TORRANCE, Calif. -

American Honda Motor Co. recently honored 118 of its franchise dealerships as recipients of the President’s Award for 2010.

The automaker emphasized the annual award is presented to top-ranking Honda dealerships throughout the country based on their achievement of excellence in all areas of operation — customer service and satisfaction, sales, training and facility.

Officials pointed out more than 1,000 Honda dealerships participated in the President’s Award program. They indicated program objectives are revised annually to address the current market environment and to encourage dealerships to continually strive to achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction.

“Since its inception in 1995, the President’s Award has been recognizing top dealers who are unwavering in their pursuit of excellence and customer care. These dealers have proven their dedication to their customers by achieving the rigorous standards established for this award,” explained John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for Honda.

“We are extremely proud of their accomplishments,” Mendel added.

The award-winning dealerships include:

—Sussex Honda, Newton, N.J.
—Curry Honda, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
—Gary Force Honda, Bowling Green, Ky.
—Saratoga Honda, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
—Bianchi Honda, Erie, Pa.
—Voss Honda, Tipp City, Ohio
—Darrell Waltrip Honda, Franklin, Tenn.
—Bob Montgomery Dixie Honda, Louisville, Ky.
—Zimbrick Honda, Madison, Wisc.
—Hendrick Honda, Charlotte, N.C.
—Garcia Honda, Albuquerque, N.M.
—Vern Eide Honda, Sioux Falls, S.D.
—Frank Kent Honda, Fort Worth, Texas
—Wilde Honda, Sarasota, Fla.
—Honda Windward, Kaneohe, Hawaii
—Penske Honda, Indianapolis
—Howard Cooper Honda, Ann Arbor, Mich.
—Honda Cars of Hickory, Hickory, N.C.
—Vann York Honda, High Point, N.C.
—Autofair Honda, Manchester, N.H.
—Mathews Honda, Marion, Ohio
—Don Ayres Honda, Fort Wayne, Ind.
—Team Honda, Baton Rouge, La.
—Honda of Concord, Concord, N.C.
—Park Honda, Akron, Ohio
—Hugh White Honda, Columbus, Ohio
—Arrowhead Honda, Peoria, Ariz.
—Space Coast Honda, Cocoa, Fla.
—Ed Morse Honda, Riviera Beach, Fla.
—Williamson Honda, Lincoln, Neb.
—Superior Honda of Omaha, Omaha, Neb.
—DCH Academy Honda, Old Bridge, N.J.
—DCH Paramus Honda, Paramus, N.J.
—Jay Honda, Bedford, Ohio
—Performance Honda, Fairfield, Ohio
—Eskridge Honda, Oklahoma City
—Honda Cars of McKinney, McKinney, Texas
—Honda of Decatur, Decatur, Ala.
—Earnhardt Honda, Avondale, Ariz.
—Superstore Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, Calif.
—Honda of Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
—Phil Hughes Honda, Athens, Ga.
—Ed Martin Honda, Indianapolis
—Honda Cars of Bellevue, Bellevue, Neb.
—Jeff Wyler Honda of Colerain, Cincinnati
—Ohio Valley Honda, Steubenville, Ohio
—Northwest Honda, Bellingham, Wash.
—Tameron Honda Eastern Shore, Daphne, Ala.
—Autowest Honda-Roseville, Roseville, Calif.
—Honda Mall of Georgia, Buford, Ga.
—Sport Honda, Silver Spring, Md.
—Buerkle Honda, St. Paul, Minn.
—Bob Boyte Honda, Brandon, Miss.
—Burns Honda, Marlton, N.J.
—Fox Honda, Auburn, N.Y.
—Honda East, Cincinnati
—Motorworld Honda, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
—Honda of Clear Lake, Wesbster, Texas
—Wilde Honda, Waukesha, Wisc.
—Sunny King Honda, Anniston, Ala.
—Executive Honda, Wallingford, Conn.
—Honda Cars of Bradenton, Bradenton, Fla.
—Holoman Honda of Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
—Valley Honda, Aurora, Ill.
—Honda North, Danvers, Mass.
—Jim Coleman Honda, Clarksville, Md.
—Parker Honda, Morehead City, N.C.
—Taylor Honda, Athens, Ohio
—Honda Marysville, Marysville, Ohio
—Honda North, Butler, Pa.
—Dick Brooks Honda or Greer, Greer, S.C.
—Economy Honda Superstore, Chattanooga, Tenn.
—Johnson City, Honda, Johnson City, Tenn.
—John Eagle Honda of Dallas, Dallas
—Gunn Honda, San Antonio
—Lynwood Honda, Edmonds, Wash.
—Santan Honda Superstore, Chandler, Ariz.
—Tempe Honda, Tempe, Ariz.
—Riverside Honda, Riverside, Calif.
—Rick Case Honda, Davie, Fla.
—Maroone Honda of Miami, Miami
—Walsh Honda, Macon, Ga.
—Bosak Honda, Highland, Ind.
—Fox Honda, