86/BRZ Production Is Officially Underway! (With Video of Ceremony)

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Fuji Heavy Ind : FHI Started Production of the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86
03/16/2012 | 03:25am
FHI Started Production of the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86

- Line-off ceremony took place at the Subaru Main Plant in Japan -

Tokyo, March 16, 2012 - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, announced that it held a line-off ceremony at Subaru's Gunma Main Plant (Ota-city, Gunma Prefecture, Japan) with Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) President Akio Toyoda and honored guests in attendance, in commemoration of the production start of the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86.
FHI and TMC first agreed on business collaboration in October 2005. After the companies expanded their cooperative ties with new agreements related to development and production in April 2008, they then began four years of development. The completion of this joint-development product also marks a great achievement of the alliance between FHI and TMC.
At the ceremony, TMC President Akio Toyoda said, "I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the ceaseless efforts of all FHI people and staff who were involved in the development, production and preparations for both models. The Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 not have been successfully developed without collaboration between FHI and TMC. We started the alliance for mutual growth in 2005. Now I'm delighted to see this moment that our alliance surely bore fruit."
FHI President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, after extending his gratitude to all participants at the ceremony, said, "the car symbolizes our corporate strategy in two significant aspects: good progress of our alliances; and advancement of our "select and focus" approach. The start of production today made a huge step for us, but it is not our goal. By constantly refining both models, TMC and FHI hope to nourish each model to be loved by customers all over the world for a long time to come."
Subaru Gunma Main Plant, where minicars were previously manufactured, was recently renewed for the Subaru
BRZ and Toyota 86 production. FHI plans to produce the Impreza at the same plant by March 2013.
FHI offers "Enjoyment and Peace of Mind" to its customers through the Subaru brand statement "Confidence in
Motion" and its consistent approach to "Engineering excellence".

The production line of Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86

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http://www.4-traders.com/FUJI-HEAVY-...a-86-14221319/


Pictures of the ceremony from the Toyota 86 Facebook page:



本日、スバルBRZ/トヨタ86のラインオフ式が行われます。管理人はいま、群馬県太田市スバル町に来ています。こ こ群馬製作所 本工場の会場は、静かに盛り上がっています。

Today, the Subaru line-off ceremony of BRZ / Toyota 86 is performed. Management people are now, Subaru has come to town, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture. Venue of this plant here in Gunma Manufacturing has quietly raised.





ラインオフ式が始まり、いま両社のクルマが登場しました。生産に携わる富士重工業の従業員が、晴れ晴れとし た表情を見せています。

Line-off ceremony begins, and car companies has emerged now. Employees involved in the production of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., shows the expression serena.



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式の終わりに、両社社長と生産の従業員がクルマの前で記念撮影。BRZと86は、ここ群馬の地から世界へと 届けられます。
以上ラインオフ式でした。

At the end of the formula, commemorative photo in front of the car companies president and productivity of employees. BRZ is 86 and will be delivered to the world from the land of Gunma here.

Line-off ceremony was over.


From another source:

Fuji Heavy Industries start full-scale production, the "Toyota 86" and "Subaru BRZ"



SUBARU BRZ / TOYOTA this factory production line 86 Gunma Plant (Photo: Subaru)

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. on March 16, to begin full-scale production of "TOYOTA 86" and, "SUBARU BRZ" is a car jointly developed with Toyota Motor Corporation, today at Toyota of Toyota Motor Corporation (Ota City, Gunma Prefecture), Gunma Plant this plant announced that it had conducted a line-off ceremony welcoming the participants, including the president, Akio.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries, after a basic agreement of the alliance in October 2005, in Expanding the further development of cooperation in the development and production was announced in April 2008, he began the joint development of FR sports car . Later, after a development period of about four years, which led to start full-scale production of today. Planning, and Toyota Motor, the completion of a car jointly developed by Fuji Heavy Industries has been primarily responsible for development and production, things become one of the great achievements of the Alliance primarily the design.

At the ceremony, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, began preparation for production from the development of new car ", the child was involved in market preparation, and our Fuji Heavy Industries, the efforts of all our people, and. Subaru sincerely thank the BRZ said 86 Toyota, Fuji Heavy Industries and Toyota if not, there is a car did not realize, "We are really delighted that the partnership began to" build a better car "is, certainly bore fruit .

In addition, the president Yoshinaga of Fuji Heavy Industries, along with word of thanks to the parties concerned, this car is second. 1 have the special meaning of the two in the corporate strategy of our company is the development of alliance with Toyota, " start of production is the progress of the strategy of "selection and concentration" second. of today is but a big step one, not a goal never. Toyota, in each of the Subaru, as the model continues to shine constantly, continue to be loved by your long said, "I want to grow.

http://www.zaikei.co.jp/article/20120316/98344.html

[Enemies]

Woo woo.

[Dark]

Pricing?

[Enemies]

Interesting strategy. Starting to build cars on a Friday! This is one time I'd be happy to have a car built on a Friday. :P

[86design]

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Good news to hear

[Dadhawk]

Great news!

Interesting photo with the two company Presidents shaking hands with a BRZ and T-86 in the background. That's the most pronounced difference in the two front ends I've noticed in photos. I have to say, I definitely prefer the 86/FRS front end even more now.

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Sadly, not a USDM BRZ in sight...but at least production started.

[ZetaVI]

The pic of the BRZ's on the production line is awesome.

[brzmaybe]

Let's see now... let's assume that they start the assembly line at the rate of 100 cars/day. After a week or so for the Japanese initial run, they can start filling car carrier ships that leave port say, 3 weeks later. The cars appear in dealerships 3-4 weeks after that. That rough estimate puts cars arriving at US Subaru and Scion dealerships in early to mid-May, depending upon your closest coast.

Would those with more insight agree?

[DantKR]

These damn things are going to be on lots before we have a damn price.

[Jayvelliott]

do those workers know that their not going to get much work hours with the retarded amount that Subaru and Toyota are deciding to build....fail

[hyper4mance]

YAAAYYY

[SUB-FT86]

Originally Posted by Jayvelliott

do those workers know that their not going to get much work hours with the retarded amount that Subaru and Toyota are deciding to build....fail

They are building a lot of cars. It doesn't seem like a lot because of only 6k coming to America. But there is also the whole world to build this car for. In one year they will build at least 30-40k cars for all markets combine