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| 1940's |
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'46 |
Soichiro Honda establishes Honda Technical Research Institute in Hamamatsu.
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| Two years before the establishment of the company, Soichiro Honda launches his first product, repurposing an auxiliary engine that had been used to power radios for use in powering a bicycle. |
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'48 |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. established (capitalized at ¥1 million).
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| 1950's |
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'50 |
| Tokyo sales branch established. |
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'52 |
| Head office moved to Tokyo. |
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'53 |
Yamato Factory (now Saitama Factory Wako Plant) begins operation.
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'54 |
| Production moves from Hamamatsu Yamashita Plant to Hamamatsu Aoi Plant (now Hamamatsu Factory). |
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| 1960's |
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'60 |
Motorcycle production at Suzuka Factory begins. |
R & D department spun off and incorporated as Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
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'62 |
Construction of Suzuka circuit ( Mie Prefecture ) completed.
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'64 |
| Automobile production at Sayama Plant (now Saitama Factory) begins. |
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'67 |
Automobile production at Suzuka Factory begins.
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| 1970's |
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'70 |
| Honda Engineering Co., Ltd., established. |
| Driving Safety Promotion operations inaugurated. |
| Mohka Parts Plant established. |
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'73 |
| President Soichiro Honda and Executive Vice President Takeo Fujisawa retire and become supreme advisors. |
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'74 |
International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences (IATSS) established.
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'76 |
Kumamoto Factory begins operation.
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'77 |
| Honda Foundation established. |
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'78 |
Honda Verno dealership network established.
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'79 |
| Tochigi Proving Center completed. |
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| 1980's |
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'80 |
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. achieves annual unconsolidated net sales in excess of ¥1 trillion. |
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'83 |
| Power products plant at Hamamatsu Factory completed. |
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'84 |
Honda Clio dealership network established.
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'85 |
Honda Primo dealership network established.
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'88 |
Kumamoto Factory receives Prime Minister's award for local afforestation.
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| Supreme advisor Takeo Fujisawa passes away. |
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'89 |
| Soichiro Honda becomes first Asian inducted into the US Automotive Hall of Fame. |
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| 1990's |
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'91 |
| Founder Soichiro Honda passes away. |
| Motorcycle production shifted from Suzuka to Hamamatsu and Kumamoto factories. |
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'95 |
| Honda chosen best company for information disclosure in automobile industry in first survey by research analysts. |
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'96 |
Takasu Proving Center completed in Hokkaido .
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'97 |
Construction of Twin Ring Motegi completed. |
Hamamatsu Factory power products plant and Tochigi Factory obtain ISO14001 certification.
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'98 |
Honda celebrates 50th anniversary.
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| Honda Collection Hall opens at Twin Ring Motegi. |
| Test facility for outboard engines in Shizuoka Prefecture opens. |
| 2000's |
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