Motor Image Group (MIG), the distributor of
Subaru vehicles in
nine markets across Asia, announced today, January 24, that its customers are
not affected by the
power steering defect announced by Subaru Corporation. None of the affected production has been delivered to MIG customers.
The Japanese automaker said on Wednesday, January 23, that it has
suspended production at
facilities in Japan from January 16 and will likely
resume production and shipments as early as January 28. This was due to defects affecting the power steering in three vehicle models: the
Subaru Forester,
Subaru XV, and
Subaru Impreza. The affected vehicles were
manufactured between late December 2018 and January 16, 2019.
MIG puts customer safety and satisfaction as its utmost priority. Across all its operations,
only three markets--Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore--have shipments due of the affected vehicles. A total of
only 120 cars from the affected batch are
due in these markets and
none of these have been delivered to customers.
During this interim period, as MIG continues to roll out the
new fifth-generation Subaru Forester across the region, it will continue to take bookings from customers, though customers may have to wait for longer than usual for delivery. This is due to the temporary halt in production from Japan while MIG waits for further advice from Subaru Corporation of rectified shipments from the manufacturer.
Motor Image is committed to the highest safety standards and quality driving experience for all its customers and is in constant contact with Subaru Corporation for any further updates.
