Honda

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (本田技研工業株式会社, Honda Giken Kōgyō Kabushiki gaisha, lit. 'Honda Institute of Technology and Industry Company', IPA: [honda] (listen); /ˈhɒndə/) is one of the largest engineering company from Japan created on 24 September 1948. It is well known for making automobiles and motorcycles. Although Honda started in Japan, it now has many factories in other countries that includes the United States, Canada, Brazil, Thailand and China. Honda sells a luxury line of cars in the United States with the Acura name. 1961

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Headquarters in Minato, Tokyo
Native name	本田技研工業株式会社
Romanized name	Honda Giken Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Public
Traded as	TYO: 7267 NYSE: HMC Nikkei 225 component (7267) TOPIX Core30 component (7267)
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	Hamamatsu, Japan (October 1946 (1946-10), incorporated 24 September 1948; 76 years ago (1948-09-24))
Founder	Soichiro Honda
Headquarters	Minato, Tokyo , Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Seiji Kuraishi[1] (Chairman) Toshihiro Mibe [jp] (President​ and CEO)
Products	Automobiles Commercial vehicles Luxury cars Motorcycles Scooters Electric generators Water pumps Lawn and garden equipment Rotary tillers Outboard motors Robotics Jet aircraft Jet engines Thin-film solar cells Internavi (telematics)
Revenue	¥14.95 trillion (2022)[2]
Operating income	¥871.2 billion (2022)[2]
Net income	¥707.0 billion (2022)[2]
Total assets	¥23.97 trillion (2022)[2]
Total equity	¥10.77 trillion (2022)[2]
Owners	JTSB investment trusts (6.46%) TMTBJ investment trusts (4.71%) Chase Bank ADRs nominated by Moxley & Co. (3.09%) Meiji Yasuda Life (2.83%) Tokio Marine (2.35%) (As of March 2014)
Number of employees	204,035 (2022)[3] United States: 18,322 Brazil: 7,593 Thailand: 7,556 India: 7,350 Vietnam: 5,461 Mexico: 4,891 Canada: 4,522 Indonesia: 2,818 Malaysia: 2,031 Philippines: 1,300 Argentina: 484
Divisions	Honda Automobiles Honda Motorcycles Honda Racing Acura
Subsidiaries	List Transportation American Honda Motor Company Acura Honda Performance Development Guangqi Honda Automobile Everus Dongfeng Honda Honda Prospect Motor Astra Honda Motor Honda Atlas Honda Canada Honda Taiwan Montesa Honda Sony Honda Mobility Honda Aircraft Company Engines Honda Aero GE Honda Aero Engines Motorsport venues Honda Mobilityland
Website	global.honda

1994 Honda Civic

1991 Honda CRX

For the Japanese Go player and her sisters, see Sachiko Honda.

Current models

Model		Calendar year introduced	Current model		Main markets	Vehicle description
			Introduction	Update (facelift)
Hatchback
	Brio	2011	2018	2023	Southeast Asia	Entry-level hatchback, currently only produced in Indonesia for several Southeast Asian markets.
	City	1981 2020 (reintroduction)	2020	–	Southeast Asia and South America[4]	Hatchback version of the City subcompact car. The newest model replaced the third-generation Fit/Jazz in some emerging markets.
	Civic Integra (China)	1972 1985	2021 2023	2024	North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific China	Hatchback version of the Civic compact car. Also sold as the Honda Integra in China; no longer related to the Acura Integra.
	Fit/Jazz/Life	2001	2019	2022	Japan, China, Europe and others	Practicality-oriented subcompact hatchback/supermini. Hybrid and e:HEV available.
Sedan
	Accord Inspire (China)	1976	2022	–	North America, Asia-Pacific China	Mid-size sedan. Also available as the Inspire in China. Hybrid and PHEV available.
	Amaze	2013 (as Brio Amaze)	2024	–	India	Entry-level sedan engineered for the Indian market.
	City/Ballade	1996 (as a sedan)	2019	2023	Global emerging markets	Subcompact/compact sedan. The latest generation is destined for emerging markets. Hybrid or e:HEV available.
	Civic Integra (China)	1972 1985	2021 2021	2024	North America, Asia-Pacific China	Compact sedan. Oldest continuous nameplate used in a Honda automobile.
	Crider Envix	2013 2018	2018 2018	2021 2022	China	Chinese regional products that slots between the Fit/Life and Civic/Integra, manufactured by GAC Honda and Dongfeng Honda respectively.
MPV/minivan/station wagon
	Freed	2008	2024	–	Japan and others	Two or three-row Mini MPV with sliding doors for the Japanese market. Hybrid available.
	Mobilio	2001 (as a JDM MPV) 2014	2014	2017	Southeast Asia	Three-row entry-level mini MPV engineered for the Indonesian market. Based on the Brio platform.
	Odyssey (international) Elysion (China)	1994 2004	2013 2015	2020 2021	Asia China	Three-row minivan with sliding doors. Hybrid available. The Elysion is only available in China, produced by Dongfeng Honda.
	Odyssey (North America)	1994	2017	2020	North America and others	Three-row minivan with sliding doors engineered for the North American market, exported throughout the Americas and Middle East.
	Stepwgn	1996	2022	–	Japan	Three-row high-roof compact MPV with sliding doors mainly for the Japanese market. Hybrid also available.
Crossover/SUV
	Avancier UR-V	2016 2017	2016 2017	2023 2023	China	Two-row mid-size crossover SUV for the Chinese market produced by Guangqi Honda and Dongfeng Honda respectively.
	BR-V	2016	2021	–	Southeast Asia and others	Two-/three-row subcompact crossover SUVs destined for emerging markets.
	CR-V Breeze (China)	1995 2019	2022 2022	–	Global China	Compact crossover SUV. Available as a two-row and three-row in select markets. Hybrid, PHEV and FCEV also available. The Breeze is only available in China produced by Guangqi Honda.
	Elevate (India) WR-V (Japan)	2023	2023	–	India and Japan	Subcompact crossover SUV for the Indian and Japanese market.
	e:NS2 e:NP2	2024 2024	2024	–	China	Battery electric crossover SUV produced by Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda respectively.
	e:NS1 (China) e:NP1 (China) e:Ny1 (Europe) e:N1 (Thailand)	2022 2022 2023 2023	2022 2022 2023 2023	–	China, Europe and Thailand	Battery electric version of the HR-V/Vezel subcompact crossover SUV.
	HR-V (global) Vezel (Japan and China) XR-V (China)	1998 2013 2014	2021	–	Global (except North America and India)	Subcompact crossover SUV. Hybrid available.
	Passport	1993 (nameplate)	2025	–	North America and others	Two-row mid-size crossover SUV, shorter version of the Pilot.
	Pilot	2002	2022	–	North America and others	Three-row mid-size crossover SUV mainly for the North American market.
	Prologue	2023	2023	–	North America	Two-row mid-size crossover SUV based on GM BEV3 platform.
	WR-V	2016	2022	–	Southeast Asia	Crossover SUV slotted below the HR-V. Smallest SUV model from Honda.
	Ye P7 Ye S7	2024 2024	2024	–	China	Battery electric compact crossover SUV produced by Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda respectively.
	ZR-V (global) HR-V (North America and China)	2022	2022	–	Global (except Southeast Asia, India)	Compact crossover SUV positioned below the CR-V. Sold in North America and China (by Dongfeng Honda) as the HR-V. Hybrid also available.
Kei vehicles
	N-Box	2011	2023	–	Japan	Super tall-height wagon kei car with rear sliding doors. Best-selling car in any category in Japan.
	N-One	2012	2020	–	Japan	Retro-styled low-roof hatchback kei car with hinged rear doors.
	N-Van	2018	2018	-	Japan	Kei commercial microvan with rear sliding doors with the emphasis on rear cargo space.
	N-WGN	2013	2019	2022	Japan	Semi-tall height wagon kei car with hinged rear doors.
Pickup truck
	Ridgeline	2004	2016	2020	North America	Unibody/monocoque pickup based on the Pilot and Passport.
Sports/performance car
	Civic Type R	1997	2022	–	Global	Performance version of the Civic hatchback.

