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Subaru of America Inc. announced today that it has been honored for the sixth time with the “Top Mainstream Brand” Residual Value Award from Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), the industry benchmark for projecting future vehicle values and depreciation data. This year, Subaru earned a total of six ALG awards, with five models topping their respective segments.

• Subaru Impreza – Best Compact Car
• Subaru WRX – Best Sports Car
• Subaru Forester – Best Compact Utility Vehicle
• Subaru Crosstrek – Best…

From: Outside
by Wes Siler
January 28, 2016
Name a car other than the Subaru Outback that gets 29 miles per gallon on the highway, has more rear-seat legroom than a Mercedes E-Class, is a top-rated safety pick by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and is as capable crossing a snowy mountain pass as it is traversing a washed-out dirt road. You can’t.

Key to understanding the Outback’s ability is understanding its…

Dec 16, 2015, 1:25 PM ET

The 2016 Subaru Forester is a solid, practical and flexible crossover sport utility vehicle that endears with its easy-to-drive nature, off-road capability and generous cargo area.

The nicely sized Forester also appeals because of its affordable base pricing — $23,245 with six-speed manual transmission (manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge…

The Kelley Blue Book (KBB) Brand Image Awards were recently handed out and Subaru took the "Most Trusted Brand in America" crown away from Honda.  According to more than 12,000 in-market new car shoppers on KBB's website, they have "voiced their opinions about today's automakers to determine this year's award winners", said Hwei-Lin Oetken, vice president of market intelligence for Kelley Blue Book.

The 2015 Brand Image Award winners are based…

From Boston.com:
If you're in the market for a smallish SUV or crossover (those terms have become pretty much interchangeable these days), choosing which brands to compare is one challenge.

But what if you’ve already picked your brand? We have. Today's column explains the differences among Subaru's three crossover offerings.

Why Subaru? Because it's the ultimate New England fallback for the region’s winter climate.

Most folks reading this…

Kelly Blue Book (KBB) just awarded the Subaru brand the Best Performance Brand in America in the non-luxury brand category. The KBB Image Awards recognize automakers' outstanding achievements in creating and maintaining brand attributes that capture the attention and enthusiasm of the new-vehicle buying public.

Some may think the Subaru brand is all about building multi-purpose all-wheel-drive vehicles like the Outback and Forester. Subaru is also about building performance oriented vehicles like the 2015 Subaru…

U.S. auto sales declined for many manufacturers in March including Ford and General Motors.  Subaru, however, saw a 10.4% increase over March 2014.  The industry still is on pace to sell about 17 million new cars and trucks this year which will be the most since the Great Recession.

For Subaru, this marks 40 consecutive months of year-over-year growth.  Other March milestones include:

• Best March ever for Forester, WRX/STI, Legacy, Outback and…

    
The average price of a sedan in the U.S. is approximately $25,000.  Just because a vehicle comes in with a price tag below that mark, doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't stack up well on content, features, safety or refinement when compared to its competitors.  The Subaru Impreza and Subaru Legacy are the perfect cases in point.

Kelley Blue Book recently announced their "10 Best Sedans Under $25,000" and to Subaru…

The 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek was the Grand Prize of the Cosmopolitan contest in Russia. Why do Russian women seem to love the XV?

Russian women and Cosmopolitan magazine sure do like the all-wheel-drive Subaru XV crossover. Beautiful women like cars and Cosmo Russia, the international fashion magazine for women, gave away a new Subaru car to a lucky 19 year-old. The Grand Prize of the magazine's contest was a new 2015 Subaru XV…