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Jointly developed cars. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Honda collaborated with Rover in the development and marketing of the Honda Concerto, Rover 200, 400, 600 and 800. The 800 was called the Sterling in the US. Honda partnered with Isuzu in the 1990s to produce the Passport and the Acura SLX. Concept vehicles
Honda is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in Japan and has been since it started production in 1955. [13] At its peak in 1982, Honda manufactured almost three million motorcycles annually. By 2006, this figure had been reduced to around 550,000 but was still higher than its three domestic competitors.
The Honda Civic ( Japanese: ホンダ・シビック, Hepburn: Honda Shibikku) is a series of automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1972. As of 2023, the Civic is positioned between the Honda Fit / City and Honda Accord in Honda's global passenger car line-up. The first-generation Civic was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door fastback sedan ...
List of films. The First Auto (1927), about the transition from horses to cars for transportation, and the rift it causes in a family. The Crowd Roars (1932), James Cagney stars as a race care driver in this 1st sound car racing film. Death Drives Through (1935), the protagonist is a race-car driver. Dodsworth (1936), the protagonist owns a car ...
Signature. Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz ( German: [kaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈbɛnts] ⓘ; born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929) was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and first car put into series production. [1]
Crude ideas and designs of automobiles can be traced back to ancient and medieval times. [1] [2] In 1649, Hans Hautsch of Nuremberg built a clockwork-driven carriage. [1] [3] In 1672, a small-scale steam-powered vehicle was created; [4] the first steam-powered automobile capable of human transportation was built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot in 1769.
The Bollée family played a significant part in the history of motor vehicle manufacture; the father with his steam car, and one of his sons, in 1895, with an internal-combustion engine design. France. Steam bus: Amédée Bollée. 1883 1885 Benz Tri-Car. France. Steam: De Dion-Bouton (later internal-combustion, with a patent in 1889) 1884. France.
Industrial Light & Magic. Industrial Light & Magic ( ILM) is an American motion picture visual effects company that was founded on May 26, 1975 by George Lucas. [8] It is a division of the film production company Lucasfilm, which Lucas founded, and was created when he began production on the original Star Wars, [9] now the fourth episode of the ...