- Business
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells automobiles, motorcycles, and power products worldwide. The company produces a broad range of automobiles including sedans such as Civic and Accord, SUVs, minivans, and luxury Acura brand vehicles; motorcycles encompassing scooters like Super Cub and Activa series, sport bikes, and electric models; power products comprising generators, lawn mowers, marine engines, and personal watercraft; it also develops aviation products, robotics including ASIMO, and financial services through Honda Finance. Honda operates production facilities in 22 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Japan, Africa, Middle East, and other regions, with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, where it was founded in 1948. In late 2024, Honda signed memoranda of understanding with Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to explore business integration including a potential joint holding company for vehicles, motorcycles, power products, and aviation to enhance competitiveness in electrification and software-defined vehicles, with decisions targeted by January 2025. The company reorganized its automobile, motorcycle, and power products operations effective April 1, 2025, integrating business strategy and development units to bolster customer experience and digital services; it expanded motorcycle production in India with a new line at its fourth plant set to start in 2027, increasing capacity to 2.61 million units annually and creating 1,800 jobs; Honda also completed a major share buyback of 180 million shares for 274.6 billion yen by October 2024.