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| Honda Motor Company, Limited
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki-gaisha
本田技研工業株式会社 |
 | | Type | Public TYO: 7267 NYSE: hmc | | Founded | September 24, 1948 | | Headquarters |
 Tokyo, Japan | | Key people | Soichiro Honda, Founder
Takeo Fukui, CEO | | Industry | Automobile & Truck manufacturer & Motorcycle | | Products | automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, electrical generators, robotics, marine equipment, jets and jet engines, and lawn and garden equipment. Honda and Acura brands. | | Revenue |
 $93 billion[1] USD (2006) | | Net income |
$5.0 billion[1] USD (2006) | | Employees | 167,231 | | Slogan | "The Power of Dreams" | | Website | Honda.com, World.Honda.com, Autos.Honda.com |
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info) (TYO: 7267, NYSE: HMC), or simply called Honda, is a Japanese multinational corporation, engine manufacturer and engineering corporation. The company manufactures automobiles and motorcycles, and has passed Nissan to become the second largest seller of autos in Japan[2][3].[verification needed] Honda also produces a long list of other products: trucks, scooters, robots, jets and jet engines, ATV, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies. Honda's line of luxury cars are branded Acura in North America and China. More recently they have ventured into mountain bikes. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
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Honda is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Their shares trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, as well as exchanges in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, London, Paris and Switzerland. American Honda Motor Co. is based in Torrance, California. Honda Canada Inc. is headquartered in the Scarborough, Ontario district of Toronto, Ontario, and is building new corporate headquarters in Richmond Hill, Ontario, scheduled to relocate in 2008. Hero Honda, a joint venture between India's Hero Group and Honda, is the largest manufacturer of two wheelers in the world. Honda of Canada Manufacturing is based in Alliston, Ontario. Honda has also created joint ventures around the world, such as Honda Siel Cars India Ltd , Hero Honda Motorcycles India Ltd, Dongfeng Honda Automobile Company in China and Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan. For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...
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Hero Honda Motors Ltd is the Worlds largest manufacturer of motorcycles (by quantity). ...
Hero Cycles Limited, based in Ludhiana Punjab, India, is a bicycle company with the highest market share in India. ...
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Alliston, Ontario is an Ontario community just about 90 kilometers NNW from Toronto, and about 40 km SW of Barrie, about 18 km W of Cookstown, about 10 km N of Tottenham, about 40 km NE of Orangeville and about 30 km E of Shelburne. ...
Dongfeng Honda Automobile Company is a joint venture between the Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Honda Motor Company. ...
The Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Limited is a joint venture between Honda Motor Company Limited, Japan and the Atlas Group, Pakistan. ...
Company History Company founder Soichiro Honda was a mechanic who, after working at Art Shokai, developed his own design for piston rings in 1938 . He attempted to sell them to Toyota.[citation needed] He constructed a new facility to supply Toyota, but soon after, during World War II, the Honda piston manufacturing facilities were almost completely destroyed. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 453 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (863 × 1,142 pixels, file size: 396 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo by me. ...
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Aoyama (é’å±±; lit:Blue mountain) is a neighborhood of Tokyo, located in the northeastern Minato Ward. ...
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Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda SÅichirÅ, November 17, 1906 – August 5, 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist, and founder of Honda Motor Co. ...
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Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Soichiro Honda created a new company with what he had left. The Japanese market was decimated by World War II; his country was starved of money and fuel, but was still in need of basic transportation. Honda, utilizing his manufacturing facilities, attached an engine to a bicycle which created a cheap and efficient method of transport. He gave his company the name Honda Giken Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha which translates to Honda Research Institute Company Ltd. Despite its grandiose name, the first facility bearing that name was a simple wooden shack where Mr. Honda and his associates would fit the engines to bicycles. The official Japanese name for Honda Motor Company Ltd. remains the same in honor of Soichiro Honda's efforts. On 24 September 1948 the Honda Motor Co. was officially founded in Japan. For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). ...
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Honda began to produce a range of scooters and motorcycles and Soichiro Honda quickly recovered from the losses incurred during the war. Honda's first motorcycle to be put on sale was the 1947 A-Type (one year before the company was officially founded). However, Honda's first full-fledged motorcycle on the market was the 1949 Dream D-Type. It was equipped with a 98cc engine producing around 3 horsepower. This was followed by other highly popular scooters throughout the 1950s. A modern scooter A scooter is any of several related types of vehicle. ...
