Mystery behind the names of automobile companies
Subaru
March 03, 2016, 05:11 ISTSubaru is the Japanese name for the Pleiades constellation M45, or "The Seven Sisters" (one of whom tradition says is invisible - hence only six stars).
Subaru's parent company Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) was formed after merger between six companies.
The CEO of FHI – Kenji Kita, gave the automobile manufacturing division its present name.