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Honda Power Equipment manufactures and markets a range of outdoor power equipment products, including engines, generators, lawnmowers, pumps, snowblowers, tillers and trimmers for commercial, rental and residential applications.

Its comprehensive product line is powered exclusively by environmentally responsible, advanced 4-stroke engines for improved reliability, fuel economy and emissions. The inherent qualities of Honda’s 4-stroke technology reduce operator fatigue related to engine noise and vibration.

Honda Power Equipment, with headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia, consists of three distinct operating units: Honda Power Equipment, Honda Marine, and Honda Engines. The division’s products, including engines, generators, lawnmowers, pumps, snowblowers, tillers, trimmers, and marine engines, are produced in Honda plants in the United States and around the world. In calendar year 2007, Honda Power Equipment reached more than 6,000,000 customers worldwide.

Honda Power Equipment

Honda Power Equipment produces more than 60 models in six major product families:

Generators: from 1,000 watts to 10,500 watts in models designed for residential, recreational, and industrial applications.
Lawnmowers: 21-inch swath push-type and self-propelled models for premium residential and commercial gardening applications.
Pumps: a wide variety of general de-watering, multi-purpose, commercial, and submersible models with discharge capacities from 37 to 433 gallons per minute.
Snowblowers: wheel drive, track drive, and lightweight models capable of moving from 46.3 to 71.7 tons of snow per hour.
Tillers: mini-, mid- and rear-tine models.
Trimmers and Edgers: one stick edger and three trimmer models in a variety of trim heads and shafts featuring two engine choices.
All Honda Power Equipment models are designed to be environmentally responsible and technologically advanced and are powered exclusively with Honda 4-stroke engine technology for high fuel efficiency and low emissions. A network of more than 2,200 independent Honda Power Equipment Dealers sells Honda products throughout the United States. Additionally, more than 1,300 Home Depot stores carry lawnmowers, tillers, and snowblowers, and more than 1,000 national rental company outlets offer generators, pumps, and other selected products.

Honda Engines

Honda also designs and produces environmentally advanced 4-stroke engines for its own power equipment products and for use by other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). These models also are appreciably quieter, more fuel-efficient, and easier to start than comparable 2-stroke engines. Honda’s mini 4-stroke model, the GX25, is the lightest and most compact engine of its kind in the world, making it the ideal power source for a variety of handheld power equipment applications. Honda’s newest addition to its engines lineup is the iGX, the revolutionary intelligent computer-controlled general purpose engine that sets an even higher standard for ease of use, value, fuel efficiency, and quiet operation. For the first time in power equipment history, the all-new iGX features an integrated electronic control unit (ECU) that delivers complete drive-by-wire remote control capability and controls key aspects of engine operation. In 2007, Honda produced nearly 24 million engines globally across its product lines.

Honda Engines produces 29 models with more than 350 variations that supply reliable power for applications from pressure washers and hobbyist applications to commercial mowers, lawn tractors, and generators. Honda’s world-class reputation for durability, quality, reliability, and ease of operation under the most extreme conditions also makes Honda Engines the recognized choice for the construction and rental industries.

Honda Marine

For almost 40 years, Honda has produced a line of quiet, fuel efficient, and reliable 4-stroke outboard marine engines. Honda Marine offers the industry’s widest variety of 4-stroke outboards ranging from two to 225 horsepower.

Honda engineers work to ensure that every Honda outboard model sets the standard for fuel efficiency and ease of operation, while staying true to the core Honda attributes of durability, quiet operation, quality, and reliability. Honda’s advanced 4-stroke technology reduces the user’s cost of operation because no oil is needed in combustion.

Honda continually perfects its marine engine line by incorporating technologies from its highly advanced automotive and racing heritage. In order to maximize power output and durability, Honda marine outboards are based on the sophisticated technology of Formula I and Indy cars, racing motorcycles, and street vehicles. A Honda-powered racecar, in fact, captured the 2004 Indy 500 title - further testament to Honda’s leading engine technology. In addition, many of Honda’s marine outboards also include exclusive technological features found in the company’s most popular automobile engines, including the Acura MDX, Accord, CR-V, Element, and Civic.

Manufacturing and R&D

Honda Power Equipment products are produced at 11 Honda manufacturing facilities around the world, including Honda Power Equipment Mfg., Inc., located in Swepsonville, North Carolina. Research, development, and testing activities are conducted at Honda R&D Americas, Inc., also located in Swepsonville, and Honda R&D Co., Ltd., in Japan.

In 2004, Honda Power Equipment Mfg., Inc. (HPE) boosted its general purpose engine production to 1,500,000 engines per year - a significant increase from its prior production - for use by Honda and other OEMs. HPE also produces engines, lawnmowers, and other products using domestic and globally-sourced parts.

In addition to engines, HPE produces the Honda HRX™, Honda HRR, and Honda Commercial lawnmowers. Honda’s North Carolina Research and Development Center is an 11,000 square foot facility established in 1993 that conducts product engineering, prototype development, and testing of power equipment products.

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