Subaru pull out of WRC, joining Suzuki
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/16/2448307.htm
Fuji Heavy Industries, the maker of Subaru cars, says it will pull out of the World Rally Championship (WRC) citing the global economic crisis.
Subaru joins fellow Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp, which announced its exit a day earlier, and leaves no other Japanese auto-maker left in the race.
Car-makers all over the world are under severe pressure to reduce spending as they bleed cash due to a sudden downturn in global car demand.
Honda Motor Co, Japan's number two automaker, this month quit Formula One racing for similar reasons.