Car commercials flood our television screens daily, yet many of us do not know much about the brands we are so familiar with. Many car brands have interesting histories that are truly not well known to the general public. While you might be familiar with Subaru’s brand, you may not know much about their particularly interesting history. Listed below, you’ll find four interesting facts about Subaru that you probably didn’t know.
Subaru is named after a star cluster
Chances are, you hear the Subaru name mentioned quite often, but have no idea what it means. It actually is the Japanese name for the star cluster “Pleiades.” This star cluster is located in Taurus and part of the nearest star clusters. Since it’s so near, it is the most viewable cluster for human eyes. Not only is Subaru named after this star cluster, it is actually what inspired their logo.
Subaru used Crocodile Dundee in their commercials
While many people may be familiar with Paul Hogan’s Crocodile Dundee character, they may not realize that he starred in many Subaru advertisements from 1995 to 2000. He was featured in a series of commercials for the Outback brand, which was new at the time.
Subaru is superbly eco-friendly
Subaru uses highly recyclable materials throughout their automobiles, which allowed Subaru to earn quite the high recycling ratio rate for their end-of-life vehicles: a whopping 97.3%. Subaru’s plan in Lafayette, Indiana was actually the first auto assembly plant to reach zero landfill status.
Subaru’s parent company used to be in a different market
Although Fuji Heavy Industries, Subaru’s parent company, is now an automobile conglomerate, they originally started out in a different market. In fact, in 1915, Fuji Heavy Industries was The Aircraft Research Laboratory.
Now that you’re more familiar with some unusual facts about Subaru, you may want to familiarize yourself with some of their more accessible facts. Your best bet to finding information is to look up local Subaru dealers. For example, if you’re located in Upstate NY, you would want to search “used Subaru Rochester NY.” After running a search for “used Subaru Rochester NY,” you’ll likely come across the local Subaru dealers. If your search for “used Subaru Rochester NY” does not give you results, try leaving out the word “used” to find dealers that have both used and new Subaru inventory. After you find a dealership page, you will likely be able to check the Subaru used inventory online, request more information about each vehicle, set up a test-drive and even require about financing.
So, did you know any of these facts about Subaru? Are there any other unusual facts you know about Subaru that weren’t listed here? Let us know in the comments!
