Established in 1948, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., is one of today's leading manufacturers of automobiles and the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world. The Company is recognized internationally for its expertise and leadership in developing and manufacturing a wide variety of products that incorporate Honda's highly efficient internal combustion engine technologies, ranging from small general-purpose engines to specialty sports cars. Approximately 17.2 million Honda products were sold worldwide during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.

Throughout all of its operations – from product development and manufacture to sales – Honda maintains a commitment to materialize our company's visions of "value creation", "glocalization" and "commitment to the future" with the aim of sharing the joy with our customers worldwide, thus becoming a company that society wants to exist.

Seeking to maximize customer satisfaction levels, we work together with our numerous business partners to supply Honda products to countries worldwide. Integral in this effort is our global network of 441 subsidiaries and affiliates (317 consolidated subsidiaries, 21 non-consolidated subsidiaries and 103 affiliates).