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February 22, 2008

Honda Announces Management Changes

TOKYO, Japan, February 22, 2008–Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced management changes.

Changes in Board Members (Pending approval at this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)

Name	New Title	Current Title
Shigeru TAKAGI	Senior Managing Director	Managing Director
Tetsuo IWAMURA	Senior Managing Director	Managing Director
Akio HAMADA	Senior Managing Director	Managing Officer
Masaya YAMASHITA	Managing Director	Operating Officer
Hiroshi SODA	Director	Operating Officer
Takuji YAMADA	Director	Operating Officer
Yoichi HOJO	Director	Operating Officer

Retiring Directors (To retire on the same day as this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)

Minoru HARADA	Current title: Senior Managing Director
Satoshi TOSHIDA	Current title: Senior Managing Director
Koki HIRASHIMA	Current title: Senior Managing Director

Major Changes in responsibilities of board members (Effective as of April 1)

Name and Title	New responsibilities	Current responsibilities
Koichi KONDO Executive Vice President	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan)	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan), Chairman and Director of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Minoru HARADA Senior Managing Director	-	Chief Operating Officer for Motorcycle Operations
Satoshi TOSHIDA Senior Managing Director	-	Chief Operating Officer for Power Product Operations
Koki HIRASHIMA Senior Managing Director	-	Chief Operating Officer for Production Operations
Mikio YOSHIMI Senior Managing Director	Compliance Officer, General Supervisor for Government and Industrial Affairs	Chief Operating Officer for Business Support Operations, Chief Officer for Driving Safety Promotion Center, Compliance Officer, General Supervisor for Government and Industrial Affairs,
Toru ONDA Managing Director	-	Chief Operating Officer for Purchasing Operations
Tatsuhiro OYAMA Managing Director	Chief Operating Officer for Motorcycle Operations	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (Asia and Oceania), President & Director of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Fumihiko IKE Managing Director	Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations (Asia and Oceania), President & Director of Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	Chief Operating Officer for Business Management Operations

Changes in Operating Officers (Effective as of the date of this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)

Name	New Title	Current Title
Hiroshi OSHIMA	Managing Officer	Operating Officer
Hidenobu IWATA	Managing Officer	Operating Officer

Major Changes in responsibilities of operating officers (effective as of April 1)

Name and Title	New responsibilities	Current responsibilities
Akio HAMADA Managing Officer	Chief Operating Officer for Production Operations	President and Director of Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
Manabu NISHIMAE Operating Officer	President and Director of Honda Canada Inc.	Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan)
Masaya YAMASHITA Operating Officer	Chief Operating Officer for Purchasing Operations	General Manager of Kumamoto Factory
Hiroshi KOBAYASHI Operating Officer	Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations (Japan)	President and Director of Honda Canada Inc.
Hiroshi OSHIMA Operating Officer	General Supervisor for Corporate Communications and Motor Sports	General Supervisor for Corporate Communications and Motor Sports, General Manager of Corporate Communications Division
Tsutomu SAKA Operating Officer	-	General Manager of Hamamatsu Factory
Hiroshi SODA Operating Officer	Chief Operating Officer for Business Support Operations, Chief Officer of Driving Safety Promotion Center	Executive Vice President of Honda North America, Inc., Executive Vice President of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Takuji YAMADA Operating Officer	Chief Operating Officer for Power Product Operations	President and Director of Honda Motor Europe (North) GmbH
Yoichi HOJO Operating Officer	Chief Operating Officer for Business Management Operations	General Manager of Automobile Purchasing Division 2
Tsuneo TANAI Operating Officer	President and Director of Honda of America Mfg., Inc.	Executive Vice President of Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
Masahiro YOSHIDA Operating Officer	General Manager of Hamamatsu Factory	General Manager of Human Resources Division

Newly appointed Operating Officers (Effective as of the date of this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June

Name	Responsibilities as of April 1	Current responsibilities
Katsushi WATANABE	General Manager of Kumamoto Factory
Toshiaki MIKOSHIBA	Executive Vice President of Honda Motor Europe Ltd.	General Manager of CS and Auto Sales Development Division of Regional Sales Operations (Japan)
Yohshi YAMANE	Project Leader of a company project
Takashi SEKIGUCHI	Executive Vice President of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.	General Manager of Product Planning and Marketing Office
Takahiro HACHIGO	General Manager of Automobile Purchasing Division 2	Managing Officer of Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

Retiring Operating Officer (To retire on the same day as this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)

Tsutomu SAKA

Changes in Corporate Auditor (Pending approval at this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)

Name	New Title	Current Title
Toru ONDA	Corporate Auditor	Managing Director

Retiring Corporate Auditors (To retire on the same day as this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June)

Hiroshi OKUBO
Koji MIYAJIMA

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