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Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In 1958, the American Honda Company was founded and one year later, Honda introduced its first model in the United States, the 1959 Honda C100 Super Cub. The Honda Cub holds the title of being the best-selling vehicle in history, with around 50 million units sold around the world.[4] By the 1970s, Honda became the largest producer of motorcycles in the world, and remains so as of 2007.[citation needed] Honda Cub 50 File links The following pages link to this file: Honda Supercub ...
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The Honda Super Cub also known as the Honda Cub, Honda 50, and Honda C50, is a small 49 cc 4-stroke model manufactured by Honda Motor Co. ...
Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Honda Super Cub also known as the Honda Cub, Honda 50, and Honda C50, is a small 49 cc 4-stroke model manufactured by Honda Motor Co. ...
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In the United States during the 1960s, large motorcycles had the image of being ridden by tough, hardened characters. It was an image fostered by owners of Harley Davidson motorcycles, but Honda countered this public perception with their successful "You meet the nicest people on a Honda" advertising program. Honda introduced their new SOHC inline 4-cylinder 750 in 1969, which was immediately successful and established this configuration as one of the most popular for performance motorcycles.[citation needed] The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (NYSE: HOG) is an American manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. ...
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Honda began developing prototypes for road cars in the early 1960s, mostly intended for the Japanese market. The first production vehicle by Honda was the 1963 T360, a tiny pickup truck featuring 4 different body styles (including a traditional truck bed and a panel van) and a 360cc, 30hp engine. This was followed two months later by Honda's first production automobile, the S500. The S500 was a 2 door roadster featuring a 492cc engine capable of 44 hp with a high 9,500 RPM redline. It was fitted to a 4-speed transmission with the rear wheels being chain driven. Mr. Honda took his extensive knowledge of motorcycles and applied it to making his car, of which the chain drive and high redline are evidence. For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ...
The T360 was a tiny pickup truck from Honda. ...
The S500 was the first production car from Honda, following the T360 truck into production by four months. ...
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At the time, nearly all of the Japanese automakers were associated with the former zaibatsu, or keiretsu--Japanese business conglomerates. These large companies had close ties with the government who urged them to absorb smaller carmakers into large brands that could be marketed internationally. Since the government had extensive control over the industry, it was unheard of for a small, independent company to mass produce vehicles, thus making Honda's success historical in the Japanese economy. Zaibatsu ) is a Japanese term referring to the financial cliques, or business conglomerates, whose influence and size allowed for control over significant parts of the Japanese economy throughout the Edo and Meiji periods. ...
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Japans industrialized, free-market economy is the second-largest in the world after the United States in terms of international purchasing power. ...
Though participating in international motorsport (see Racing), Honda was having difficulty selling its automobiles in the United States. Built for Japanese buyers, Honda's small cars had failed to gain the interest of American buyers. Honda's first automobile imported to the United States was the N600, sold in Hawaii in 1969. In 1970 , the car was imported to California and beyond, but its tiny 600 cc engine and minuscule dimensions made it very unpopular with the American public. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ...
The Honda N600 arrived in March 1967. ...
Honda finally established a foothold in the American market in 1972 with the introduction of the Civic—larger than their previous models, but still small compared to the typical American car—just as the 1973 energy crisis was impacting worldwide economies. New emissions laws in the US requiring American car makers to add expensive smog pumps and catalytic converters to engines increased car prices. However, Honda introduced an innovative variation on the stratified charge engine, the CVCC (Compound Vortex-Controlled Combustion) in the 1975 Civic, this allowed the Civic to meet emission standards without a smog pump or a catalytic converter. Due to its more complete combustion it also obtained the lowest fuel consumption rating of any vehicle available on the American market for four years during its production.[5] American companies were slow to begin producing small, fuel efficient cars, which gave the Honda Civic a chance to sell well, as well as prove Honda's reputation for reliability and further expand its customer loyalty. Image File history File links Honda_Civic_1st_generation-1. ...
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The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. ...
(Redirected from 1973 energy crisis) United States, drivers of vehicles with odd numbered license plates were allowed to purchase gasoline only on odd-numbered days of the month, while drivers with even-numbers were limited to even-numbered days. ...
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CVCC is a trademark by the Honda Motor Company for a device used to reduce automotive emissions called a Compound Vortex Combustion Chamber. ...
