Abuse i heart subarus
exilion Champion Author Missouri Posts:9,890 Points:2,011,845 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:37:23 PM Ignore exilion Report Abuse Hope for added shifts and decent paying jobs
menagerie1013 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,365 Points:688,240 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:32:48 PM Ignore menagerie1013 Report Abuse Good news for the economy in Indiana
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,199 Points:516,575 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:31:17 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse I hope this comes with more jobs.
Dragnet Champion Author Arizona Posts:15,401 Points:2,907,785 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:25:39 PM Ignore Dragnet Report Abuse Isn't it amazing that a company can actually manage money, production, labor and expand. What's wrong with Government Motors, and the other loser Chrysler? Bottom line, get rid of the unions.
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:10,014 Points:1,485,905 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:24:45 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse While they are deciding, could they also mull some cider and pass it around?
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drz614 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:2,294 Points:596,495 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:22:16 PM Ignore drz614 Report Abuse why is it foreign car companies dont ask for bailouts?
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SavALot Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:8,459 Points:1,709,660 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:19:57 PM Ignore SavALot Report Abuse Expansion isn't always the answer
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FlogNut Champion Author Chicago Posts:104,295 Points:1,986,475 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:19:11 PM Ignore FlogNut Report Abuse Would I be correct in guessing that this Subara plant doesn't have the UAW or any other national union?
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rasprout Champion Author Tacoma Posts:3,367 Points:1,218,935 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 10:56:59 PM Ignore rasprout Report Abuse A non US manufacturer becoming more and more like a US manufacturer... Subaru has been around a long time. Good luck to them.
Blue48 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,295 Points:1,635,995 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 10:52:01 PM Ignore Blue48 Report Abuse COOL! GOOD LUCK!
wayoung56 Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,790 Points:816,385 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 10:50:36 PM Ignore wayoung56 Report Abuse Hmmm...
CorvairHaven Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,344 Points:1,451,890 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 10:50:16 PM Ignore CorvairHaven Report Abuse Good for some workers, short term... but it's still a Japanese company and that's where the profits will end up.
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sillywagon Champion Author New York Posts:14,866 Points:1,438,420 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 10:42:50 PM Ignore sillywagon Report Abuse I like hearing this news because my next vehicle was and will be a Subaru Forester. I want that AWD without paying through the nose.