Subaru Begins Making Hybrid Cars in Indiana

First US-made Subaru hybrid rolls off Lafayette assembly line

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — Subaru of Indiana Automotive began hybrid production Monday with a 2026 Forester Hybrid Premium in Autumn Green Metallic driven off one of its assembly lines. The Forester is the first hybrid vehicle to be produced by Subaru in the U.S. With its start, all Subaru Forester models sold in the U.S. are now assembled at the automaker’s facility in Lafayette, Ind. SIA began production of the 2026 Forester gas model on Oct. 7.…

Subaru begins making hybrid cars in Indiana

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Subaru has begun making hybrid cars in Indiana. Subaru of Indiana Automotive began production Monday on the 2026 Forester Hybrid Premium, the company's first-ever hybrid car made in the United States. A version painted in autumn green metallic was driven off an assembly line at the Tippecanoe County facility at 11:53 a.m. [...]