International Motors Limited has promoted Nick Pugh to General Manager for Subaru and Isuzu Parts & Accessories.
Subaru UK CEO Ed Swatman has publicly attacked Warranty Direct's recent news release suggesting that its Impreza is the most expensive car to repair in the UK.
The Mini Cooper has performed well in many group tests against more illustrious rally-based competitors from Mitsubishi and Subaru; the sheer sense of fun allayed to sharp handling capabilities overriding the slight lack of power.
Continuing the new product range expansion which will see a Saab-badged Subaru launched in the US under the 9-2X badge next summer, Saab is to launch a 4x4 9-7X medium-size SUV at the April 2004 New York Auto Show.
The Aberdeen Press and Journal reports that the Glenvarigill group has ceded its SEAT franchises in Perth and Aberdeen to Town and County Motors. In Aberdeen, Town and County will house SEAT cars alongside its Lexus franchise, and in Perth, alongside Subaru/Isuzu and Daihatsu.
Subaru is taking advantage of the revised block exemption regulations to overhaul its 93-strong retail network. The company expects to drop 10 dealers, but says it wants to appoint 15 new partners by the end of next year. Longer-term it wants 125 retailers.
Group Tyre (UK) has confirmed it is in talks with four major car manufacturers following its appointment by IM Group as the official tyre partner for its Subaru, Isuzu and Daihatsu dealer network.
The new Legacy will prove to doubters that Subaru is not a one-trick pony which heavily relies on Impreza for sales. It's news that will hearten the company's 90-odd retailers.
Subaru of America, Inc., announced it has launched a Subaru Technical Information System (STIS) Web site, to provide dealers, independent repairers and consumers with access to Subaru technical resources.
The UK performance tuning specialist which helped put Subaru on the world rally map has turned its attention to the US aftermarket.
Friction specialist Ferodo is responding to the rise in numbers of rally-bred supercars such as the Subaru Impreza Turbo and Mitsubishi Lancer Evo series by launching an all-new DS Performance brake pad.
Subaru heads towards 2003 with, according to UK boss Ed Swatman, one primary aim in mind: “To restore the icon status of the Impreza which, since the launch of the current model with its controversial looks, has waned.”<
Subaru is confidently predicting 10,000 sales next year after suffering “one hell of a year” during 2002.
Rally success gave the Subaru Impreza bags of credibility, but buyers have been slow to accept the quirky looks of the current models launched in late 2000.
Subaru dealers are set to lose out on servicing revenue after importer International Motors dropped the six-month interval and streamlined the other schedules.
Subaru's 'ultimate' Impreza WRX – the STi – enters UK dealer showrooms in January 2002 priced from £25,995 OTR, less than six months after its unveiling at the Frankfurt motor show.
International Motors Limited has appointed a new national franchise development manager to look after its network of UK Subaru and Isuzu dealerships.
South Korean manufacturers have new models to challenge European performance cars. The 'ultimate' Subaru Impreza, the WRX STi (here in January) is expected to cost around £30,000 and will produce more than 260bhp, for a 0-60mph of 5.2 seconds and a 148mph top speed. Seventeen-inch wheels house larger Brembo-supplied brakes, while suspension is also uprated, with limited-slip differentials and a faster steering rack. Such improvements should offer stiff competition to Mitsubishi's Evo VII, reaching the UK at around the same time at a similar cost.
Subaru has released details of the prices and specification for the new 2002 Subaru Legacy and Outback Estates with savings of up to £1,755.
IM Group, which distributes Subarus, Daihatsus and the Isuzu Trooper in the UK, has made a strategic shift in its business by investing £25m in a new motor finance company.
