Honda Canada Inc.

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Honda Canada Incorporated is the Canadian unit of Honda of Japan.

Founded in 1969, Honda has been building cars in Canada since 1986. The head office is in Toronto, Ontario. Plans are to relocate the various Honda offices to Richmond Hill, Ontario in 2008.

Honda Finance was established in 1987.

Honda Canada Inc. has 210 Honda and 50 Acura authorized automotive dealers in Canada.

There are also over 600 dealers for Honda motorcycle and power equipment products. These dealers sell motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, snowblowers, lawnmowers and other equipment in Canada.

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[edit] Manufacturing

Honda has two Canadian assembly plants located in Alliston, Ontario, north of Toronto, Ontario.

For Honda of Canada Manufacturing Inc. plants go to Honda Canada Alliston Plants.

[edit] Sales

Motorcycles were the first Honda products sold and it was not until 1973 that cars were sold in Canada.

The first zone office was established in Richmond, British Columbia in 1984

An advance technical training centre was opened in Boucherville QC in 1991 and 15,000 square metres of space for a zone office.

[edit] Vehicles

Currently produced

Previously produced

[edit] References

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