Definition of HONDA. : a metal, knotted, or spliced eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a running noose or lasso.

 

Born in 1946 from the ashes of a company that manufactured piston rings, Honda made a name for itself by building motorcycles and scooters. The company was successful early on and it opened its first overseas office in California in 1959.

 

 

 

 

HISTORY OF HONDA CAR.

 

Drivers in and around the Denton, Frisco, and Lewisville, TX areas are sure to recognize Honda automobiles as among the highest quality vehicles on the road today. However, the history of Honda started long before the company made its first automobile. Company founder Soichiro Honda had always had an interest in automobiles and got his start at the Art Shokai garage as a mechanic working on race cars.

Using funding offered by a friend (Kato Shichiro) Honda started Tokai Seiki in 1937. This company crafted piston rings for the Toyota Company for a short period of time. In time Honda learned to mass produce engine rings for Toyota. During World War Two this company was placed under the control of the War Ministry. Following the destruction of one factory during the war and one more in 1945 due to the Mikawa earthquake, a new era in the history of Honda began with the construction of a motorized bicycle under the auspices of the name Honda Technical Research Institute.
The Honda Technical Research Institute was liquidated in 1949 and the resulting funds used to found Honda Motor Co. Ltd., a name that has become very well known on the streets of Denton, Frisco, and Lewisville, TX. During this early period the company focused on building motorcycles and by 1964 was one of the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturers.
The first car model to be built in the history of the Honda brand was the T360, which was in fact a small truck driven by a motorcycle engine and chain drive unit. The first production automobile, the S500 sports car, would soon follow, it too was chain driven using a Honda motorcycle engine. During the ensuing years Honda would continue to develop new lines of vehicles and expand their horizons.
In 1973 Honda was ready to export its cars to the United States as the first Honda Civic was offered to buyers in the Denton, Frisco, and Lewisville areas. These highly fuel efficient cars were exactly what the American public needed as the energy crisis hit full swing and gas prices soared. In 1974 the Honda CVCC four stroke engine was only incredibly fuel efficient but the Civic became the first car to meet the new EPA Clean Air Act standards without the need for a catalytic converter.
By 1979 a new stage in the history of Honda was underway as they became the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to open a production facility in the U.S. 1982 saw the Accord being built at the brand new Marysville, Ohio manufacturing facility. Many of these cars would soon find their way onto the streets of Frisco and Lewisville. In 1984 the Honda CRX-HF would be the first car in the world to reach an EPA rating of 50 mpg.