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Honda History...

Honda is an automobile company from Japan, and has been in the industry since 1948 – just a few years after the end of the Second World War. They were started by Soichiro Honda – a self-taught engineer and employee of a tuning shop – but they originally just made motorbikes. These motorbikes filled a perfect niche in post-war Japan, where cars were unattainable by most, as they provided a new and dynamic manufacturing industry. Just 16 years after the release of the Honda Cub, the company’s first motorbike, they were the largest motorbike manufacturer in the whole of Japan.

When it comes to Honda’s participation in the car and truck industry, they were late starters in comparison with other companies still found today. Their first ever vehicle with four wheels was the T360 pick-up truck, which was released in 1963. This was shortly followed by their first car, the S500 – a small sports car with definite resemblances to the technology used in their motorbikes.

Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s Honda continued to quietly go about making motorcars – never with enough gusto to fully propel themselves into the status of a major player, but with enough enthusiasm to ensure that everyone had heard of them. This changed though in 1973, when Honda introduced a range that it still produces to this very day – the massively popular Honda Civic. Shortly after this – in 1976 – they unleashed the Honda Accord on the world as well, and Honda finally had two cars that people seriously considered buying over the other Japanese or American manufacturers.

The introduction of the two aforementioned models were a significant step for Honda, and in the years after this they went about building on this new reputation on a worldwide scale. The 1980s saw the introduction of cars such as the Quintet, the Integra and the Prelude and all of these vehicles saw considerable success. This success was followed up in the 1990s with models such as the Logo, the NSX and the Orthia, while they also continued as a dominant force within the motorcycle industry.

Nowadays they have a reputation for creating family cars with great environmental benefits, such as the Civic Hybrid and the Insight. They have already signaled their intention to concentrate heavily on hybrid technology and green cars in the future, with recent reports stating that they plan to increase sales of these cars to 20% of their overall figures.