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This year, Honda is celebrating 40 years of the Honda Accord, America’s best-selling sedan. To commemorate this milestone, Honda has put together a timeline of the defining moments in Accord history. Check them out below! 1976 - The first Honda Accord hits dealerships! The first model was actually a hatchback, while the sedan version was added three years later. 1988 - The 1988 Accord Coupe was one of the first Japanese vehicles assembled in the United States. This model was made exclusively in Honda’s manufacturing plant in Ohio. 1989 - The Accord became the best-selling automobile in America, making it the first non-US-based vehicle to receive this distinction. 1994 - The Accord’s fifth generation improved environmental and passenger safety with lower emissions and top-of-the-line safety features. 2005 - While gas prices were on the rise, the Accord Hybrid offered better gas mileage with comparable performance. 2008 - The Accord added Vehicle Stability Assist™ and ACE™ Body Structure to even further improve on safety. 2014 - The Accord reaches 10-million vehicles sold while also achieving 50 MPG. 2016 - 40 years, 30 Car and Driver “10 Bests”, and a sale every two minutes, the Honda Accord’s success has been quite a ride, and it’s not slowly down anytime soon! "Accord." Honda Family – Sedans, Coupes, and Hybrids. Honda, n.d. Web. 06 July 2016. <http://automobiles.honda.com/accord#heritage>.

Back in the late 1960s, Honda decided to enter the automobile market in the United States with the introduction an all-new vehicle called the N600. The brand had already a name for themselves as the top-selling motorcycle manufacturer in the U.S. and now they were looking to enter a whole new market with this innovative new vehicle. Now, nearly fifty years later, the Honda N600 is now making a name for itself once again as it will be the center of a new video series being released by the brand through social media platforms such as YouTube and Facebook. This series will be documenting the restoration of N600 - 100000, the very first N600 ever produced. "We're so proud to bring the story of Honda's roots in the U.S. to life through the restoration of this vehicle," said Alicia Jones, Honda social media manager. "Finding Serial One, the very first Honda N600 test vehicle in America, and documenting the meticulous process of bringing it back to life really embodies the Honda spirit. We can't wait for viewers to come along with us on this journey." "Honda Celebrates Automotive Heritage and History in the U.S. in New Online Series Launching on Social Media." Honda Newsroom. N.p., 16 Mar. 2016. Web. 17 Mar. 2016. <http://www.hondanews.com/releases/honda-celebrates-automotive-heritage-and-history-in-the-u-s-in-new-online-series-launching-on-social-media>.