Grand Opening Ceremony for Subaru of Plano
-- Event provides X-cellent opportunity to meet Travis Pastrana and preview
new Subaru retail environment --
What: Join executives from Subaru of Plano, Subaru of America, Inc., and
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. along with distinguished local
officials and special guests at the Grand Opening Ceremony for
Subaru of Plano. This store will be the first of a number of new
"antenna" stores strategically set up by Subaru across the country
to provide more direct consumer preferences and retail experience
feedback to its parent company in Tokyo, Japan.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050404/PHSUBARULOGO)
Fans from across the Metroplex have an X-cellent opportunity to
personally meet and greet Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis
Pastrana. Pastrana is one of the most highly decorated X-Games
athletes in history, and earlier this year at X-Games 12 in Los
Angeles, he added a new event to his schedule and another gold
medal to his collection as he won the inaugural X Games Rally
event. In addition to this victory, Pastrana took home gold
medals in motocross freestyle and made history again by winning
gold in motocross Best Trick with the first double back-flip ever
performed in competition.
Pastrana will be on hand along with his Subaru Impreza WRX STI to
"cut" the ceremonial ribbon in a dramatic event that is sure to
draw a crowd of all ages from across the Metroplex. For more
information on Travis Pastrana visit: http://rally.subaru.com/.
The new Subaru of Plano debuts the all new Subaru retail
environment featuring the latest interior and exterior designs of
the new Subaru Signature Facility Program that Subaru dealers will
adopt across the country. The materials are updated and modern
and provide a consistent brand experience in line with the
redesigned Subaru product line that is the strongest in the
brand's history.
Subaru of America is on track to achieve another all-time sales
record in 2006, striving to reach a milestone 200,000 unit goal.
Sales have been bolstered by the success of its mid-size SUV, the
Subaru B9 Tribeca, and by the popularity of its driving
performance products such as the Subaru Impreza WRX and Legacy 2.5
GT Sedan.
WHO: Subaru of Plano: David Thomas, Managing Partner; Phil Dunnet,
General Manager
Subaru of America, Inc.: Kunio Ishigami, Chairman, President and
CEO; Tom Doll, Executive Vice President
Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.: Sam Komine, General Manager of North
America Sales & Marketing; Tomohiko Ikeda, Corporate Vice
president and Chief General Manager
When: Wednesday, October 4
4-6 PM
Where: Subaru of Plano
4480 West Plano Parkway
Plano, Texas
RSVP: Lisa Fleming, Subaru of America, Inc. at 856-488-5093 or
lfleming@subaru.com
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of nearly 600 dealers across the United States. Subaru makes the best-selling All-Wheel Drive car sold in America based on R.L. Polk & Co. new vehicle retail registration statistics calendar year-end 2005. For additional information visit www.subaru.com.
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