Honda introduced the Honda Accord in 1976, and it later became the first Japanese car assembled in the United States.
The Accord began as a compact hatchback and joined Honda’s Civic in the company’s expanding passenger-car range. Its combination of fuel efficiency, practical packaging and relatively refined road manners helped it gain popularity in Japan and overseas.
Honda built an American production facility in Marysville, Ohio, where Accord production began in 1982. This made the model the first Japanese automobile assembled in the United States, rather than merely imported from Japan.
The Accord grew in size and moved further into the family-sedan market over successive generations. Its American manufacturing history is separate from its 1976 launch: the original Accord was introduced in Japan, while U.S. assembly began six years later.