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Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) was established in October 1990. Under the Philippine government's Car Development Program, production operations commenced in February 1992, in their Santa Rosa, Laguna plant. To date, HCPI is a team of over 600 associates, working with 38 dealers nationwide and about 60 parts and materials suppliers.
1934–1956 Citroën Traction Avant—first mass-produced front-wheel drive car, built with monocoque chassis 1936–1955 MG T series —sports cars 1938–2003 Volkswagen Beetle —a design that was produced for over 60 years with over 20 million units assembled in several countries
The first Australian designed mass-produced car was the Holden 48-215, released in 1948. Annual production of vehicles reached a maximum of almost 500,000 in the 1970s (at the time tenth globally), and 400,000 in the 2000s, but by 2012, production declined to approximately 200,000 (30th place), due to competition from Asian automakers and ...
First automobile in the Philippines: Richard-Brasier roadster car – imported in 1904 [104] First labor union in the Philippines: Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina – established on February 2, 1902 [105] First aircraft to fly in the Philippines: Shriver's Skylark biplane of James "Bud" Mars – February 21, 1911 [106]
The plant is the birthplace of the South Korean automobile industry and is a self-contained facility that operates its own fire station, hospital and security vehicles. [6] The production of the Pony, South Korea’s first mass-produced car, began in the plant. It also has Research and Development Centre of Hyundai Motors.
One of the first truly serious electric vehicles, it had a 36-volt system that could travel at 40 mph for up to 40 miles. In 1960, it was upgraded to 72 volts, which gave it a 60-mile range at up ...
It was the first modern (enclosed) cable car in the world to carry passengers. 1908 – First mass-produced automobile- Henry Ford develops the assembly line method of automobile manufacturing with the introduction of the Ford Model T. 1910 - Fabre Hydravion first seaplane. 1911 – Selandia launched – First ocean-going, diesel engine-driven ...
The first mass-production car to use a CVT was the 1958 DAF 600 from the Netherlands. [36] Its Variomatic transmission was used in several vehicles built by DAF and Volvo until the 1980s. [ 37 ]