In 1976 , the new, larger-than-the-Civic Accord was immediately popular because of its value, economy, and fun-to-drive nature. The Accord has since consistently been one of the best selling cars in the United States, and evolved into a large mid-size for the North American market with V6 and hybrid versions. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1632x1224, 390 KB) First generation Honda Accord (1976–1981), in Central Coast of California. ...
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The Honda Accord is an automobile manufactured by Honda since 1976, debuting as a compact hatchback and evolving into a intermediate vehicle. ...
The Honda Accord is an automobile manufactured by Honda since 1976, debuting as a compact hatchback and evolving into a intermediate vehicle. ...
Honda began building motorcycles in Marysville, Ohio in 1978 and then made history in 1982, when Honda was the first foreign auto manufacturer to build car plants in the US. The first car made in the US was the Accord. They now have five plants located in Ohio: two in Marysville (the Marysville Auto Plant and the Marysville Motorcycle Plant), one in East Liberty, Ohio, a Honda Transmission plant Russells Point, Ohio and an engine plant in Anna, Ohio. They also have plants in Lincoln, Alabama (Honda Manufacturing of Alabama) and Timmonsville, South Carolina and have recently (2006) opened a new plant in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Honda also has an extensive aftermarket parts operation located in Marysville, Ohio, and a research and development facility in Raymond, Ohio. Honda's North American and U.S. headquarters are located in Torrance, California. Honda's Canadian and many US-market Civics have been manufactured in their plant in Alliston, Ontario since 1986 . On 27 June, 2006, Honda announced that another vehicle assembly facility will be opening in North America, this time in Greensburg, Indiana. Its completion is expected in 2008. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
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Honda Manufacturing of Alabama is an automobile manufacturer in Lincoln, Alabama. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area Ranked 40th - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 260 miles (420 km) - % water 6 - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N - Longitude 78° 32′ W to 83...
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Honda was the first Japanese automaker to introduce a separate luxury line of vehicles. Created in 1986 and known as Acura, the line is made up of modified versions of Honda vehicles usually with more power and sportiness than their Honda counterparts. The very first model was the Acura Legend, with a 2.5 liter engine producing 151 horsepower. European luxury-car manufacturers initially scoffed at the thought of a luxury company from Japan, with criticism coming mostly from Mercedes-Benz. Acura (ã‚¢ã‚ュラ Akyura) is a luxury brand of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. ...
The Acura Legend, sold as the Honda Legend outside the U.S., Canada, and parts of China, was a sporty luxury vehicle sold from 1986 to 1995 as both a sedan and a coupé. It was one of the first vehicles sold under the Acura nameplate, and was the top...
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1987 was an important year for new safety and technology at Honda. The 1987 Honda Prelude was the first passenger vehicle in the world equipped with four-wheel steering (4WS) technology. This also marked the year for the first Japanese car equipped with an SRS airbag, the Honda (Acura) Legend. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Honda Prelude was a sport compact manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda from 1978 through 2001. ...
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In 1989 Honda launched their VTEC variable valve timing system in its production car engines, which gave improved efficiency and performance across a broader range of engine speeds. One of the first of its kind in passenger vehicles. It operates on the premise of using different camshaft profiles (including duration, enganging a third rocker arm) depending on a number of sensors: throttle position, water/oil temperature, RPM. Low-load driving would result in VTEC not being engaged, the camshaft using an efficient-for-low-speed profile. When all sensors permit, the ECU engages the third lobe is engaged, using a different rocker arm, effectively changing the camshaft profile for an efficient-for-high-rpm profile. VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) is a valvetrain system developed by Honda to improve the volumetric efficiency of a four-stroke internal combustion engine. ...
Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an automobile piston engine technology. ...
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In 1999 Honda began selling the Insight which was the first hybrid vehicle on the market. Power is derived from a combination of a 1.0L 3-cylinder gasoline engine, and a large NiMH battery pack providing power-assist during acceleration. This computer-controlled combination provided acceptable performance with exceptionally low fuel consumption and emissions. Honda's hybrid power train is now an available option for the Civic and Accord. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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Gasoline engine (also referred to as petrol engine or Otto engine) invented at the end of the 19th century by German engineer Nikolaus Otto is a type of internal combustion engine which is often used for automobiles, aircraft, small mobile vehicles such as lawnmowers or motorcycles, and outboard motors for...
