The Honda Accord, especially in its four-door sedan variant, is a well-known long-liver of the world’s automotive industry. It is one of the best-selling cars in the United States since 1989 when it became the first vehicle under an import brand to achieve the best-selling status.
Pioneer of American-made Japanese cars
In 1982, Honda Motor Company started to produce its cars for the American market at Honda’s Marysville Auto Plant in Marysville, Ohio. The first vehicle that left the conveyor was exactly the Honda Accord that has literally become a pioneer of American-made Japanese cars.
Marysville Auto Plant (MAP) is one of the most integrated and flexible automotive plants in North America. Operations there include stamping, plastics injection molding, welding, painting, sub-assembly, and assembly. Along with Honda’s other factories in North America (there are 11 facilities, to be precise), Marysville Auto Plant meets the demand of American buyers of Honda and Acura cars by 97 percent – the highest percentage of any international automaker in the United States.
Honda Accord Worldwide Production
The Honda Accord is one of the most widespread models in the world. Aside from Marysville Auto Plant, it is also assembled at Honda Sayama Factory (Sayama, Japan), Guangqi Honda Assembly Plant (Guangzhou, China), Honda Ayutthaya Plant (Ayutthaya, Thailand), and several assembly plants in India. Sometime in the past, it was also assembled at Honda’s dedicated factory in Nelson, New Zealand. None of these cars goes to the United States, though.
2016 Honda Accord
This year’s Honda Accord represents the ninth generation, which entered the market in 2013. It has some minor upgrades and design changes, as well as some new features. The 2016 Honda Accord will be the first mass-market car that will be equipped with Apple CarPlay & the second mass-market car to also be compatible with Android Auto.
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The starting MSRP for the 2016 Honda Accord sedan is set at $22,205 (for LX version), $24,265 (Sport), $25,580 (EX), $28,670 (EX-L), $30,745 (EX-L V6), and $34,680 (Touring). Coupe versions cost slightly higher in the base configuration.