1953 Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) is formed.
1954 FHI P-1 automotive prototype is unveiled.
1958 Subaru 360 is introduced, becoming an instant best-seller.
1966 Subaru 1000 is introduced, highlighted by the company's first use of a horizontally-opposed BOXER engine, which would later become an integral part of the Subaru symmetrical full-time All-Wheel Drive system.
1972 Debut of the Subaru Leone 4WD Station Wagon - the world's first mass-produced four-wheel drive passenger car.
1977 Subaru Brat (known as "Brumby" in Australia), a recreational vehicle with a two-seater cabin and a small cargo bed, is launched, long before crossover vehicles would become mainstream.
1984 Debut of the economical Subaru Justy.
1986 Subaru full-time All-Wheel Drive is introduced in the third-generation Leone.
1987 World's first Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) - called the Subaru ECVT (Electro-Continuously Variable Transmission) -- is introduced in the Justy.
1989 The Subaru Legacy (known as "Liberty" in Australia) - which boasts both a horizontally-opposed SUBARU BOXER engine and the latest in Subaru All-Wheel Drive - is launched to critical acclaim.
1990 First full year of World Rally Championship (WRC) participation, using the Legacy WRC.
1991 Subaru SVX high-performance luxury coupe is introduced.
1992 Subaru introduces the Impreza, which boasted the same basic engine, suspension and All-Wheel Drive system as the Legacy, but in a smaller and sportier package.
1993 Subaru World Rally Team (SWRT) - behind the wheel of the Legacy WRC -- records its first WRC win. Later that season, SWRT switched from the Legacy WRC to the Impreza WRC.
1995 SWRT earns Subaru the first of three consecutive WRC Manufacturers' Championships, cementing the Impreza WRC's reputation as a rally icon.
1995 With the practicality and handling of a wagon and the safety and ground clearance of a sport utility vehicle, Subaru starts a new trend towards crossover vehicles with the introduction of the Outback.
1997 Subaru introduces the Forester, a compact sport utility vehicle offering the best of both worlds: the comfortable ride and handling of a sedan combined with the ruggedness of an SUV.
2003 The second-generation Forester earns the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest possible rating in three separate crash tests - the first vehicle in the compact sport utility vehicle class to accomplish the feat.
2004 Subaru introduces the all-new Legacy and Outback for the 2005 model year. Completely redesigned and re-engineered inside and out, the new Legacy and Outback feature more power and technological sophistication than ever before and stand as the first step in Subaru's quest to become a global premium brand.
2005 Subaru Tribeca is launched in the US
2007 New generation Impreza is launched and achieves a maximum five-star rating for occupant protection in crashworthiness testing by the independent Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), plus the highest possible four-star pedestrian rating. This makes it the first locally tested Australian specification vehicle to achieve the ultimate double star rating. Revised Tribeca is launched with Subaru’s largest yet production engine, the 3.6 litre horizontally opposed boxer. Subaru achieves 10 consecutive years of record sales.
2008 New generation Impreza WRX STI and Forester are launched to critical acclaim. With the launch of Model Year 2009 Liberty and Outback variants, every Subaru now has electronic stability control as a standard feature and a five-star ANCAP rating.
Note: All dates refer to the global release of products or technology.