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For the 2007 model year, Honda plans to improve the safety of its vehicles by providing front-seat mounted side airbags, side-curtain airbags, and anti-lock brakes as standard equipment in all automobiles available in North America (except the Insight and S2000, which will not have side-curtain airbags). By 2008, Honda plans to have standard traction with vehicle stability control with rollover sensors in all light trucks, which include the CR-V, Odyssey, Pilot, and Acura MDX. Honda also plans to make its vehicles safer for pedestrians, with more safely-designed hoods, hinges, frame constructs, and breakaway wiper pivots. An anti-lock braking system (commonly known as ABS, from the German name Antiblockiersystem given to it by its inventors at Bosch) is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. ...
North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...
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A simplified mathematical model of bike and rider demonstrating the dynamic of a right turn Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics is the science of the motion of bicycles and motorcycles, in entirety or in parts, due to the forces acting on them during balancing, steering, braking, and suspension. ...
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The Honda CR-V is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda since 1996. ...
The Honda Odyssey is a minivan / large MPV produced by the Japanese automaker Honda since 1995. ...
2006 Honda Pilot The Honda Pilot is Hondas second SUV fully built and designed by Honda, released in the summer of 2002 for the 2003 model year. ...
The Acura MDX (Honda MDX in Japan and Australia) is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by the Japanese automaker Acura since the 2001 model year. ...
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In 2007, Honda stated it is going to launch low-priced hybrids and advanced diesel technology in the near future.
Leadership Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda SÅichirÅ, November 17, 1906 – August 5, 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist, and founder of Honda Motor Co. ...
Nobuhiko Kawamoto was the CEO of Honda Motor until 1995. ...
Takeo Fukui (ç¦äº•å¨å¤«, Fukui Takeo; November 28, 1944- ) is the president and CEO of Honda Motor Co. ...
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Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) was formed in 1954. The company combines participation in motorcycle races throughout the world with the development of high potential racing machines. Its racing activities are an important source for the creation of leading edge technologies used in the development of Honda motorcycles. HRC also contributes to the advancement of motorcycle sports through a range of activities that include sales of production racing motorcycles, support for satellite teams, and rider education programs. Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) logo Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) is a division of the Honda Motor Company formed in 1954. ...
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Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) logo Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) is a division of the Honda Motor Company formed in 1954. ...
Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) logo Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) is a division of the Honda Motor Company formed in 1954. ...
Soichiro Honda, being a race driver himself, could not stay out of international motorsport. In 1959 , Honda entered five motorcycles into the Isle of Man TT race, at that time the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world. While always having powerful engines, it took until 1961 for Honda to tune their chassis well enough to allow Mike Hailwood to claim their first Grand Prix victories in the 125 and 250 cc classes. Hailwood would later pick up their first senior TT wins in 1966 and 1967. Honda's race bikes were known for their 'sleek & stylish design' and exotic engine configurations, such as the 5 cylinder, 22,000 rpm, 125 cc bike and their 6 cylinder 250 cc and 380 cc bikes. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ...
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Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood MBE (April 2, 1940 – March 23, 1981) was a British nine-time motorcycle world champion and regarded by many as possibly the greatest motorcycle racer of all time. ...
Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier category of motorcycle grand prix currently divided into three distinct classes: 125 cc, 250 cc and MotoGP. Grand prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for general purchase nor can be legitimately ridden on public roads; this contrasts...
A cubic centimetre (cm3) is an SI derived unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centi metre. ...
In one of the most dramatic Isle of Man TTs of all time, Hailwood on the mighty but evil handling, four-cylinder Honda battled it out with Agostini on the slightly slower but easier to handle MV Agusta. ...
1979 saw Honda return to Grand Prix motorcycle racing with their exotic, monocoque-framed, four-stroke NR500. The NR500 featured elongated cylinders each with 8 valves and with connecting rods in pairs, in an attempt to comply with the FIM rules which limited engines to four cylinders. Honda engineered the elongated cylinders in an effort to provide the valve area of an 8 cylinder engine, hoping their four-stroke bike would be able to compete against the now dominant two-stroke racers. Unfortunately, it seemed Honda tried to accomplish too much at one time and the experiment failed. For the 1982 season, Honda debuted their first two stroke race bike, the NS500 and in 1983, Honda won their first 500 cc Grand Prix World Championship with Freddie Spencer. Since then, Honda has become a dominant marque in motorcycle Grand Prix. Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier category of motorcycle grand prix currently divided into three distinct classes: 125 cc, 250 cc and MotoGP. Grand prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for general purchase nor can be legitimately ridden on public roads; this contrasts...
Monocoque (French for single shell) is a construction technique that uses the external skin of an object to support some or most of the load on the structure. ...
