Honda had an easier time expanding in the U.S. than in Japan, where Honda first began as a motorcycle manufacturer, only later entering the automobile market in competition with other established competitors including Toyota and Nissan. By 1983, Honda had 805 dealerships in the U.S.[1] In the early 1990s, Honda sold two cars in the U.S. for every one car it sold in Japan.[2] In 1990, American Honda took up residence in its current headquarters facility in Torrance, California.