Subaru Trumps Toyota as Market Rewards China Shutout

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Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga has become a market darling for something he failed to do: build a factory in China.

The maker of Subaru cars, the only major Japanese auto brand without a plant in the world’s largest vehicle market, has jumped 81 percent in Tokyo trading this year for the biggest gain on the Nikkei 225 Stock Average.