In the late 1960s, Honda decided on a national approach to motor vehicle sales.

On 4 February 1969, Japanese Manager Hidehiko Shiomi set up Honda Australia.

[1] It also supported Jenson Button in his FWD lap record attempt at Mount Panorama.

In the 1990s, Honda established itself as quickly growing brand, and, within the 2000s, Honda Australia excelled itself, reaching 50,000 units between 2006 and 2008, and again in 2018, gaining it a higher position on the top selling brands charts.

[2][3] Throughout its establishment, Civic, and later CR-V and Accord Euro, nameplates have been very popular with Australian buyers, with each selling over 400,000, 125,000 and 60,000 vehicles (respectively) throughout their tenancy.