Who wants to bet Subaru is trying to figure out how much of the Solterra can be shipped to Indiana and bolted together to qualify as "assembled in America" for tax purposes?
Back when I had a more intimate association with the Jeep ecosystem, DaimlerChrysler did this exact same thing with the Wrangler (and it is likely still going on). To reduce cost, the bulk of the Wrangler is outsourced to suppliers to the extent they have their own factories adjacent to the Toledo Wrangler assembly line. Just enough of the vehicle is transferred to the Jeep assembly line to be bolted together to satisfy some legal definition of union worker assembled.
From Wikipedia
Back when I had a more intimate association with the Jeep ecosystem, DaimlerChrysler did this exact same thing with the Wrangler (and it is likely still going on). To reduce cost, the bulk of the Wrangler is outsourced to suppliers to the extent they have their own factories adjacent to the Toledo Wrangler assembly line. Just enough of the vehicle is transferred to the Jeep assembly line to be bolted together to satisfy some legal definition of union worker assembled.
From Wikipedia
Toledo Supplier Park opened in 2007 by DaimlerChrysler to produce the new Jeep Wrangler. The name comes from the two on-site suppliers who make different parts for the Wrangler. There is Mobis North America (formerly OMMC) owned by Hyundai Mobis, which assembles the chassis, axles and power train, and KUKA Toledo Production Operations (KTPO), a wholly owned subsidiary of KUKA Systems North America LLC, which operates the body shop; both employ their own employees and control their own operations. While the suppliers may make most of the parts, final assembly is done by Chrysler. The Toledo Supplier Park sits on the same site as the Stickney Plant. The Jeep Wrangler is produced at this plant.