Honda Motor Co has today announced that Honda's cumulative worldwide motorcycle production reached the 300 million-unit milestone in September 2014, and held a ceremony at Kumamoto Factory, Honda's primary motorcycle production plant in Japan, to celebrate reaching the 300 million-unit milestone.

A Gold Wing 40th Anniversary Edition produced at Kumamoto Factory became the 300 millionth motorcycle that Honda produced globally.

The 300 million-unit milestone was reached in the 66th year since Honda began motorcycle production in 1949 with the Dream Type-D (pictured below).

The history of Honda's motorcycle business began with the start of mass-production in Japan in 1949. Production outside of Japan began in Belgium in 1963, and since then Honda has been expanding its local production to many countries around the world based on Honda's commitment to “build products close to the customer." With a longstanding passion to create technologies that make people's lives more convenient and fun, Honda has been developing and offering products that accommodate the diverse needs of customers in a large number of countries and regions around the world.

Honda currently produces motorcycles at 33 plants in 22 countries including India, where Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India is among the top three players.

Commenting on the landmark, Takanobu Ito, president and CEO of Honda Motor Co, said: "Thanks to support from our customers and all of the people involved in development, production and sales, Honda was able to reach the 300 million-unit milestone. We will continue to provide products that will please our customers in each country and region in the world."