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Originally posted by kaisen
SkyBlueJaunte-
GM purchased 20% of Fuji Heavy Industries in 2000/2001. Since then they have puchased ~5% more. Most shares were acquired from Nissan (Renault) when Ghosn took over. Fuji is a very diverse company, producing everything from superconductors to supertankers... Subaru is a just an arm. GM's large share of the entire comany assures that GM controls Subaru. GM badge-engineering the Saab 9-2x is proof. There are lots of Subie components in the upcoming Pontiac Solstice / Saturn Sky as well. The hydroformed rails in the new Subaru Legacy are pure GM. GM markets the Forester as a Chevrolet in several foreign markets because Subaru doesn't have the dealer network. Both companies benefit from the relationship. Expect more 'sharing' in the future.
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15%, 25%, meh.
Subaru vehicles receive 0 testing at GM DPG and are not manufactured in the US. My car's window sticker says "Assembled in Japan".
GM badges the Toyota Matrix as the Pontiac Vibe -- both made at the joint-venture NUMI plant. Does that mean GM controls Toyota, too?