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Subaru is switching to a new global architecture that it says will guarantee competitiveness through 2025.

The Subaru Global Platform is designed for gasoline, hybrid and plug-in hybrid and electric powerplants. The first car on the market using the global architecture will be the redesigned Impreza compact that goes on sale at the end of the year.

Subaru is also improving its semiautonomous systems to prepare for a self-driving car in the coming decade. In…

Subaru of America wants consumers to know what their commitment is to keeping families safe. They just launched two new television spots, using their new 2017 Outback wagon and Legacy sedan to show their commitment to keeping families safe on the road. Subaru has always been about safety and they continue to improve their safety system called EyeSight.

Subaru will begin showing two new TV spots today, (Aug 29) that let consumers know about their commitment to keeping…

 

In helping customers find the right vehicle, good car salespeople try to learn something about who will use the car and for what primary purposes. Think minivans for soccer moms, sports cars for speed demons.

But with so many people bringing their dogs along for the ride, the canine crowd factors into car shopping, including test drives, according to an Autotrader survey of pet owners. It is released today, National Dog Day.

Sixty-six percent of…

The WRX, the Outback, and the Forester all trace their roots back to the 360, a tiny rear-engined car manufactured in Japan well before Subaru became a household name all around the world. Recognizing its importance, the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) has just designated Subaru’s first mass-produced car a mechanical engineering heritage item.

The term “heritage item” is more than just a vague, boilerplate title. It means that the 360 is now…