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'63 |
Honda's first sports car (S500) and light truck (T360) released.
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'66 |
Sales and export of S800 begin.
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'67 |
Front-wheel-drive minicar, N360, released.
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'68 |
| N Series of minicars tops Japanese sales. |
| Export of N360 and N600 begin. |
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'70 |
| N360 top seller in Japan for its first three years. |
| Z and Vamos minicars released. |
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'71 |
Life minicar released.
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'72 |
| Civic released. |
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Life Step Van released.
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'76 |
| Accord CVCC (1600cc) released. |
| Civic sales reach 1 million units. |
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'78 |
Prelude released.
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| 1980's |
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'80 |
Accord production reaches 1 million units.
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'81 |
| City released. |
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'85 |
| Today minicar and Legend released. |
| Quint Integra released. |
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'87 |
Civic production reaches 5 million units.
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'88 |
| Export of US-made Accord Coupe to Japan begins. |
| Automobile production reaches 15 million units. |
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'89 |
Accord Inspire released.
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| 1990's |
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'90 |
| NSX sports car released. |
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'91 |
| US-made Accor d Wagon released in Japan. |
| Convertible minicar , Beat, released. |
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'92 |
Worldwide automobile production reaches 20 million units.
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'94 |
Odyssey released.
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'95 |
| Worldwide Civic production reaches 10 million units. |
| New Civic, with a three-stage VTEC engine and Honda MultiMatic,
introduced. |
| CR-V sports utility vehicle released. |
| Worldwide automobile production reaches 30 million units. |
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'96 |
Step WGN (Wagon) released.
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'97 |
| LEVs (low emission vehicles) Civic Ferio and Partner 1.6 released
in Japan. |
| Leasing of EV Plus electric vehicle begins. |
| New Life released. |
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'99 |
| Honda S2000 sports car released. |
| Lagreat Canadian-made minivan released. |
| Insight hybrid released. |
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| 2000's |
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'00 |
| Life Almas, first minicar with features for the physically
challenged, released. |
| Stream minivan released. |
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'01 |
| Fit released. |
| Civic Hybrid released. |
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'02 |
Thai-made Fit Aria released in Japan.
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'03 |
| Honda becomes first Japanese automaker to produce 10 million cars in the U. S. |
| New Odyssey released. |
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'04 |
| Accord 2.2i-CTDI with Honda’s original diesel engine released in Europe. |
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'05 |
| Ridgeline next-generation truck released in U.S. |
| American Honda Motor begins sales of Phill, the first home refueling appliance for natural gas vehicles. |
| Leasing of FCX fuel cell vehicle for home use begins. |
| Worldwide sales of Honda hybrid vehicles reaches 100,000. |
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'06 |
| Zest unveiled. |
| Sales of Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) models for Brazilian market started. |
| Performance of next-generation fuel-cell car FCX Concept demonstrated. |
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