Honda Car Forum

have a 97 LX that was made in Japan - got it by luck only - probably
won't be any I4 accords made in Japan when I replace this one.

I live in suburban Buffalo, New York and my trusty ol' 1989 Honda
Civic hatchback was manufactured in Canada.

My father's former 1991 Honda Accord LX and my other 1997 Honda Civic
HX were manufactured in Ohio.

Finally, my current Honda CR-V SE was manufactured in the United
Kingdom.

Now, I'm not absolutely certain from where all of the various car
parts come, but the cars were all assembled in locales other than
Honda's homeland!

~~~~~~~~~Original Message~~~~~~~~~
Group: rec.autos.makers.honda
Date: Mon, Jan 9, 2006, 10:15am (EST+5)
From: bd13580@yahoo.com (J*Oat)

all hondas are made in the USA or Canada. the Acuras are made in japan.

Scott wrote:
> I live in suburban Buffalo, New York and my trusty ol' 1989 Honda
> Civic hatchback was manufactured in Canada.
>
> My father's former 1991 Honda Accord LX and my other 1997 Honda Civic
> HX were manufactured in Ohio.
>
> Finally, my current Honda CR-V SE was manufactured in the United
> Kingdom.
>
> Now, I'm not absolutely certain from where all of the various car
> parts come, but the cars were all assembled in locales other than
> Honda's homeland!

and not just that. youd be surprised how many companies it takes to make
a car, and how many parts arent made by the manufacturer. as i was
looking stuff up, i came across this site:

http://www.buddcompany.com/

and this pdf brochure of what they do:

http://www.buddcompany.com/Files/ProdShow2005_Final.pdf

course, now theyre owned by a german conglomerate, but i remember them
back in the day for being known as wheel makers for tractor/trailers.

If the VIN starts with:
J = Japan
1 = USA
2 = Canada
3 = Mexico
S = UK
the 11th letter in the VIN will indicate the plant and city the vehicle was
assembled.
<mikebrown49@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1136687163.821795.178070@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> I'm in the market for a new or used 2000-2006 Honda or Acura and would
> like to know which models are made in Japan. I realize that a VIN
> number starting with 'J' tells me a particular car is made in Japan.
> My preference is to buy a vehicle manufactured in Japan. I want to be
> able to shorten my search time and just look for those cars that apply.
>
> For e.g. If I know all 2002 Honda CR-V EX were made in the USA, then I
> can avoid looking for that model/year.
>
> Anyone know of such a list?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>