Honda of South Carolina to Dedicate New $11 Million Personal Watercraft Plant

   WHAT:      Honda officials will join Governor Mark Sanford and local
              officials to dedicate Honda's new $11 million plant for the
              assembly of the AquaTrax personal watercraft (PWC).   The
              plant is located adjacent to Honda of South Carolina's (HSC)
              existing facility that produces all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)
              and engines.  HSC began operations in South Carolina in 1998.

   WHEN:      Friday, April 25, 2003
              10:45 a.m. EST - PWC Plant Tour
              11:00 a.m. EST - Dedication & Line-Off Ceremony

   WHO:       *  The Honorable Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina
              *  Koichi Kondo, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief
                 Operating Officer of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
              *  Hideki Ikegawa, President of HSC
              *  Raymond Blank, Vice President of Motorcycle Division,
                 American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
              *  The Honorable Henry Peoples, Mayor of Timmonsville
              *  The Honorable Frank Willis, Mayor of Florence
              *  The Honorable Dozier Munn, Mayor of Pamplico

   WHERE:     Honda of South Carolina
              Timmonsville, SC
              Directions:
              *  Take I-95 to exit 153 (Honda Way)
              *  Plant is visible as you exit.

For further information please contact: Jeff Helton, +1-843-346-8004, or Jeffrey Smith, +1-310-781-5062, both of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

PRNewswire -- April 24