Honda has long been one of America's most enduring and beloved importers of automobiles. Since their first car - the small N6000 in 1972 followed by the Civic in 1973, Honda has had a reputation for building vehicles of endurance, quality and a higher standard. With the introduction of the Honda Accord in 1976, Japan-based Honda was quickly catapulted to the front ranks of cars sold in America.

The Honda Accord is by far the most popular selling vehicle of the brand name, followed closely by the Acura brand, which is a more upscale model of their already well-honed base models. Honda's accord has spent many years in recent decades at the top of the list as America's most popular car with its competition usually coming from fellow Japanese carmaker Toyota.