i drive a honda that s seen better days.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year. Honda became the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer in 2001. Honda was the eighth largest automobile manufacturer in the world behind Toyota, Volkswagen Group, Hyundai Motor Group, General Motors, Ford, Nissan, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2015. Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda also manufactures garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft and power generators, and other products. Since 1986, Honda has been involved with artificial intelligence/robotics research and released their ASIMO robot in 2000. They have also ventured into aerospace with the establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines in 2004 and the Honda HA-420 HondaJet, which began production in 2012. Honda has three joint-ventures in China (Honda China, Dongfeng Honda, and Guangqi Honda). In 2013, Honda invested about 5.7% (US$6.8 billion) of its revenues in research and development.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "My father drives a Honda Civic. Are you a fan of the car?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I don't know much about the Civic - but I have a Pilot and love it - Honda is the 2nd largest Japanese automobile manfacturer so a long history of dependability."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I heard they make solid cars. Toyota always seems to have the leg up, though."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Toyota is actually the world's market leader in hybrid electric vehicles currently."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I did not know that, but it makes sense. I wonder where Volkswagen stands."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Volkswagen is actually the largest automaker by worldwide sales as of 2016!  My very first car was a 1973 VW bug - I wish I had that car now!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I did not know that! I always thought Toyota was the largest manufacturer."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It seems Toyota is just the leader in the sales of the hybrid electric ones now - they encourage the mass market adoption of hybrid vehicles across the globe."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's great for them. They are two of the highest quality auto makers out."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, the US were overtaken by Honda and Toyota in Japan in the 1980s - we just can't compete"}]