That means 15,000 vehicles won t be built this month.
Another automaker has succumbed to the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage crisis. A Subaru of American spokesperson has confirmed to Reuters it is suspending production at its Lafayette, Indiana factory starting now until the end of the month. No precise date was given for when the factory will come back online.
But unlike other automakers who have multiple facilities scattered throughout the country and the world, such as General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, Subaru only has two factories, in Japan and Indiana. The former, for now, is still up and running. The Indiana plant s shutdown means around 15,000 vehicles won t be produced. The Subaru Outback, Legacy, Ascent, and Impreza are all built there. The Forester, Crosstrek, and BRZ are made in Japan.
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Subaru is introducing a new Outback model for the 2022 model year.
Despite the problems of 2020, Subaru still managed to sell 17,023 Outbacks in the model s best month yet, with 176,996 units finding homes for the year. With that in mind, it s no surprise the automaker is planning on adding an all-new variant to the Subaru Outback line called the Wilderness. So far, we ve only seen spy shots of the new variant due at the end of 2021 for the 2022 model year. However, automotive artist Nikita Chuiko has taken a crack at rendering the Outback Wilderness to give us an idea of what the new model may look like.