Honda Worldwide | Timeline

1960's


	'64	Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Thailand) established.
	'67	Motorcycle production in Thailand begins.
	'69	Honda Australia Pty. Ltd. (Melbourne), an automobile sales company, established. Automobile and motorcycle production in Malaysia begins. Automobile production in Taiwan begins.

1970's

'71

Motorcycle production in Indonesia begins.

'73

Joint venture established in the Philippines for production and sale of motorcycles.
Motorcycle production in the Philippines begins.

'75

Automobile production in Indonesia begins.

1980's

'84

Joint venture established in India for production and sale of motorcycles.
Automobile production in Thailand begins.

'85

Motorcycle production in India begins.
Motorcycle engine production in Malaysia begins.

'88

Production of lawnmowers in Australia begins.
Automobile production at Honda New Zealand Ltd. begins.
Power product production in India begins.

1990's

'92

Motorcycle production in Thailand reaches 2 million units.
Automobile production in the Philippines begins.

'94

Automobile production in Pakistan begins.

'96

City, developed for Asian countries, launched.
Automobile production at a new plant in Thailand begins.

'97

Power product production in Indonesia begins.
Motorcycle production in Vietnam begins.
Honda R&D Southeast Asia Co., Ltd. established in Thailand.

'98

Automobile production in India begins.

'99

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Ltd. established.

2000's


	'01	Honda Malaysia SDN BHD begins automobile operations. Total motorcycle, automobile and power product production in Thailand reaches 10 million units.
	'02	Local automobile production in Taiwan begins.
	'03	New automobile plant in Indonesia begins operation. New automobile plant in Malaysia begins operation. Honda R&D (India) Pvt. Ltd. established in India.
	'04	Sales of automobiles in Korea begin. Total motorcycle production reaches 10 million units in Thailand.
	'05	Motorcycle production in the Philippines reaches 10 million units. Third motorcycle plant in Indonesia begins operation.
	'06	New motorcycle plant in Pakistan begins operation. Automobile production in Vietnam begins.
	'07	Power product production reaches 10 million units in Thailand. Automobile production reaches 1 million units in Thailand.
	'08	Motorcycle production in Vietnam reaches 5 million units.
	'09	Motorcycle production in Indonesia reaches 25 million units. Motorcycle production in India reaches 30 million units.
	'11	Brio compact car introduced in Thailand and India.