Honda Facts & Figures   In 1959 Honda produced the Honda C100 SuperCub motorcycle. The SuperCub has the record of selling over 50 million cycles worldwide. Honda is the world’s largest producer of motorcycles. Honda was the first Japanese carmaker to establish factories in the United States and now has several, as well as in Canada. Always innovative, Honda was the first car manufacturer in the world to introduce 4WD (four wheel drive) to a passenger car. They were also the first Japanese manufacturer to introduce a safety airbag to their Legend model. Honda founded a football (soccer) club in the early1970’s, which has achieved success, and who were the Japanese Football League (JFL) champions in 2006. Honda is experimenting with robot development as part of their robotics programme. Honda was very early on involved in the development of hybrid models of cars, combining a petrol engine together with rechargeable batteries for automotive power in an effort to create greater fuel efficiency.