Honda Canada Is Now 50 Years Old
November 18 2019, Centennial Auto Group
We know what it's like to turn 40. 2019 marks the Centennial Auto Group's 40th anniversary.
50, however, is a whole 'nuther ball game. On March 11, 2019, Honda Canada marked 50 years since incorporating in 1969, a remarkable achievement for a company that kickstarted with one model: the Civic.
Here are some key facts in Honda's five decades of Canadian history.
- 1969: Honda Canada is incorporated
- 1973: Honda begins selling the Civic in Canada
- 1986: Honda begins manufacturing the Accord in Alliston, Ontario
- 1987: Honda launches Acura in Canada
- 1991: Honda sells its one-millionth vehicle in Canada
- 1998: Honda opens a second Alliston facility to build the Odyssey
- 2000: Honda launches the first hybrid vehicle in Canada,the first-generation Insight
- 2008: Honda begins assembling 4-cylinder engines in Canada
- 2014: Honda Canada sells its four-millionth vehicle
- 2017: Honda Canada's Alliston plant builds its eight-millionth vehicle
- 2018: The Honda Civic celebrates its 21st consecutive year asCanada's best-selling car
- 2019: Honda Canada turns 50
