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'82 |
| Honda of America Mfg., Inc. begins Accord production. |
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'84 |
| Honda Research of America (now Honda R&D Americas, Inc.) established. |
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'85 |
Honda de Mexico S.A. de C.V. established.
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| Motorcycle engine production in US begins. |
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'86 |
American Honda's Acura sales network begins operation.
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| Automobile production at Honda Canada Inc. begins. |
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'87 |
Honda North America Inc. established.
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'88 |
Honda Engineering North America Inc. established.
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| Export of US-made Accord Coupe and Gold Wing begins. |
| Motorcycle production in Mexico begins. |
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'89 |
Second automobile plant in US begins production in East Liberty, Ohio.
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| Accord becomes best-selling car in US. |
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'91 |
| Acura dealerships in the US win 5th consecutive first-place ranking on the Customer Satisfaction Index by J. D. Power and Associates. |
| Expansion of research and development in US announced. |
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'95 |
| Automobile production in North America reaches 5 million units. |
| Civic LEV goes on sale in California. |
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'96 |
Sales of the Acura CL, developed and produced in North America, begin in US.
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'97 |
Accord LEV and Civic LEV sales in US and Canada begin. |
Accord ULEV sales in California begin.
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'98 |
Civic GX (CNG vehicle) production in Ohio , US begins.
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| North America automobile production reaches 7 million units. |
| Ohio auto factory obtains ISO14001 certification. |
| Canadian-made Odyssey launched in North America . |
| New ATV factory in US begins operation. |
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'00 |
| Accord production in US reaches 5 million units. |
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'01 |
| Production of automobiles in North America reaches 10 million units. |
| Production at Alabama factory begins. |
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'02 |
FCX first fuel cell vehicle to receive US government certification.
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| Acura sales reach 2 million units. |
| 20th anniversary of start of manufacturing in US. |
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'04 |
| Production of automobiles at Honda of America Mfg., Inc. reaches 10 million units. |
| A ceremony marks the 25th year of manufacturing in North America. |
| Honda and GE join hands to form a joint venture for compact business jet aircraft engines. |
| Honda Aero, Inc. is founded in Virginia State as a jet engine business affiliate company. |
| Acura brand sales begin in Mexico. |
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'05 |
| Construction of new transmission plant in Georgia (U.S.) begins. |
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'06 |
| Airframe design, manufacturing and sales unit Honda Aircraft Co. established. |
| Honda begins taking orders for HondaJet. |
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