 Another 159,000 workers are employed at authorized dealerships in the U.S., and tens of thousands more work for the company's 607 U.S. original equipment (OEM) suppliers.Honda first introduced passenger cars to the North American market in 1970 with sales of the Honda N600 sedan through 32 dealers in the western United States.The first Honda car sold in the United States was sold and retired at the same dealership at Manly Honda, in Santa Rosa, California; however, sales of the vehicle and subsequent model, the Z600 coupe, only reached 20,000 units in 1972.