Vehicles selling History

It is the main business manufacturing and selling motorcycles, automobiles, aircraft, general-purpose products (such as tillers, lawn mowers, snow blowers, generators, outboard motors, solar cells). As new areas, such as certification testing work towards research and development of various robotics equipment and bipedal walking robot ASIMO (such as Asimo), the product obtain approval of a turbofan jet engine and small jet called (Honda jet) HondaJet you are doing actively introducing production development, the mega solar photovoltaic power generation facility, such as U-den business of wind power generation facilities.

Is a world market share for small general-purpose engines and motorcycles, and are sold in most parts of the world. For car, in sales, including minicars in Japan 2003 to (2003), it became the second largest after Toyota car for the first time, but by the business recovery of Nissan 2011 (2011 I fell back to third place Japan domestic sales again in February). Became the fifth Following Suzuki, Daihatsu industry in the domestic sales in 2007 (2007) calendar year basis, but it became to second place again overtaking Suzuki, Daihatsu, Nissan in (FY 2009) calendar year 2009 .

Sales network in Japan, employs a consignment format often the mother company of the old Primo shops, in shops and companies of small and medium-sized motorcycles, bicycle dealer, Marine outboard motor dealer, farm equipment dealer, local influential people it is one of the features there is a relic that has been, dealers in intimate contact with the local is often. For car rental business, we entered 1964 faster than competitors such as Nissan and Toyota (1964), but has been withdrawn in 1969 after five years on (1969), and cover throughout Japan now do not have a car rental company of its own brand to [3]. In partnership ORIX Auto and Nippon Rent-A-Car, Okinawa tourist, you are entrusted to operate these three companies booking site of Honda vehicles only.

It is developing "Acura" luxury car brand with "Honda" of the popular car brand (Acura) in North America, in the popular car accounts for a large share. Sales in North America has become a major source of income. It is also dealt with, such as jet-skis and ATV do not sell in Japan. China expansion of Honda, enter class of particularly successful among the countries of the manufacturer fierce competition to advance [original research?]. And resolved from China to Soichiro Honda has visited China himself in 1973 (1973), began the export of motorcycles. It has begun motorcycle parts production in the field with technical tie-up with manufacturers of Chongqing in 1982 (1982).

Providing the motorcycle production plant by a joint venture in Tianjin, Chongqing, and Guangzhou City in 1992 (Heisei four years). [Original research?], And established the Honda Motor China to Hong Kong in 1993 (Heisei 5 years) in order to embark on sales of four-wheel vehicles in earnest to bring some degree of success in the two-wheeler. At that time was the only imported vehicles rather than local production car, but it was after-sales service and sales in China. Production of four-wheel vehicles in earnest began with Dongfeng Honda rave matter Co., Ltd., 1994 (1994), was established as a joint venture Dongfeng Motor and (Wuhan). Joint venture Guangzhou Automobile and (Guangzhou) 1998 to (1998), and took over as the factory after the Peugeot was a joint venture partner until it withdrew and began the production of such fit and Accord. The guidance Honda flow employees from the era that was a joint venture with Peugeot, high quality products came to be created. It developed into a 240,000 annual production alone Guangzhou Honda is now, Honda is also used in police cars in Guangzhou.