Former models

Model	Introduced	Discontinued	Reintroduced	Re-discontinued	Notes
145	1972	1974
1300	1969	1973
Airwave/Partner	2005	2010
Ascot	1989	1997
Acty	1977	2021
Ballade	1980	1986
Beat	1991	1996
Capa	1998	2002
City/Jazz	1981	1986
Clarity	2008	2014	2016	2021	Formerly Honda FCX Clarity in 2007 through 2014
CR-X	1983	1991			a.k.a. Ballade Sports CR-X or Civic CR-X
CR-X del Sol	1992	1997
CR-Z	2011	2016
Crossroad	1993	1998	2007	2010
Crosstour	2010	2015
Concerto	1988	1994
Domani	1992	2004
Element	2002	2011
EV Plus	1997	1999			an electric vehicle
e	2019	2024			an electric vehicle
FR-V/Edix	2004	2009
Gienia	2015	2019			Version of Sixth generation City for China
Grace	2014	2020			Version of Sixth generation City for Japan
Greiz	2015	2019			Version of Sixth generation City Liftback for China
Horizon	1994	1999			Rebadged Isuzu Trooper
Insight	1999	2014	2018	2022	A dedicated hybrid electric vehicle
Jade	2013	2020
L700	1965	1966
L800	1966	1967
LaGreat	1999	2004			Version of North American Odyssey for Japan
Legend	1985	2021
Life Dunk	2000	2004
Life	1971	1974	1997	2014
Logo	1996	2001
Mobilio Spike	2002	2008
N360	1967	1970
N600	1969	1972
NSX	1990	2005	2016	2022	aka Acura NSX
Orthia/Partner	1996	2002
P700	1965	1966
P800	1966	1967
Prelude	1978	2001
Quint	1980	1985
Rafaga	1993	1997
S500	1963	1964
S660	2015	2022
S600	1964	1966
S800	1966	1970
S2000	1999	2009
Shuttle	2011	2022
S-MX	1996	2002
Spirior	2009	2018
Stream	2000	2014
T360/T500	1963	1967
That's	2002	2007
Today	1985	1997
Torneo	1997	2002
Tourmaster[5]	1996	1998			Rebadged Isuzu Faster
Vamos/Vamos Hobio	1970	1973	1999	2018
Z	1970	1974	1998	2002
Zest	2006	2012

Honda also makes ATVs. Honda is also known for participating in a very wide range of motorsport events, including Formula One , MotoGP, LeMans, IRL and others.

Honda also makes small engines for chainsaws, lawnmowers and leaf blowers.

Honda does a lot of research on humanlike robots. Honda built Asimo, a robot that can walk, talk, dance, carry things and answer questions. These are not yet for sale in the United States.

Honda also creates a jet, known as the HondaJet. It is not often seen in the United States.

Related pages

• Acura