Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (本田技研工業株式会社 Honda Giken Kōgyō KK^?,IPA: [hoɴda] ( listen); /ˈhɒndə/) is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and power equipment.

Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959,^[4][5]as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion enginesmeasured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year.^[6] Honda became the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer in 2001.^[7][8] Honda was the eighth largest automobile manufacturer in the world behind General Motors, Volkswagen Group, Toyota,Hyundai Motor Group, Ford, Nissan, and PSA Peugeot Citroën in 2011