OEM transition · 2012
The badge continues after the factory farewell.
FHI ended its own minicar manufacturing while explicitly announcing continued Daihatsu OEM minicar marketing.
Japan · dated launch/edition record only; export and later-year specifications remain separate.
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Sources for this page
- End of Subaru mini vehicle production in Japan
Sambar production ended at Gunma Main Plant on 29 February 2012. 7,968,000 is nine Subaru minicar models over 54 years, not Sambar alone. BRZ/86 production scheduled for March, Impreza by March 2013. OEM minicar marketing from Daihatsu continued. URL date differs from release dateline.
Fuji Heavy Industries / Subaru Corporation · accessed 2026-10-07