Honda started operations in the United States with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. in 1959. Based on its longstanding commitment to build products close to the customer, Honda operates 12 major U.S. manufacturing facilities, working with more than 600 U.S. suppliers to produce a diverse range of Honda products. Honda also conducts research and development activities at 21 facilities in America where we fully design, develop and engineer many of the products the company manufactures in America.