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History
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Honda page on 12 December 2015, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Giken Kogyo) is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and power equipment.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year. Honda became the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer in 2001. Honda was the eighth largest automobile manufacturer in the world behind General Motors, Volkswagen Group, Toyota, Hyundai Motor Group, Ford, Nissan, and PSA Peugeot Citron in 2011.
Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda also manufactures garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft and power generators, and other products. Since 1986, Honda has been involved with artificial intelligence/robotics research and released their ASIMO robot in 2000. They have also ventured into aerospace with the establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines in 2004 and the Honda HA-420 HondaJet, which began production in 2012. Honda has three joint-ventures in China (Honda China, Dongfeng Honda, and Guangqi Honda).
In 2013, Honda invested about 5.7% (US$6.8 billion) of its revenues in research and development. Also in 2013, Honda became the first Japanese automaker to be a net exporter to the United States, exporting 108,705 Honda and Acura models, while importing only 88,357.
Motorsports
Honda began racing in Formula 1 starting in 1964 with driver Ronnie Bucknum. The first Grand Prix win in a Honda would come at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix with Richie Ginther driving. Honda withdrew from Formula 1 later that decade.
Honda became the sole engine supplier to the Indy Racing League starting in 2006 after previously competing in the series.
Honda also has a new Formula 1 program. It was originally a joint venture with BAR, but Honda took full control of the team in late 2005.
Championships Won with Honda Engines
Drivers' and Manufacturers' championships won driving cars with Honda Engines.
| Year | Series | Driver/Manufacturer | Model/Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | WilliamsF1 | |
| 1987 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Nelson Piquet | Williams Cars |
| 1987 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | WilliamsF1 | |
| 1988 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Ayrton Senna | McLaren Cars |
| 1988 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | McLaren | |
| 1989 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Alain Prost | McLaren Cars |
| 1989 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | McLaren | |
| 1990 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Ayrton Senna | McLaren Cars |
| 1990 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | McLaren | |
| 1991 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | Ayrton Senna | McLaren Cars |
| 1991 | FIA Formula 1 World Championship | McLaren |
| Date | Report Name | Authors/Organization | File |
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| October 1973 | Evaluation of a 350 CID Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion (CVCC) Powered Chevrolet Impala U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |  PDF - 351KB - 13 pages | |
| 10 October 1975 | Chrysler Corporation's testing of Honda CVCC vehicles From: Acting Comptroller General, USGAO To: Representative Paul G. Rogers | PDF - 314KB - 4 pages | |
| 8 June 1998 | United States District Court, District of Columbia United States of America v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Consent Decree | PDF - 2,708KB - 82 pages | |
| 21 July 2009 | United States District Court, District of Rhode Island Saccucci Auto Group v. American Honda Motor Company and American Honda Finance Corp. Memorandum and Order | PDF - 1,902KB - 30 pages | |
| 15 March 2011 | United States District Court, District of Kansas National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization v. Nissan North America, Inc.; Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.; Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.; Subaru of America, Inc.; Toyota Motor Corporation; Toyota North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.; Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; Honda North America, Inc.; and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Memorandum Order | PDF - 136KB - 16 pages | |
| grant date 3 July 2012 | Layout Structure for Canister in Vehicle United States Patent US 8,210,302 B2 Kensuke Mori, Jun Nakano, and Takehiko Kikuchi for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 1.2MB - 18 pages | |
| grant date 3 July 2012 | Link Type Variable Stroke Engine United States Patent US 8,210,137 B2 Shohei Kono and Yoshikazu Sato for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 901KB - 12 pages | |
| grant date 3 July 2012 | Oscillating Washbox for Cylinder Head Utilizing Echelon Formation Nozzle Alignment and an Improved Nozzle Plate Design United States Patent US 8,210,192 B1 Thad A. Monnin and Aaron M. Brunswick for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 741KB - 11 pages | |
| grant date 3 July 2012 | Twin Clutch Type Speed-Change Apparatus United States Patent US 8,210,063 B2 Yoshiaki Tsukada, Takashi Ozeki, Hiroyuki Kojima, and Yoshiaki Nedachi for Honda Motor Co., Ltd., | PDF - 1.2MB - 13 pages | |
| grant date 24 July 2012 | Power Plant United States Patent US 8,226,513 B2 Noriyuke Abe and Shigemitsu Akutsu for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 8.8MB - 152 pages | |
| grant date 20 November 2012 | Design for Vehicle Bumper United States Patent US D671,048 Benjamin Davidson and Chirag Patel for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 86KB - 3 pages | |
| grant date 20 November 2012 | Design for Vehicle Bumper Garnish United States Patent US D671,047 Benjamin Davidson and Guillermo Gonzalez for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 134KB - 2 pages | |
| grant date 20 November 2012 | Design for Vehicle Bumper Garnish United States Patent US D671,050 Benjamin Davidson and Chirag Patel for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 81KB - 3 pages | |
| grant date 20 November 2012 | Design for Vehicle Bumper Garnish United States Patent US D671,051 Benjamin Davidson and Chirag Patel for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 103KB - 3 pages | |
| grant date 20 November 2012 | Design for Vehicle Bumper Unit United States Patent US D671,049 Benjamin Davidson and Chirag Patel for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 130KB - 3 pages | |
| grant date 11 June 2013 | Exhaust Gas Purifying Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine United States Patent US 8,459,011 Yuji Yasui for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 21.4MB - 53 pages | |
| grant date 11 June 2013 | Method of Assembling Inner Diameter Grinding Tool United States Patent US 8,458,883 Satoru Uchiumi, Takashi Yoshida, and Koji Saito for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 3.5MB - 9 pages | |
| grant date 11 June 2013 | Temperature Control Device for Catalyst United States Patent US 8,459,006 Satoshi Kodo for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 10.5MB - 23 pages | |
| grant date 16 July 2013 | Electrolyte Membrane/Electrode Structure and Fuel Cell United States Patent US 8,486,578 Kentaro Ishida, Takeaki Isobe, Masaaki Nanaumi, and Takeshi Matsubara for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 609KB - 10 pages | |
| grant date 16 July 2013 | Lignocellulosic Biomass Saccharification Pre-Treatment Device United States Patent US 8,486,228 Tsuyoshi Baba and Junji Yasuda for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 731KB - 8 pages | |
| grant date 6 August 2013 | Vehicluar Power Source Unit United States Patent US 8,501,361 Takuro Uemara and Keisuke Fujimaki for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | PDF - 830KB - 12 pages | |
| grant date 14 January 2014 | Development of Parallel/Distributed Applications United States Patent US 8,631,160 B2 Frank Joublin, Christian Goerick, Antonello Ceravola, and Mark Dunn for Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH | PDF - 1.6MB - 17 pages |
| Type | Brand | Item # | Series | Name | Scale | Paint | Notes | ||
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| Die Cast | Hot Wheels | M3314 | 2007 | Designer's Challenge | Honda Racer | Small | White w/red stripes | Designed by Guillermo Gonzalez |
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