Which country does Honda belong to now?
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Honda now belongs to Japan. Honda Motor is a Japanese automobile brand, and in China, there are two joint venture enterprises: Dongfeng Honda and GAC Honda. The Honda CR-V is a classic urban SUV model produced by Dongfeng Honda Automobile Company, with dimensions of 4550mm in length, 1820mm in width, and 1685mm in height, and a wheelbase of 2620mm. In terms of configuration, the vehicle is equipped with SRS dual airbags, door beams, front and rear three-point ELR seat belts, seat belt reminders, and a seat safety system with pre-tensioners and load limiters. In terms of power, the vehicle is equipped with two engines: a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated engine and a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine.
I remember the first time I drove a Honda was over a decade ago, and I was curious about which country this brand originated from. Honda is actually a genuine Japanese brand, founded in 1948 by Soichiro Honda in Osaka. Although Honda now has factories in 29 countries worldwide, including joint ventures in Guangzhou, China producing the Accord, and CR-V manufacturing in Ohio, USA, its headquarters have always remained in Tokyo. Their core R&D departments are located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, where famous technologies like the VTEC engine were developed. A friend of mine who volunteered at the Honda Museum in Nagoya mentioned that they display first-generation motorcycles with entirely Japanese manuals. Over the years, Honda has done well in localization, but its ownership and brand identity have never changed. Last year's financial report still showed that the Japanese board of directors controls global strategic decisions.
