The first generation Honda Accord was launched in 1976 as a two-door
hatchback with 68 horsepower (51 kW), a 93. Honda chose the name Accord,
reflecting "Honda's desire for accord and harmony between people,
society and the automobile. It has achieved considerable success,
especially in the USA, where it was the best-selling Japanese car for 15
years (1982-97), and became the first Japanese-branded vehicle to be
manufactured in the US. The Accord became the first Japanese car to be
produced in the US in 1982, when production commenced in Marysville,
Ohio at Marysville Auto Plant where cars were produced and exported back
to Japan. The Honda Accord has been sold in most automotive markets
throughout the world. The European Honda Accord, also made in Sweden,
became very different from its cousins in terms of styling, and was also
shorter than the JDM and USDM Accords.
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The Accord was originally planned to be a V6-powered car with a long
hood and sporty pretensions. Vastly improved quality control, however,
made this one of the most reliable cars on the US market, a position it
still holds today. This was one of the first US production cars to
feature optic reflectors with completely clear lenses on the headlamps
replacing the more conventional sealed beam styled lighting. A
little-known fact about the 1998 Accord was that it was assembled in New
Zealand at the very end of overall New Zealand CKD car production (due
to changes in tariffs for car importation in that country). Now a vastly
different car to the worldwide Accord, the North American model grew
larger still, gaining more interior room and weight than its
international counterpart. The American Accord was only available in
sedan and coupe form, becoming the largest Accord to date.