AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.

Description

Its cars might not be as American as apple pie, but American Honda Motor Co. keeps the US appetite for Hondas sated. A subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan), American Honda makes Accord, Civic, and Acura cars, and Gold Wing, Shadow, and Valkyrie motorcycles. American Honda's best-selling cars include the Odyssey minivan and the CR-V sport utility vehicle (SUV). American Honda has also rolled out hybrid versions of its Accord and Civic sedans. The company, started in 1959 as a small motorcycle store in Los Angeles, has grown to include car, motorcycle, and lawn mower manufacturing plants that export throughout the Americas.

JOHN DEERE LTD.

Description

Reaping, sowing, and mowing are all in a day's work for John Deere. The company is the sales and marketing branch in the UK and Ireland for agricultural and construction equipment maker Deere & Company. Its products are separated into five divisions: agricultural, golf and turf, lawn and garden, professional groundscare, and forestry equipment. The company also offers a complete line of John Deere parts and accessories. Established in the UK in 1966, the John Deere headquarters houses parts and service support, as well as its training center and workshop facilities, which offer more than 40 different courses throughout the year.