The four-stroke cycle of an internal combustion engine is the cycle most commonly used for automotive and industrial purposes today (cars and trucks, generators, etc). ...
The NR500 was a 500cc racing motorcycle made by Honda from 1979 to 1983 for Grand Prix motorcycle racing. ...
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) is the governing body of motorcycle racing. ...
The two-stroke cycle of an internal combustion engine differs from the more common four-stroke cycle by having only two strokes (linear movements of the piston) instead of four, although the same four operations (intake, compression, power, exhaust) still occur. ...
This article recaps the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. ...
Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier category of motorcycle grand prix currently divided into three distinct classes: 125 cc, 250 cc and MotoGP. Grand prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for general purchase nor can be legitimately ridden on public roads; this contrasts...
Freddie Spencer (born December 20, 1961 in Shreveport, Louisiana), known by the nickname Fast Freddie, is an American former World Champion motorcycle racer. ...
In motocross, Honda has claimed 24 motocross world championships. Motocross traditionally took place (and still does) in wet weather, leading to muddy scenes like this and hence the term Scrambling. Photo from New Zealand. ...
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Honda entered Formula One as a constructor for the first time in the 1964 season at the German Grand Prix with Ronnie Bucknum at the wheel. 1965 saw the addition of Richie Ginther to the team, who scored Honda's first point at the Belgian Grand Prix, and Honda's first win at the Mexican Grand Prix. 1967 saw their next win at the Italian Grand Prix with John Surtees as their driver. In 1968, Jo Schlesser was killed in a Honda RA302 at the French Grand Prix. This racing tragedy, coupled with their commercial difficulties selling automobiles in the United States, prompted Honda to withdraw from all international motorsport that year. Honda Racing F1 Team is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Honda. ...
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British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ...
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The 1964 Formula One season was the 15th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ...
Results from the 1964 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 2, 1964 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: John Surtees 839. ...
Ronnie Bucknum (born April 5, 1936 - died April 23, 1992) was a Formula One driver from the United States. ...
The 1965 Formula One season was the 16th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ...
Richie Ginther (born in Granada Hills,[2] California, 5 August 1930 - died 20 September 1989) was a racecar driver from the United States. ...
Results from the 1965 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 13, 1965 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Jim Clark 412. ...
Results from the 1965 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix held at Mexico City on October 24, 1965. ...
The 1967 Formula One season was the 18th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ...
Results from the 1967 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 10, 1967 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Jim Clark 128. ...
John Surtees MBE (born February 11, 1934) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver from England. ...
Season Summary Season Review 1968 Constructors Championship final standings 1968 Drivers Championship final standings Categories: Formula One seasons ...
Jo Schlesser (born May 18, 1928 in Madagascar dead July 7, 1968) was a Formula One driver from France. ...
Results from the 1968 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Rouen-Les-Essarts on July 7, 1968. ...
After a learning year in 1965, Honda-powered Brabhams dominated the 1966 French Formula Two championship in the hands of Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme. As there was no European Championship that season, this was the top F2 championship that year. In the early 1980s Honda returned to F2, supplying engines to Ron Tauranac's Ralt team. Tauranac had designed the Brabham cars for their earlier involvement. They were again extremely successful. In a related exercise, John Judd's Engine Developments company produced a turbo 'Brabham-Honda' engine for use in CART racing. It won only one race, in 1988 for Bobby Rahal at Pocono. Brabham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
Marc Surers 1979 Championship winning car Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, was a type of formula racing. ...
Sir John Arthur Jack Brabham, OBE (born April 2, 1926) is an Australian racing driver who was Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966. ...
Denis Clive Denny Hulme OBE (18 June 1936–4 October 1992) was a New Zealand car racer, the 1967 Formula One World Champion for the Brabham team. ...
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Judd engines are produced by Engine Developments Ltd. ...
A cart is a vehicle or device, using two wheels and normally one horse, designed for transport. ...
Robert Bobby Woodward Rahal (born January 10, 1953 in Medina, Ohio) is an auto racing team owner and former driver. ...
Honda returned to Formula One in 1983, initially with another Formula Two partner, the Spirit team, before switching abruptly to Williams in 1984. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Honda powered cars won six consecutive Formula One Constructors Championships. WilliamsF1 won the crown in 1986 and 1987. Honda switched allegiance again in 1988. New partners Team McLaren won the title in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991. Honda withdrew from Formula One at the end of 1992, although the related Mugen-Honda company maintained a presence up to the end of 1999, winning four races with Ligier and Jordan Grand Prix. Spirit was a Formula One constructor from Britain. ...
