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Honda = Acura Nissan = InfinityToyota = Lexus

You have three monopolies in American cars- Ford, Chrysler and GM. Some foreign cars are made here (very few) and many American cars are made in other countries. Acura is a luxury model from Honda.

My Acura was made in Marysville, OH. Everything in it was made in the USA except the manual transmission which is from Japan.

its the luxury division of honda, sold only in america. Theyre under the honda badge in the rest of the world (TSX is called the honda accord euro, etc).

Acura is Based out of Japan.Currently, Acura is being Built in both Japan & the U.S.But they are Japanese Cars!!

By now the answer should be crystal clear. But the reason that Acura is separate from Honda like Lexus is from Toyota is that when Honda and Toyota were introduced in USA they were simply satisfactory cars. Therefore with witty marketing they set up subdivisions of their company focused on more quality vehicles to attack upscale markets. Obviously this has worked (you will always see a Ford as a Ford even if they produced a Benz-a-like). Note that Acura and Lexus brands do not exist in Japan as of now. All equivalents of Acuras and Lexus cars are sold as Hondas and Toyotas (the TSX is a "Honda Accord" in Japan).

the ownership is japanese but its built here in the usa so its both

It's an upscale Honda.

japanese

It's a Honda, Japanese. But imported from Japan