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Soichiro Honda establishes Honda Technical Research Institute
Honda's first product, the A-type bicycle engine, produced
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., incorporated (capital: one million yen)
Dream D-type (two-stroke, 98cc), Honda's first motorcycle, produced
Head office moved to Tokyo
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Super Cub motorcycle released
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., established
Honda racing team participates in the Isle of Man TT Race, taking sixth place in the 125cc class
Motorcycle production begins at Suzuka Factory
Honda R&D Co., Ltd., established
Honda racing team sweeps first five places in Isle of Man TT Race (125cc; 250cc)
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) issued at market price
Adopted consolidated accounting using U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) standards
Construction of Suzuka Circuit completed
Honda Benelux N.V. (Belgium) begins production of motorcycles
Honda's first sports car (S 500) and light truck (T 360) released
Automobile production begins at Saitama Factory, Sayama
Thai Honda Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Bangkok) established
Honda U.K. Ltd., established in London
E300 portable generator introduced
Honda wins its first F1 victory, in Mexico
S800 sales and export commenced
Motorcycle production begins in Thailand
Automobile production begins at Suzuka Factory
Cumulative motorcycle production reaches 10 million units
Automobile and motorcycle production commenced in Malaysia
Cumulative domestic power product production reaches one million units
Knockdown motorcycle production begins in Mexico
Details of CVCC low-emission engine system announced
CVCC engine complies with the U.S. Muskie Act of 1975
Civic released
Motorcycle production begins in the Philippines
Motorcycle production begins in Indonesia
Automobile production begins in Indonesia
Kumamoto Factory inaugurated
Motorcycle production begins at Honda Italia Industriale S.p.A.
Accord CVCC (1,600cc) introduced
Civic series cumulative production reaches one million units
ADRs listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Consolidated financial disclosure commenced
Motorcycle production begins at Moto Honda da Amazonia LTDA., in Manaus, Brazil
Quarterly financial disclosure commenced
Honda America Mfg., Inc., begins motorcycle production
Cumulative Accord production reaches one million units
Listed on the London Stock Exchange
Cumulative power products production reaches five million units
Honda of America Mfg., Inc., begins automobile production
Listed on the Zurich, Geneva and Basel stock exchanges
Honda signs joint development agreement with Rover Group Ltd.
Automobile production commenced in Thailand
Cumulative motorcycle production in Belgium reaches one million units
Listed on the Paris Stock Exchange
Motorcycle engine production begins in the U.S.
Motorcycle production commenced in India
Motorcycle engine production commenced in Malaysia
Cumulative power products production reaches 10 million units
Automobile production begins at Honda Canada Inc.
Motorcycle production commenced in Spain
Power products production commenced in France
Cumulative motorcycle production in Brazil reaches one million units
Cumulative domestic motorcycle production reaches 50 million units, a world first
Cumulative Civic production reaches five millions units
Motorcycle production begins in Mexico
Automobile production begins at Honda New Zealand
Cumulative automobile production reaches 15 million units
High-performance VTEC engine announced
Second automobile plant in the U.S. begins production in East Liberty, Ohio
Honda Motor Europe Ltd. (U.K.) established
Cumulative power products production reaches 15 million units
Honda posts its 60th Grand Prix victory in the Brazil GP
Automobile production in the U.K. begins
Cumulative Super Cub production reaches 20 million units, a world record
Cumulative automobile production reaches 20 million units
Cumulative power products production reaches 20 million units
Honda's power product engines meet California emission regulations, a world first
Automobile production commenced in the Philippines
Automobile production commenced in Pakistan
New automobile plant constructed in Thailand
Honda introduced first gasoline-powered vehicle to meet ULEV (Ultra Low Emission Vehicle) standards
Cumulative world production for the Civic reaches 10 million units
Cumulative automobile production in North America reaches five million units
Cumulative automobile production reaches 30 million units
Automobile production begins in Mexico
Motorcycle production begins in Turkey
Step WGN (Wagon) released
Human robot prototype announced
ISO 14001 certification achieved for Hamamatsu Factory and Tochigi Factory
Automobile production begins in Brazil
Automobile production begins in Turkey
ISO 14001 certification achieved for Belgium auto parts plant
Motorcycle production commenced in Vietnam
Cumulative motorcycle production reaches 100 million units
Construction of Twin Ring Motegi completed
50th anniversary
Cumulative automobile production reaches seven million units in North America
Automobile production commenced in India
Automobile production commenced in China
Fuel cell vehicle FCX-V1 and FCX-V2 announced
2000 Cumulative Accord production in the U.S. reaches 5 million units
FCX-V3 fuel cell vehicle announced
ASIMO humanoid robot announced
Honda Headquarters achieves ISO 14001 environmental management certification
Cumulative total of automobiles manufactured in North America reaches 10 million
Production begins at new motorcycle production company in India
New small car, the Fit, released
FCX-V4 fuel cell vehicle announced
Minimum investment unit lowered to 100 shares, from 1,000
Second automobile plant in the U.K. commenced operations
New automobile plant in the U.S., Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC, commenced operations
Common stock-to-ADR exchange ratio changed from two shares of common stock to one ADR, to one share of common stock to two ADRs
Celebrated 25th anniversary of listing on the NYSE; ASIMO rang the opening bell for trading
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