About Honda Power Equipment

Honda’s commitment to creating products that improve the quality of people’s lives
goes well beyond automobiles and motorcycles. Since 1953, Honda has manufactured
over 100 million power products worldwide. Honda continues to be a leader in the
development of low-emission, fuel efficient, environmentally friendly 4-stroke engines
for use in generators, water pumps, lawn mowers, outboard motors, and many other
power equipment applications. Learn more about
Honda’s global Power Products history
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Honda Power Equipment, with headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia, consists of three
distinct operating units: Honda Power Equipment, Honda Marine, and
Honda Engines
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The division’s products, including engines, generators, lawn mowers, pumps, snow blowers,
tillers, trimmers, and marine engines, are assembled in Honda plants in the United
States and around the world.

Current Products

Honda Power Equipment offers more than 70 models in six major product families:

  • Generators: from 1,000 watts to 10,000 watts in models designed for residential,
    recreational, and industrial applications.
  • Lawn Mowers: 21-inch 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.
  • Snow blowers: wheel drive, track drive, and lightweight models capable of moving
    from 1500 to 3000 lbs of snow.
  • Tillers: mini- mid- and rear-tine models.
  • Trimmers: three trimmer models in a variety of trim heads, engine sizes, and handle
    design choices, as well as the Honda VersAttach system, a multi-tool system featuring 2 power heads and six attachments.

 

Honda Power Equipment boasts a network of thousands of independent dealers throughout the United States, offering consumers exceptional support and expertise.
A select number of dealers have also qualified for Honda’s highest recognition, Honda Premier. Honda Premier Dealerships meet the highest standards for brand representation, sales performance, and product service – providing the best overall Honda customer experience. Honda products can also be found at Home Depot and thousands of rental outlets across the country.

History

Honda began manufacturing small engines for use in power equipment products in
1953. In 1973 Honda introduced Honda Generators, Tillers and Outboards into the
U.S. Market. Water Pumps were added to the Power Equipment lineup in 1975, followed
by Lawn Mowers in 1979. Four years later, Honda snow blowers were added to the product
lineup.

In 2015, Honda celebrated a significant milestone: over 40 million satisfied Power
Equipment customers in the United States.

Manufacturing and R&D

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

Honda Power Equipment Mfg., LLC (HPE) has boosted its general purpose engine production
to 2 million engines per year for use by Honda and other manufacturers.

In addition to engines, HPE produces Honda lawn mowers, generators, snow blowers, pumps, tillers,
and string trimmers.

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.

Information for media regarding Honda products is available at www.hondanews.com.