Subaru Of Indiana Automotive Begins Hybrid Production

Subaru of Indiana Automotive began hybrid production today with a 2026 Forester Hybrid Premium in Autumn Green Metallic driven off one of its assembly lines at 11:53 a.m. EST.

“Bringing hybrid vehicle assembly to our facility has been in the works for five years,” said Scott Brand, president and chief operating officer of SIA. “Seeing the start of mass production is highly rewarding and the culmination of a lot of hard work by our associates.”

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.

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