Soichiro Honda founded this leading automotive company in 1948 which is head-quartered in Tokyo, Japan. A leading auto company, Honda is the largest engine manufacturer in the world. Opening it's innings with the City in India, Honda met with instant success which was followed with the cab-forward design employed by the previous City and is continuing that success even now with the City ZX. Other offerings in the shape of the Civic, Accord and the CRV have also seen noteworthy sales figures. To cash in on the small car segment in India, Honda is working on offering a hatchback based on the Jazz, which should hit the Indian roads by 2009.