1946

Soichiro Honda establishes Honda Technical Research Institute

1947

Honda's first product, the A-type bicycle engine, produced

1948

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., incorporated (capital: one million yen)

1949

Dream D-type (two-stroke, 98cc), Honda's first motorcycle, produced

1952

Head office moved to Tokyo

1957

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

1958

Super Cub motorcycle released

1959

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., established
Honda racing team participates in the Isle of Man TT Race, taking sixth place in the 125cc class

1960

Motorcycle production begins at Suzuka Factory
Honda R&D Co., Ltd., established

1961

Honda racing team sweeps first five places in Isle of Man TT Race (125cc, 250cc)

1962

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

1963

Honda Benelux N.V. (Belgium) begins production of motorcycles
Honda's first sports car (S500) and light truck (T360) released

1964

Automobile production begins at Saitama Factory, Sayama

1965

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

1966

S800 sales and export commenced

1967

Motorcycle production begins in Thailand
Automobile production begins at Suzuka Factory

1968

Cumulative motorcycle production reaches 10 million units

1969

Automobile and motorcycle production commenced in Malaysia
Cumulative domestic power product production reaches one million units

1971

Knockdown motorcycle production begins in Mexico

1972

Details of CVCC low-emission engine system announced
CVCC engine complies with the U.S. Muskie Act of 1975
Civic released

1973

Motorcycle production begins in the Philippines

1974

Motorcycle production begins in Indonesia

1975

Automobile production begins in Indonesia

1976

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

1977

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

1979

Quarterly financial disclosure commenced
Honda America Mfg., Inc., begins motorcycle production

1980

Cumulative Accord production reaches one million units

1981

Listed on the London Stock Exchange
Cumulative power products production reaches five million units

1982

Honda of America Mfg., Inc., begins automobile production

1983

Listed on the Zurich, Geneva and Basel stock exchanges
Honda signs joint development agreement with Rover Group Ltd.

1984

Automobile production commenced in Thailand
Cumulative motorcycle production in Belgium reaches one million units

1985

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

1986

Automobile production begins at Honda Canada Inc.
Motorcycle production commenced in Spain
Power products production commenced in France

1987

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

1988

Motorcycle production begins in Mexico
Automobile production begins at Honda New Zealand
Cumulative automobile production reaches 15 million units
High-performance VTEC engine announced

1989

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

1991

Honda posts its 60th Grand Prix victory in the Brazil GP

1992

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

1993

Honda's power product engines meet California emission regulations, a world first

1994

Automobile production commenced in the Philippines
Automobile production commenced in Pakistan
New automobile plant constructed in Thailand

1995

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

1996

Motorcycle production begins in Turkey
Step Wagon released
Human robot prototype announced

1997

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

1998

50th anniversary
Cumulative automobile production reaches seven million units in North America
Automobile production commenced in India

1999

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

2001

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

2002

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
Government certification to the passenger car plant in China exclusively for export
Honda FCX fuel cell vehicle delivered both in Japan and the U.S

2003

Cumulative automobile production in the United Kingdom reaches one million units
New automobile plant in Taiwan commenced operations
New automobile plant in Malaysia commenced operations
New automobile plant in Indonesia commenced operations