Honda: A Dream in Motion

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Mireille Yareth García

Mexico City (October 24, 2025) - 5:00 a.m.

In 2025, Honda is celebrating 60 years since its first victory on the top circuit of motorsports and 40 years since its arrival in Mexico. These milestones consolidate the Japanese mobility giant's position in Mexico as a benchmark for technological progress and a driving force for the country's economy.

However, reaching these anniversaries hasn't been easy or something that happened overnight. Much of this is due to the effort and vision of Soichiro Honda, who since childhood cherished the dream of winning a competition of this magnitude with a vehicle of his own manufacture. But how did this dream come true?

Honda RA272 had a 1.5-liter Japanese V12 engine that provided a power of 230 hp.

After its debut at the 1964 German Grand Prix with the RA271 single-seater, which featured an engine and chassis entirely designed in Japan, in 1965 Honda introduced the RA272, the most powerful racing model of the time, featuring a 1.5-liter Japanese V12 engine producing 230 horsepower. Driving this model, American driver Richie Ginther won the Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo de los Hermanos Rodríguez in October of that year.

With this, the Japanese automaker not only conquered a racing circuit and took home a medal, but also established a prominent place among European powers as a supplier of automotive technology.

Honda Civic Hybrid was the first hybrid vehicle to arrive in Mexico.

Later, in 1985, Honda began operations in Mexico. In 2006, it introduced the Honda Civic Hybrid, the first hybrid vehicle in the country. And today, in the midst of 2025, the brand has two plants located in the states of Jalisco and Guanajuato, where the Honda HR-V and Acura DX are produced; and a portfolio of advanced hybrids comprised of the Civic Hybrid, Accord Hybrid, and CR-V Hybrid, the result of technological innovation that extends from the main roads to the highways of Mexico.