It would be a very hard task to find anyone today who has not heard the word Honda at least once. The Honda motor company is probably best known for Honda Cars but it’s also a primary producer of motorcycles. After its birth in Japan the company has spread its tentacles all over the world and you would be able to see Honda vehicles anywhere.
Those enthusiastic ‘car lovers’ might might be pleased to hear that there are a number of Honda Cars that would be obtainable in 2010. The cars are however still unavailable and would take some time to be released to the mass market. The legend of Honda Cars is one that is very inspirational and challenging. Many have heard the fairytale success journey of Soichiro Honda. His journey from a mechanic to a multi-millionaire through the disaster of the Second World War has inspired a lot of people.
Honda Cars like the S2000, Accord, Civic, CR-V and Insight are now quite a common sight and a range of Hybrid cars have also been available from around 2002. The production of such cars has been restrained due to the restricted availability of hydrogen filling stations throughout the world especially in developing countries. This venture however has shown the versatility of the company together with its ability to feel the pulse of the consumers.
Honda was also a ground breaking Japanese auto manufacturer to release a luxury brand. In 1986 the company started the luxury brand Acura. The sports car S500 became the first Honda Car to be produced by the company. The company has not remained limited to the mere production of vehicles and has even produced their very own robot ASIMO in 2000 through its involvement in robotics research.
Honda Cars are generally very fuel efficient, lots of precision measurement tools like gage block and pin gage set are used to build the car parts and this has certainly given them an edge over their competitors. With awareness increasing about global warming this is one fact that may have increased the popularity of Honda. In fact statistics show that demand for Honda Cars have increased during oil price hikes.
Even at the factory level the flexibility of the company has been a great strength in its success. Of course like all automobile giants Honda has suffered due to the recession. Sales of even Honda Cars dropped but with future forecasts appearing to be favorable the future for this exceptional company appears to be a promising one.