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Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967. ...
This article recaps the Formula One season of 1986. ...
This article recaps the Formula One season of 1987. ...
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The 1988 Formula One season was the 39th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ...
The 1989 Formula One season was the 40th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ...
The 1990 Formula One season was the 41st FIA Formula One World Championship season. ...
The 1991 Formula One season was the 42nd FIA Formula One World Championship season. ...
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Eddie Jordan, founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, greets the fans in Montreal in 1996 Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. ...
Honda debuted in the American CART series as a works supplier in 1994. The engines were far from competitive at first, but after development, the company powered six consecutive drivers championships. In 2003 , Honda transferred its effort to the rival Indy Racing League series. In 2004, Honda-powered cars overwhelmingly dominated IRL, winning 14 of 16 IRL events, including the Indianapolis 500, and claimed the IRL Manufacturers' Championship, Drivers' Championship and Rookie of the Year titles. In 2006, Honda became the sole engine supplier for the IRL, including the Indianapolis 500. In the 2006 Indianapolis 500, for the first time in Indianapolis 500 history, the race was run without a single engine problem [5]. A cart is a vehicle or device, using two wheels and normally one horse, designed for transport. ...
The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. ...
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The 90th Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday, May 28, 2006. ...
During 1998, Honda considered returning to Formula One with their own team. The project was aborted after the death of its technical director, Harvey Postlethwaite. Honda instead came back as an official engine supplier to British American Racing (BAR) and Jordan Grand Prix. Honda bought a stake in the BAR team in 2004 before buying the team outright at the end of 2005, becoming a constructor for the first time since the 1960s. Honda won the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix with driver Jenson Button. Dr Harvey Postlethwaite (March 4, 1944 - April 15, 1999) was an engineer and Technical Director of several Formula One teams during the 1980s and 1990s. ...
British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ...
The 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix is the thirteenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. ...
Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, often called Jense, (born 19 January 1980) is an English Formula One racing driver. ...
Downhill Mountain Biking Honda have also built a Downhill racing bike, known as the Honda RN-01. Honda have taken on several people to pilot the bike, among them is Greg Minnaar. The team is known as Team G Cross Honda. The key feature of this bike is the gearbox, which replaces the standard Derailleur found on most bikes. Racer Greg Minnaar During a MTB Downhill Championship Downhill cycling (DH) is a gravity-assisted time trial mountain biking event. ...
Greg Minnaar is a South African world champion mountain bike racer competing in downhill cycling. ...
Derailleur gears are a variable ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles, consisting of a chain, multiple sprockets and a mechanism to move the chain from one sprocket to another. ...
Strategy and public image During the 1960s, when it was a small manufacturer, Honda broke out of the Japanese motorcycle market and began exporting to the US. Taking Honda’s story as an archetype of the smaller manufacturer entering a new market already occupied by highly dominant competitors, the story of their market entry, and their subsequent huge success in the US and around the world, has been the subject of some academic controversy. Competing explanations have been advanced to explain Honda’s strategy and the reasons for their success. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x563, 98 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Honda Honda Accord Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or...
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The Honda Accord is an automobile manufactured by Honda since 1976, debuting as a compact hatchback and evolving into a intermediate vehicle. ...
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The first of these explanations was put forward when, in 1975, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was commissioned by the UK government to write a report explaining why and how the British motorcycle industry had been out-competed by its Japanese competitors. The report concluded that the Japanese firms, including Honda, had sought a very high scale of production (they had made a large number of motorbikes) in order to benefit from economies of scale and learning curve effects. It blamed the decline of the British motorcycle industry on the failure of British managers to invest enough in their businesses to profit from economies of scale and scope. “BCG†redirects here. ...
The increase in output from Q to Q2 causes a decrease in the average cost of each unit from C to C1. ...
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The second story is told in 1984 by Richard Pascale, who had interviewed the Honda executives responsible for the firm’s entry into the US market. As opposed to the tightly focused strategy of low cost and high scale that BCG accredited to Honda, Pascale found that their entry into the US market was a story of “miscalculation, serendipity, and organizational learning” – in other words, Honda’s success was due to the adaptability (and hard work) of its staff, rather than any long term strategy. For example, Honda’s initial plan on entering the US was to compete in large motorcycles, around 300cc. It was only when the team found that the scooters they were using to get themselves around |
