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'82 |
Commissioned production of Ballade (Civic) in South Africa begins.
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'83 |
| Honda signs joint development agreement with Rover Group Ltd. |
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'84 |
| Honda concludes capital tie-up with Peugeot of France. |
| Motorcycle production in Belgium reaches 1 million units. |
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'85 |
Honda of the UK Mfg. Ltd. established.
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'86 |
Motorcycle production in Spain begins.
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| Power product production in France begins. |
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'88 |
Honda R&D Europe (Deutschland) GmbH established.
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'89 |
| Honda Motor Europe Ltd. (UK) established. |
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'90 |
| Honda Engineering Europe Ltd. established. |
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'92 |
| Automobile production in UK begins. |
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| Honda Europe Power Equipment S.A. established in France to handle European power product operations. |
| Power product production in France reaches 500,000 units. |
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'94 |
Joint-venture motorcycle company established in Turkey.
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| Civic 5DR European- exclusive model launched. |
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'96 |
Motorcycle production in Turkey begins. |
Honda Europe Motorcycle S.R.L. established in Italy as headquarters for European motorcycle operations.
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'97 |
Automobile production in Turkey begins. |
Auto parts plant in Belgium obtains ISO14001 certification.
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'98 |
UK auto plant obtains ISO14001 certification.
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| Honda signs contract to supply engines to Piaggio of Italy. |
| Construction of second automobile plant in UK announced. |
| Production and sales of Civic Aero Deck, first car developed in Europe, begins. |