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1906 :Soichiro Honda was Born ( Founder of HONDA ) 1910 :Takeo Fujisawa was Born 1922 :Honda left school to work as a Mechanic 1930 :Fujisawa enters the 57th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army 1931 :Honda received his patent for iron wheel Fujisawa left the Army 1936 :Honda's first race in All-Japan Rally 1937 :Honda's first company Tokai Seikai Heavy Industry Perfected die-cast piston rings 1942 :Toyota Motor acquires 40% of TSHI 1945 :Honda sell his remaining 60% of TSHI to Toyota Motor 1946 :Soichiro Honda establishes the Honda Technical Research Institute 1947
:Kiyoshi Kawashima enter the Company (became
President in 73)
Honda produces its first product, the A-type
bicycle engine 1948
:Honda Motor Company Ltd. Established 1949
:Honda produces its first motorcycle, the 98cc, 2-cycle Dream
Takeo Fujisawa join the Honda Motor Company 1951
:The Dream Type E 4-stroke 146cc
motorcycle 1952
:Honda Cub 50cc Scooter (Type F) 1953 :Honda workers joined and organized Worker's Union
Benly 90cc
motorcycle (Type J)
Honda releases its first power product
engine 1954 :Juno 200cc Scooter (Type K) Honda motorcycles race in the Isle of Man Juno Scooter exported to the U.S. 1957 :R&D Center set up
The Dream C-70
250cc 4 Stroke Motorcycle 1958
:The Honda Super Cub motor bike debuts 1959 :The Honda Racing Team participates in the Isle of Man TT Race, taking 6th
place in the 125cc motorcycle class
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. opens in Los
Angeles Honda begins motorcycle production at its Suzuka factory 1960 :First oversea production facility (in Taiwan) 1961 :Honda's famous ad campaign "You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda" launches 1962 :Honda T360 light Truck
Honda releases the S500, its first sports
car, in Japan 1963 :Honda competes in Formula 1 Grand Prix for the first time 1964 :Honda S600 roadster sportscar Asian Honda Motor Co. established Auto production begins at Honda's Saitama factory in Sayama, Japan 1965 :Exported Honda S600 roadster Honda records first F1 victory in Mexico (1,500cc) Honda introduces the E300 portable generator
1966 :Honda N360 mini-compact car with air-cooled engine debuts 1967 :Honda wins F1 Grand Prix in Italy (3,000cc) Auto production begins at Honda's Suzuka factory 1968 :Honda 1300cc (air-cooled) sub compact car 1969 :The Honda Dream CB750 Four motorcycle debuts in North America 1972 :Honda Civic debuts 1973 :CVCC engine complies with Clean Air Amendments for 1975 License CVCC technology to Ford, Chrysler, and Izusu Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa retire from Honda Motor Kiyoshi Kawashima becomes President of Honda Motor 1974 :Honda Goldwing GL-1000 motorcycle Honda CVCC engine pass the EPA emission test 1976 :Honda Accord Compact Car
1977 :Honda Civic ranks first in U.S. fuel-economy tests for fourth consecutive year 1978
:Honda Prelude debuts
1979 :Honda of America Manufacturing opens and begins motorcycle assembly 1980 :Compact size Honda Quint (Integra) Groundbreaking for an Automobile plant in Ohio 1981 :Honda wins 500cc Motocross World Championship for the third consecutive year 1982 :Honda of America Manufacturing begins assembly of the Honda Accord Honda Accord (2nd Generation) 1983 :Honda Civic CRX wins first place for gasoline-car fuel consumption in U.S. tests Honda returns to F1 Racing after a 15-year hiatus
1984 :Honda Research of America opens Lawnmower assembly begins at Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing Inc. Honda Civic (3rd Generation) Honda Civic CRX
Honda
Prelude (2nd Generation) 1986 :Acura Division (upscale division selling Honda Products) Acura Legend Luxury Sedan V6 (Honda Legend) Acura Integra (Honda Quint Integra)
Honda
Accord (3 Generation) 1987 :Prelude becomes first passenger car in the world to employ 4-wheel steering American-assembled Accord Coupe and Gold Wing Touring motorcycles
importing to Japan commences
Acura Legend Coupe 1988 :Honda Civic (4th Generation) Real-time 4 Wheel Drive Civic Wagovan Honda CRX (2nd Generation)
Honda Accord Coupe 1989 :Soichiro Honda becomes first Asian to be inducted into U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame Accord becomes best-selling car model in the United States 1990 :The Acura NSX, a new sports car, debuts Honda wins its fifth consecutive 1st ranking in the J.D. Power Consumer Satisfaction Index Acura Integra (2nd Generation) Honda Accord (4th Generation) Sedan, Coupe, and Wagon
Acura Legend (2nd Generation)
1991 :Honda posts 10th consecutive win in the Isle of Man TT Ultra fuel-efficient VTEC-E engine debuts in new Civic
Discontinued Honda
CRX Founder Soichiro Honda passes away 1992
:Honda
Civic (5th Generation) Honda Del Sol
VTEC engine - Variable Valve Timing 1993 :Honda Civic Coupe , Dual Air Bags
Acura
Vigor 5 cylinder Sports Sedan Honda's power product engines are first to meet new California emissions regulations Honda wins the world's major solar race, the World Solar Challenge in 1993, with the Honda Dream 1994 :Honda enters the Indy Car World Series Honda Accord (5th Generation) Honda Odyssey "minivan" Honda Passport (re-badged Isuzu Rodeo) Acura Integra (3 Generation)
Acura SLX (re-badged Isuzu Trooper)
1995 :Honda introduces the first gasoline-powered vehicle to meet LEV (Low-Emission Vehicle) standards
Acura TL Sports
Sedan (replaced Vigor in name) 1996 :Honda introduces the Acura CL, developed and produced in the United States, using U.S. and globally sourced parts. Honda announces plans to produce an electric-powered vehicle Sales of the Honda Valkyrie, a new American-assembled custom motorcycle, begin Honda wins the IndyCar Manufacturer's Championship Honda wins the World Solar Challenge
Honda Civic (6th
Generation)
1997 :Honda begins to lease the Honda EV PLUS electric vehicle Accord and Civic Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV) sales commence throughout the United States and Canada Accord and Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) sales begin in California Acura RL Luxury Sedan (replaced Legend in name) Acura Integra Type R Honda Prelude (5th Generation) 1998 :Assembly of the Civic GX, a vehicle powered by compressed natural gas, begins in Ohio Honda wins the CART Engine Manufacturer's Championship Honda Passport (2nd Generation built by Isuzu) Honda CRV mini SUV 1999 :Honda Motor Co., Inc. celebrates its 50th Anniversary Honda wins the CART Engine Manufacturer's Championship
Honda Accord (6th
Generation)
2000 :Honda Odyssey Minivan - largest Honda built Acura TL (2nd Generation) Honda breaks ground on a new $440 million auto plant near Lincoln, Alabama S2000 Roadster
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