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The redesigned 2025 Forester Hybrid is available in Premium, Sport, Limited, and Touring trim with Subaru's 2.5-liter boxer four-cylinder paired with an electric motor (with 199 lb-ft of torque) and high-capacity lithium-ion battery. The parallel hybrid system creates 194 hp overall, routed through a Lineartronic CVT and Symmetrical all-wheel drive. The Forester Hybrid starts at $34,995 and will be in showrooms this spring.
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The charges could squeeze already thin profit margins of less than 10%, Ogami said. Japan's central bank is watching the situation closely. The Bank of Japan has long said stable growth and inflation depend on steady wage gains. Roughly speaking, that means wage gains of 3% to ensure price growth of 2%. For over a decade, the BOJ tried to engineer that outcome with massive stimulus, buying more government bonds and other assets than the size of the economy. Core inflation has now held above 2% for about three years, allowing the BOJ to begin normalizing policy and start raising interest rates. But it remains cautious. Japan's economy already shrank in the first quarter, partly because consumer spending is still weak, despite wages rising over 2%. Another contraction would tip the country into technical recession. BOJ officials have made their concerns clear. In a summary of opinions at their April-May meeting, board members mentioned tariffs 27 times. 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