American Honda Motor Company

About American Honda Motor Company

The American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (sometimes abbreviated as AHM) is the North American subsidiary of Japanese Honda Motor Company. Founded in 1959, the company combines product sales, service and coordinating functions of Honda in North America, and is responsible for distribution, marketing and sales of Honda and Acura brand automobiles, Honda Powersports products (motorcycles, scooters and all-terrain vehicles), Honda Power Equipment products (garden tools, generators, and lawn mowers), Honda Engines products, Honda Marine engines, and the HondaJet aircraft. As of 2025, Honda-brand automobile models include the Accord, Civic, CR-V, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline. Acura-brand models are the Integra, ADX, MDX, RDX, and ZDX. Honda claims several firsts for a Japanese car maker in the United States. The company was the first to create a subsidiary to market and sell its vehicles in the country, and the first to manufacture automobiles in North America. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda's first overseas subsidiary opened in Los Angeles in 1959 which was unusual for the time, as other foreign auto companies typically relied on independent distributors.