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History
1960~69
'63 Honda’s first sports car (S500) and light truck (T360) released.
'66 Sales and export of S800 begin.
'67 Front-wheel-drive minicar, N360, released.
'68 N Series of minicars tops in Japanese sales.
Export of N360 and N600 begin.
1970~79
'70 N360 top seller in Japan for its first three years.
'71 Life minicar released.
'72 Civic released.
Life Step Van released.
'76 Accord CVCC (1600cc) released.
Civic sales reach 1 million units.
'78 Prelude released.
Civic
Civic
1980~89
'80 Accord production reaches 1 million units.
'81 City released.
'85 Today minicar and Legend released.
Quint Integra released.
'87 Civic production reaches 5 million units.
'88 Export of US-made Accord Coupe to Japan begins.
Automobile production reaches 15 million units.
'89 Accord Inspire released.
City
City
1990~99
'90 NSX sports car released.
'91 US-made Accord Wagon released in Japan.
Convertible minicar, Beat, released.
'92 Worldwide automobile production reaches 20 million units.
'94 Odyssey released.
'95 Worldwide Civic production reaches 10 million units.
New Civic, with a three-stage VTEC engine and Honda MultiMatic, introduced.
CR-V sports utility vehicle released.
Worldwide automobile production reaches
'96 Step WGN (Wagon) released.
'97 LEVs (low emission vehicles) Civic Ferio and Partner 1.6 released in Japan.
Leasing of EV Plus electric vehicle begins.
New Life released.
NSX
NSX
'99 Honda S2000 sports car released.
Lagreat Canadian-made minivan released.
Insight hybrid released.
Insight
Insight
2000~03
'00 Life Almas, first minicar with features for the physically challenged, released.
Stream minivan released.
'01 Fit released.
Civic Hybrid released.
'02 Thai-made Fit Aria released in Japan.
'03 Canadian-made SUV, MDX, released.
Element released.
Worldwide automobile production reaches 50 million units.
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