Acura is a brand of Honda.
Honda created Acura as a separate luxury division for the United States, settling on the name in September 1984 and opening the first Acura dealerships on 27 March 1986 with two models, the Legend sedan and the Integra.
Where it sits
Two levels. A figure marks a company boundary crossed; a word means the figure was never published.
Acura
40 years, one owner
The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.
- 1986 Honda created Acura as a separate luxury division for the United States, settling on the name in September 1984 and opening the first Acura dealerships on 27 March 1986 with two models, the Legend sedan and the Integra. It was the first Japanese luxury nameplate in the American market, and it was sold through its own dealer network rather than alongside Hondas.
Honda
2 marques
Nothing on Honda's stand was bought: the premium badge is one it invented for American showrooms, and the motorcycles, generators and business jets alongside the cars all carry the Honda name itself. Only in China does it build cars through joint ventures with local partners.