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February 2025	Honda Honda and Nissan announced the termination of merger talks after negotiations became complicated by growing differences.
2024	Case IH Case IH introduced new tractor models including the 715 Quadtrac and the AF10 and AF11 Axial Flow combine harvesters.
December 23 2024	Honda Honda officially announced a Memorandum of Understanding to merge with Nissan, aiming to become the 3rd largest auto company by sales.
2023	Agricultural machinery A USDA report revealed that over 50% of major US crops (corn, cotton, rice, sorghum, soybeans, and winter wheat) are planted using automated guidance systems.
2023	Honda Honda launched the Honda e:Ny1, their first electric SUV, with an electric range on the top spec model.
October 2023	Honda Honda and General Motors cancelled their joint venture due to slower-than-expected electric vehicle demand, with Honda planning to design future electric vehicles independently.
September 2023	Honda Honda discontinued sales of gasoline lawn mowers and select power equipment products in the United States.
February 2 2023	Honda Honda announced a deal with General Motors to produce cars using a new hydrogen fuel system.
August 2022	Honda Honda and LG Energy Solution announced a joint venture to establish a new lithium-ion battery factory in the United States, targeting a production capacity of 40 gigawatt hours for Honda and Acura electric vehicles.
April 2022	Honda Honda and General Motors announced a joint venture to develop low-cost electric vehicles based on GM's Ultium architecture.
March 2022	Honda Honda announced a joint venture with Sony to develop and build electric vehicles.
April 2021	Honda Toshihiro Mibe is appointed as President and Chief Executive of Honda, taking over the top executive role.
2020	Honda Honda launched the Honda e, an electric supermini with a retro styling similar to the first-generation Honda Civic.
March 23 2020	Honda Honda became the first major automaker in the US to suspend production in its factories due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019	Honda Honda maintained strong US market presence with 1,608,170 vehicles sold.
December 19 2019	Honda Honda reached a motorcycle production milestone of 400 million units.
April 2019	Honda Toshiaki Mikoshiba becomes Chairman of Honda, marking a significant leadership transition for the company.
2018	Honda Honda continued its growth, with global automobile production increasing to 5,357,013 units.
October 2018	Honda Honda reported annual earnings of US$9.534 billion, with a total revenue of US$138.250 billion. The company's market capitalization was valued at US$50.4 billion, with shares trading at over $32 per share.
2017	Honda Honda experiences revenue growth to 130,193 million US dollars, with net income recovering to 5,734 million US dollars
2017	Honda Honda peaked in US sales with 1,641,429 vehicles sold during the calendar year.
2017	Honda Honda formed the Honda Innovations group in Spring, based in Mountain View, California, establishing a business innovation initiative called Honda Xcelerator to build relationships with Silicon Valley startups and entrepreneurs.
2017	Honda India became the largest motorcycle market for Honda, with the company leading the scooters segment with a 59% market share.
2017	Honda Global automobile production crossed 5 million units, reaching 5,236,842 units.
2016	Case IH Case IH revealed an autonomous concept vehicle, showcasing their technological innovation in agricultural machinery.
2016	Honda Honda's revenue remains stable at 121,190 million US dollars, with net income significantly dropping to 2,860 million US dollars
2016	Honda Honda achieved a significant milestone with global automobile production reaching 4,999,266 units, approaching the 5 million mark.
2015	Case IH Introduced Case IH Magnum Rowtrack and Optum models.
2015	Honda John McGuinness sets the outright lap record on the Snaefell Mountain Course at the TT race on a Honda CBR1000RR.
2015	Honda Global automobile production further increased to 4,543,838 units, showing steady expansion.
2015	Honda Honda's revenue slightly increases to 121,286 million US dollars, with net income decreasing to 4,636 million US dollars
October 2015	Agricultural machinery An exemption was added to the DMCA to allow farmers to inspect and modify software in agricultural machinery, addressing intellectual property restrictions on equipment repair.
June 2015	Honda Honda announced the decision to phase out commercialization of natural-gas powered vehicles, shifting focus to electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in electric cars, and hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles.
February 23 2015	Honda Honda announced CEO Takanobu Ito would step down and be replaced by Takahiro Hachigo in June.
2014	Honda Honda begins sponsoring La Liga club Valencia CF, starting with the 2014-15 soccer season.
2014	Honda Honda maintains near-previous year revenue at 118,425 million US dollars, with net income rising to 5,741 million US dollars
2014	Honda Honda increased global automobile production to 4,513,769 units, continuing its growth trajectory.
July 2014	Honda Honda announced the end of production of the Fit EV for the 2015 model.
July 2014	Honda Honda announced the end of production of the Honda FCX Clarity for the 2015 model year.
2013	Honda Global automobile production remained stable at 4,112,000 units, maintaining the previous year's production level.
2013	Honda Honda's revenue increases to 119,523 million US dollars, with net income recovering to 4,443 million US dollars
October 2013	Honda Honda announced that Honda Soltec would cease business operations in Spring 2014, with continuation of support for existing customers and planned dissolution of the subsidiary.
June 2013	Honda The Accord PHEV was introduced in Japan, available only for leasing primarily to corporations and government agencies.
January 2013	Honda Sales of the Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid began in the US, available only in California and New York.
2012	Honda Honda in Japan introduced Honda Cars Small Store, a specialized dealership devoted to compact cars like the Honda Fit and kei vehicles like the Honda N-One and Honda S660 roadster.
2012	Honda Honda sees a slight revenue decline to 100,941 million US dollars, with net income dropping to 2,820 million US dollars
2012	Honda Honda's global automobile production surged to 4,110,000 units, marking a substantial recovery and growth.
2012	Honda Honda began production of the Honda HA-420 HondaJet.
2012	Honda Honda rebounded with increased sales, reaching 1,422,000 vehicles in the US market.
September 2012	Honda Honda's cumulative global hybrid sales passed 1 million units, 12 years and 11 months after the first Insight sales began.
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