Timeline - China

1980's
 
'82 Technical collaboration agreement for motorcycle production in China signed.
Beijing Office opens.

1990's
 
'92
Wuyang-Honda, a joint venture for motorcycle production, established.
'93 Motorcycle and automobile sales company Honda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. established in Hong Kong.
'94 Compact generator manufacturing and sales joint venture in China established.
'96 Automobile parts production in China begins.
'99
Automobile production at Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. begins. ZOOM


2000's
 
'01 Sundiro Honda Motorcycle Co., Ltd. a joint venture for motorcycle production and sales, established.
'02 Honda Motorcycle R&D China Co., Ltd., a motorcycle research center, established.
'04 Automobile production at Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (Wuhan) begins.
Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. established.
Honda Engineering China Co., Ltd. established.
'05 Honda Automobile (China) Co., Ltd. begins exporting automobiles.
Sundiro Honda’s Tianjin plant begins operation.
'06 New plant at Wuyang-Honda Motors (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. begins operation.
Accord production at Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. reaches 500,000 units.
Second Guangzhou plant of Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. begins operation.
Acura brand launched in China.
'07 Automobile R&D affiliate company of Guangqi Honda established.
Automobile production at Guangqi Honda reaches 1 million units.
'08 Motorcycle development center in Shanghai established.
  '09 Production capability at Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. expands.
  '10 Cumulative production of 50 cc scooters exclusively for export reaches 1 million units at Sundiro Honda Motorcycle Co., Ltd.
  '11 Li Nian S1 released as an original brand model of Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd.

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