Honda

· HistoryAs of today, Honda Motor Company is a major manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles in the world. In addition to producing superior automobiles and motorcyles, Honda also produces power equipment such as lawn mowers, ATVs and portable generators. While having facilities throughout the world, Honda Headquarters is based in Tokyo, Japan.A genius, a man before his time who led to the birth of a great motor company, we all should know as Honda. That man is the founder of Honda, Soichiro Honda. He was a mechanical engineer who was very devoted to automobile racing and motorcycles. Honda was very successful in the motor industry. He produced and received a patent for his innovative metal wheel spokes. He also made piston rings and sold it to Toyota.You see, everyone knew that Honda knew what he was doing, even before he made it big. In 1948, Honda founded Honda Motor Company and made motorcycles. With Honda behind the wheel of the compnay, he managed to double the horsepower of the conventional four-stroke engine. This accomplishment put them ahead of everyone else for approximately 20 years. No one could touch them.In 1959, America was blessed with the creations of Honda, and Honda Motor Company was established to sell motorcycles. It all started as a little shop in Los Angles. During the 1960s, the company branched out and began producing its first automobiles and trucks. In 1972, Honda began claiming the automobile world with the introduction of the Honda Civic. Later that year, Honda introduced the higher-priced and more powerful Honda Accord. The Accord became one of the best-selling cars in the US, and currently, it is still one of the most bought cars in the US and throughout the world.In the 1980s Honda launched its Acura division to produce luxury cars. By 1990 Honda was the third-largest Japanese automaker, behind Toyota and Nissan. However, Honda started to share in the decrease of sales due to new American automakers designs and the growing popularity of the SUVs. This did not shake Honda. They took a deep breath and began with a new plan. Sales for the Accord and Civic started to pick up again, and Honda began to introduce their own line of SUVs. They were the Honda Passport (StepWGN, I believe in Japan) and the Honda Odyssey.In 2005 Honda offers: Accord Sedan, Accord Coupe, Accord Hybrid, Civic Sedan, Civic Coupe, Civic Hybrid, Civic Si, CR-V, Pilot, Odyssey, Insight, S2000, Civic GX, Element.In 2005 Honda offer bikes in 5 classes: Touring / Sport Touring, Cruiser / Standart, Sport, Motocross, Off-road.· Honda Auto official siteautomobiles.honda.com· Honda Motorcycle official sitepowersports.honda.com/motorcycles