Cub Motorcycle

HONDA FACTS

Type: Public company
Founded: September 24, 1948
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Key People: Soichiro Honda, Founder. Takeo Fukui, CEO
Industry: Automobile & Truck manufacturer & Motorcycle
Products: cars, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, electrical generators, robotics, marine equipment, jets and jet engines, and lawn and garden equipment, Acura vehicles.

FEATURED MODELS

HONDA ACCORD - manufactured since 1976, first as a compact hatchback and then evolving into a premium large family estate and saloon car

HONDA CIVIC - a compact car first manufactured in 1972 and now in its eighth generation. The Civic Type-R is a widely respected hot hatch, while the Civic IMA is a hybrid with an electric motor and petrol engine

HONDA CR-V - public demand for a sport-utility vehicle from Honda led to the creation of this compact crossover SUV in 1996

HONDA FR-V - a clever six seat MPV, which features three seats in the front and three in the back

HONDA JAZZ - a five-door hatchback car first produced in 2001. It rivals the Ford Fiesta and Toyota Yaris and is known as the Fit in Japan, China, and America

HONDA S2000 - a two-seat roadster created to celebrate Honda's 50th anniversary and launched in April 1999

HONDA LEGEND - a large luxury car which is currently in its fourth generation

DID YOU KNOW?

The Honda Cub motorcycle is the best-selling vehicle in history, with around 50 million sold worldwide.

Soichiro Honda was president of the Honda Motor Company until retiring in 1973. He was labeled "the Japanese Henry Ford" by People magazine in 1980

The first passenger vehicle in the world to have four-wheel steering technology was the Honda Prelude in 1987.

In 1964, Honda entered Formula One racing for the first time, recording its first victory the following year. It's current F1 campaign is headed by British racer, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello from Brazil.

In 1991, Honda posted its 10th consecutive win in the Isle of Man TT.