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1950 |
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1960 |
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| Engines |
1953 |
Model "H" introduced, first power product engine |
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1963 |
G engine- Honda's first international power product |
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| Power Products |
1959 |
Innovative F150 tiller |
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1964 |
GB30 - Original 4-stroke outboard engine |
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1965 |
E300 - Industry standard for portable generators |
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1966 |
Introduced W20/30 pumps |
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1969 |
1 million units |
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1970 |
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1980 |
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1977 |
G series engine - Million-seller model |
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1983 |
GX engine - World standard model |
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| Power Products |
1978 |
Introduced HR21 lawn motor, with large impact in U.S. market for being first model with BBC mechanism |
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1980 |
F200 mini-tiller |
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1980 |
Introduced HS35 snow thrower |
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1985 |
Introduced HP250 power carrier |
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1979 |
Asaka Higashi R&D Center established |
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1983 |
Hamamatsu Factory Power Products Plant began operation |
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1984 |
Plan to produce lawn mowers in the U.S. began operation (Honda Power Equipment Mfg.. Inc.) |
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1986 |
Began production of power products in France |
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1987 |
Began exporting power product engines made in Thailand |
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1988 |
Began production of lawn mowers in Australia |
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Began production of power products in India |
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1989 |
Hamamatsu Factory acquired ISO9001 certification |
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Cumulative
Production
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1981 |
5 million units |
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1985 |
10 million units |
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1990 |
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2000 |
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| Engines |
1997 |
GX22/31 engines (can be held at any angle) |
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2002 |
World's Lightest 4-Stroke Engine |
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1997 |
GC/GCV engines for home use |
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2005 |
Introduced next-generation iGX440 general purpose engine |
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| Power Products |
1998 |
GENE21 series - Next generation of generators |
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2001 |
EU16i generator with sine wave inverter
Introduced new Komame F220 mini-tiller, first full model change in 20 years
Hybrid snow thrower
Developed household cogeneration unit
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1999 |
ML100 Monpal electric scooter (wheelchair) |
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2002 |
Introduced new FF300 "Salad" mini-tiller |
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2003 |
Began selling household cogeneration unit |
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2004 |
Introduced EM55is generator with sine-wave inverter |
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2005 |
Introduced HSM1590i hybrid snow thrower with iGX440 engine |
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| Bussiness |
1995 |
BF90 outboard engine wins "Imtech Innovation Award" |
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2000 |
Implementation of e-SPEC environment technology symbol for power products |
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1997 |
Hamamatsu Factory acquired ISO14001 certification |
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2001 |
Hamamatsu Factory Hosoe Plant began operation |
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2003 |
50th anniversary of power products |
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2005 |
Power Products Plant began operation at Kumamoto Factory |
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Model BF115/130/200/225 outboard engines receive highest ranking by J.D. Power & Associates Customer Satisfaction Survey |
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2006 |
Power Product R&D Center began operation under new system |
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Cumulative Honda power product sales exceeds 20 million units in U.S. |
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Cumulative
Production
Figures |
1992 |
20 million units |
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2000 |
40 million units |
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| 1997 |
30 million units |
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2002 |
50 million units |
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2004 |
60 million units |
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2006 |
70 million units |
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