Honda marked its first 50 years in America June 11, 2009, commemorating the establishment of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., in a small Los Angeles storefront on June 11, 1959. “On behalf of the tens of thousands of Honda associates in America, past and present, we offer our deepest thanks to our customers for placing their trust in Honda over the past 50 years,” said American Honda President & CEO Tetsuo Iwamura. “Today, in the face of new challenges, including the preservation of our environment, we renew our commitment to exceed the expectations of our customers and society.” Starting in 1959, with the fuel-efficient Honda 50 motorcycle, to the newly launched 2010 Honda Insight gas-electric hybrid vehicle, Honda has introduced new technologies and business strategies that have shaped the industry and the growth of Honda, including: •First automaker to meet US Clean Air Act without a catalytic converter Civic CVCC (1974) •First vehicle to top US EPA list of most fuel efficient cars Civic (1977) •First Japanese automaker to build motorcycles (1979) and automobiles (1982) in America Marysville, Ohio* •First Japanese automaker to establish a luxury automobile brand — Acura (1986) •First mass produced gas electric hybrid car introduced in America — Insight (1999) ••First government-certified hydrogen fuel cell vehicle — FCX (2002) Honda has steadily expanded its US presence to encompass a broad range of products and operations. Today, Honda employs more than 27000 US …
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@Carman1881 THATS GREAT !
i have a 2007 crf250x and it runs great i love honda
oh man HONDA is just the best! i have a HONDA CRF150R and i love it so much! <3
HONDA 4 EVER!!!
Honda,i own a Honda City…..
it’s the best car i ever own,fuel efficient and reliable…..drive it for 5 years….
never gives me problem.(except for puncher tyres)
It’s not really that easy to imagine Honda Cars as water-engine. But then again, it’s Honda. I wonder if it isn’t possible for Honda to venture in air freight business, because I feel people are clamorin (source: carz./com)
i worked for Honda of the UK manufacturingfor ten years. its the best job ive had
I been working at HMA since 2007.I love it!
are u forgetting the si, and ive herd somthin about an s3000
Mr. Soichiro’s dreams about racing efficient automobiles and it’s not Mr. Acura dreams.
lol Honda is becoming the next eco-friendnly and family car company just like toyota, that s@cks they has forgotten about ppl like me who doesn’t see the car as a transportation thing only, instead ppl who enjoy to drive a fun and agile car
Most likely they skipped the NSX because its labeled as an Acura in the states. There was no RSX/Integra. They also skipped the prelude.
nooo! they totally skipped the NSX and S2K!
Honda has always been innovative and pushing their products further.
Sadly, I don’t think of Honda that much today. To think that the company that made the NSX doesn’t have a single sports car today on their line of products.
You killed the NSX, and the S2000. Please, bring something to the table, don’t look like Toyota…
me and my dad are the bigest honda fans ever he has a accura rl fit and s2000odessey and chopper. GO HONDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
were is the Monkey and the Dax :(
and were is Mr. Honda?