22 April 2011
“Nobody will stand against you! Subaru!”
In a response to complaints about an Israeli ad that shows Palestinian teens being hit by an Israeli driving a Subaru (made by Fuji Heavy Industries), U.S. Subaru officials claim Subaru had nothing to do with the ad.
“Thank you for taking the time to contact Subaru of America. We appreciate you bringing your concern to our attention.
We are the distributor of new Subaru products for the United States only. We believe that this to be a fake advertisement. This posting has been brought to the attention of the manufacturer of Subaru vehicles. Please bear with Subaru while we attempt to locate the source and to have it removed.
Thank you for bringing this to Subaru’s attention.
Sincerely,
John J. Mergen
Subaru of America, Inc.”
It was China’s Xinhua News that first reported the advertisement. It’s intersting that even though Subaru is a Japanese brand, made by Fuji Heavy Industries, people upset by the advertisment complained to the Subaru of America office!