Honda Canada

Honda Canada
legal form	Incorporated
founding	1969
Seat	Markham , Canada
management	Masahiro Takedagawa (CEO and President)
Number of employees	19,000 (2012)
Branch	Automaker
Website	www.honda.ca

Honda Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of the Honda Motor Company. The headquarters are in Markham, Ontario . The company has several production sites and offices in Canada. The products are marketed in Canada, the United States and other countries. In addition to cars, the company also offers motorcycles. Honda Marine offers outboard motors for boats, Honda Power Equipment offers, among others. a. Generators, water pumps and lawn mowers.

history

The branch was founded in 1969. In 1984 additional offices were opened in British Columbia to serve the west. The location also serves as a technical training center and also includes a spare parts warehouse. In the same year it was decided to open a production site in Canada. In 1986 automobile production began in a new production facility in Alliston . It was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer's plant in Canada. In addition, the Acura subsidiary was founded and the Acura Legend and Integra models were launched on the market in the same year . 1987 Honda Canada Finance Inc. was founded. The aim was to offer end users credit and other financing options. In 1988 production of the Honda Civic hatchback began for the North American market. In 1989, the 100,000th vehicle was produced in Canada. In 1991 another office was opened in Quebec. In 1992 the Civic Coupé was produced. In 1993, Honda Canada produced the 500,000. Vehicle. In 1994 the export of vehicles to Taiwan and Brazil began. In 1995, Honda Canada Inc. was the first automobile manufacturer in North America to receive ISO 9002 certification. In 1997, the one millionth vehicle was produced in Canada. Another production line was opened in 1998, producing the first Odyssey minivan . The minivan is produced for the North American market; a slightly modified minivan ( LaGreat ) is exported to Japan. The Honda Insight was introduced to the market in 2000 and was North America's first hybrid vehicle. Production of the Acura MDX began in Alliston. The vehicle is marketed worldwide. In 2001, the two millionth Honda vehicle was sold in Canada. In 2004, the three millionth vehicle was built in Canada. In 2005 the production of the first Honda pick-up truck with the model name Ridgeline began . Between 2006 and 2008, the company built a new engine production facility in the vicinity of Honda Canada and a production facility in Alliston. The production of four-cylinder engines was planned. The annual production capacity should be 200,000 engines per year. 340 people were to be employed in engine production at this location. The cost item for the investment was $ 154 million. The four millionth vehicle left the production halls in 2008. The Honda Civic Hybrid won the AJAC Award for alternative environmentally friendly motor vehicles.

In addition, the Honda Canada models Honda Civic and Honda Ridgeline were named Car of the Year and Truck of the Year by the Canadian Association of Automobile Journalists. The 5 millionth vehicle left the Alliston production facility in 2009. In May 2010, Honda opened a main office on the Markham Ontario campus.

Product range

Honda Marine Department logo

Honda Equipment Department logo

• Honda Marine - outboard motors for boats
• Honda Motorcycles - motorcycles
• Honda Power Equipment - garden tools and power generators
• Honda Engines - engines

Production sites

Honda Canada Inc. has two manufacturing plants located in Alliston , north of Toronto . In 2008 a plant for engine production was also opened. The capacity of the plant is 390,000 units.

Model overview

Type	1980s					1990s										2000s										2010s
		6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2
	Notchback sedan of the lower middle class											EL 1996 to 2000				EL 2000 to 2005					CSX 2005 to 2011
	Sport utility vehicle															MDX 2000 to 2006						MDX 2006 to 2013
																									ZDX since 2009
	Compact class			Civic / Civic Si 1988 to 1991			Civic / Civic Si 1991 to 1995				Civic / Civic Si 1995 to 2000
	Coupe of the lower middle class							Civic Coupé 1992 to 1995			Civic Coupé 1995 to 2000					Civic Coupé 2000 to 2006						Civic Coupe 2006 to 2011					Civic Coupé since 2011
															Civic Coupé SiR 1999 to 2000							Civic Coupé Si 2006 to 2011					Civic Coupé Si since 2011
	Notchback sedan lower middle class										Civic Sedan 1995 to 2000					Civic Sedan 2000 to 2003			Civic Nation 2003 to 2006			Civic Sedan 2006 to 2011					Civic Sedan since 2011
																			Civic Sedan Si 2003 to 2006			Civic Sedan Si 2007 to 2011				Civic Sedan Si since 2011
	Notchback sedan of middle class	Accord Sedan 1986 to 1989
	Minivan													Lagreat Odyssey 1998 to 2002
	Sport utility vehicle																	MR-V Pilot 2002 to 2005										CR-V since 2012
																			MDX 2003 to 2006
	Pick up																				Ridgeline 2005 to 2008

In the vehicle identification number , the manufacturer uses the world manufacturer code 2HN for passenger cars, 2KK for minivans and 2HJ and 2HK for sport utility vehicles. The letter H for Alliston is used as the factory code . For the Acura brand, however, the world manufacturer code 2HH is used.

Plant 1 , Alliston, Ontario

(Headquarters of Honda of Canada Manufacturing Inc. from 1986 to 2010)

Plant 2 , Alliston, Ontario

Web links

• Honda Canada webpage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Honda Canada - About 2012