Honda Motor Company, Ltd.Japanese: ??????????Honda Giken K?gy? Kabushiki-gaisha (Kabushiki kaisha)Honda Technology Research Institute Company, Limited AudioHonda_giken_kougyou.ogglisten (tyo7267) is a Japanese multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.

Honda is the worlds largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the worlds largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year.cite newsurl=MOTORCYCLE AIRBAG EARNS TAKATA AND HONDA 2008 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS PACE INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP AWARDlast=Millerfirst=Edwarddate=2008-04-18publisher=Honda.comaccessdate=2009-07-28 Honda surpassed Nissan (Nissan Motors) in 2001 to become the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer. As ofAugust 2008, Honda surpassed Chrysler as the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the United States. Honda is the sixth largest automobile manufacturer in the world.

Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda also manufactures garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft and power generators, amongst others. Since 1986, Honda has been involved with artificial intelligence/robotics research and released their ASIMO robot in 2000. They have also ventured into aerospace with the establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines in 2004 and the Honda HA-420 HondaJet, scheduled to be released in 2011. Honda spends about 5% of its revenues into R&D.cite newsurl=Most Admired Companies: Hondalast=Taylorfirst=Alex IIIdate=2008-03-07publisher=CNNMoney.comaccessdate=2009-05-03