Subaru accelerates U.S. electric plans with local production and 8-model EV lineup

TOKYO – Electric-vehicle latecomer Subaru is dramatically stepping up the pace in the global electrification race with plans to build EVs in the U.S. from around 2027 and to sell some 400,000 battery-powered cars in the U.S. by 2028 – a volume amounting to nearly half its current U.S. sales.