2021 May Newsletter
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INTERESTING HONDA FACTS | ||||||
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1. Honda originally manufactured motorized bicycles
During the post-war period, Soichiro Honda and a team of twelve men created engines to attach to bikes. Honda Motor Company became the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer in 1964. Honda is a Japanese company, but not everyone realizes that Honda has several manufacturing facilities in America. The 1982 model was produced in Honda’s Marysville, Ohio plant. Honda is involved in the manufacturing of other products like watercraft, ATVs, aircraft, mountain bikes, lawn equipment, and solar cells. They even created a humanoid robot called ASIMO. It’s located in Japan near its main plant. They began shipping soybeans from the U.S. to Japan in 1986 because the crop was plentiful in Ohio, Japan had a market for it, and they wanted to invest in the state they were operating in. Honda-built engines have won more Indy 500 races than any other manufacturer. The HA-420 HondaJet is powered by Honda engines. The company makes over 14 million engines a year. The first Gold Wing was manufactured in 1974. The first Civic got 40mpg on the highway. It was the 1987 Honda Prelude. Joe Cicero of Maine reached one million miles in 2011 on the original engine and transmission. Honda gave him a parade and a new 2012 Accord. From 1997 to 2006, every Honda CR-V had a folding plastic picnic table under the cargo area. The first Acura was released in America in 1986. It was available as a convertible and fastback coupe. In 2016, Kelley Blue Book awarded the “Best Buy of the Year” to the 2016 Honda Civic, CR-V, Pilot, and Odyssey, in their respective classes. |
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NEW CIVIC TYPE R JUST ARRIVED! | ||||||
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EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES | ||||||
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FEATURED RECIPE | ||||||
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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY FROM RALPH HONDA | ||||||
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Here’s a little something for our mothers showing our appreciation. Just mention this Gift Card at the time of write-up to receive $10.00 OFF! | ||||||
LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH | ||||||
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