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 Prelude (4th 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
Acura CL Coupe (2nd Generation)
