Subaru remains the only manufacturer with IIHS top safety picks for all models

(December 24, 2010) CHERRY HILL, N.J. (PRNewswire) — Subaru has some well-deserved bragging rights.  For the second consecutive year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has recognized it as the only automotive manufacturer with a 2011 TOP SAFETY PICK winner in every vehicle class in which it competes.

The test results cap a year in which Subaru is poised to announce its best-ever sales record.

"We know our customers take their safety very seriously and so we are very pleased that IIHS has recognized us again as the only manufacturer with a TOP SAFETY PICK winner for all its models," said Tom Doll, executive vice president and COO, Subaru of America, Inc.

"This is an outstanding success and a tribute to the engineering that goes into our products. The IIHS reinforces to our customers that Subaru maintains the highest standards to produce vehicles that are fun-to- drive, durable, reliable as well as safe."

The TOP SAFETY PICK recognizes vehicles that, in IIHS testing, do the best job of protecting people in front, side, rear, and now rollover crashes based on 'good' ratings in each category. The IIHS ranks in terms of Good, Acceptable, Marginal and Poor, with "good" as the top rank possible in Institute tests. Winners also must have electronic stability control.

See all 66 winners in story on MotorwayAmerica.