Subaru Corp

Japanese automaker Subaru Corp said on Thursday it would cut output this month by "several thousand" vehicles at plants in Japan and the United States, citing a global shortage of semiconductors.

Japan's defence minister Nobuo Kishi on Tuesday ordered the country's Self Defense Forces to send nurses to a city in northern Hokkaido prefecture that was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, media said.

Subaru Corp <7270.T> raised its operating profit forecast on Wednesday by more than a third to 110 billion yen ($1.05 billion) because U.S. vehicle sales rebounded more than it expected after the coronavirus pandemic hurt demand.

U.S. auto sales may take three years to recover to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels even as sales continue to rebound from an April low, the CEO of Japanese carmaker Subaru Corp <7270.T> said on Thursday.

Xilinx Inc and Subaru Corp on Wednesday said the Japanese automaker will use one of the Silicon Valley company's chips to power a new driver-assistance system that will let drivers go hands-free during traffic jams, among other new features.

Subaru Corp on Tuesday forecast its annual operating profit would drop to a nine-year low this year as it expects to take a sales hit in the United States, its largest market where the number of coronavirus infections continues to climb.

Subaru Corp forecast on Tuesday that its annual operating profit would drop to a nine-year low this year as it expects to take a sales hit due to the coronavirus pandemic which has sapped global demand for cars.

Subaru Corp <7270.T> on Monday posted a 15.7% rise in annual operating profit in the year that ended in March as it recovered from a raft of product recalls last year, but warned that sales of its cars would take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak.

Subaru Corp on Monday posted a 15.7% rise in annual operating profit in the year that ended in March as it recovered from production delays and product recalls last year, but warned of uncertainties from the coronavirus outbreak this year.

* TO SUSPEND OUTPUT AT AICHI FACTORY, WHICH MAKES AIRCRAFT PARTS - NHK

* PLANS TO EXTEND SHUTDOWN AT US VEHICLE PRODUCTION SITE DUE TO CORONAVIRUS, WILL RESUME OUTPUT ON MAY 11 Further company coverage: (Reporting By Naomi Tajitsu)

Japanese automaker Subaru Corp <7270.T> said Tuesday it will extend a shutdown of its Indiana assembly plant through May 8 because of declining market demand and supply chain issues related to the coronavirus outbreak.

* SUBARU SAYS WILL EXTEND INDIANA PLANT CLOSURE TO APRIL 6 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

* JAPAN'S SUBARU CORP SAYS WILL SUSPEND OUTPUT AT U.S PLANT ON MARCH 23-29

Subaru Corp is checking with China-based suppliers for potential disruptions to parts deliveries from the coronavirus outbreak.

Japan's Subaru Corp <7270.T> set a target on Monday to sell only electric vehicles worldwide by the first half of the 2030s, in a move toward its long-term goal of a carbon-free society.

Japan's Subaru Corp on Monday said it plans to electrify all its vehicles sold globally by the first half of the 2030s as part of its long-term goal to achieve a carbon-free society.

Subaru Corp <7270.T> expects its U.S. vehicle sales to rise to a record high in 2020, as demand for its SUV crossover models helps it buck the trend of slowing car sales in the Japanese automaker's biggest market.

Subaru Corp <7270.T> lowered its annual profit forecast on expectations of a stronger yen and the impact on production from a typhoon last month, driving its shares down as much as 4.5%.