1 ), ▁except ▁for ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁where ▁the ▁model ▁was ▁cancel led ▁altogether . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Z af ira ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁being ▁the ▁last ▁European ▁based ▁Op el ▁car ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁after ▁they ▁stopped ▁s elling ▁the ▁Op el ▁A stra ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁After ▁Op el ▁was ▁taken ▁out ▁by ▁its ▁distrib utor ▁in ▁the ▁Philipp ine , ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁renamed ▁into ▁a ▁Che v ro let ▁Z af ira . ▁Z af ira ▁A ▁production ▁ended ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁in ▁Bo ch um . ▁ ▁The ▁Z af ira ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁Japan ▁from ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁through ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁as ▁the ▁Sub aru ▁Tra vi q ▁alongside ▁the ▁standard ▁Op el ▁vehicle , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁cancel led , ▁and ▁replaced ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Sub aru ▁Ex iga ▁– ▁developed ▁from ▁the ▁Sub aru ▁Leg acy ▁platform . ▁According ▁to ▁Sub aru , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁" tra vel " ▁and ▁" quick ", ▁however , ▁the ▁word ▁more ▁closely ▁res emb les ▁the ▁English ▁word ▁" tra ffic ". ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁exterior ▁dimensions ▁exceed ing ▁Japanese ▁government ▁reg ulations ▁for ▁vehicles ▁defined ▁as ▁" comp act ", ▁Japanese ▁buy ers ▁were ▁li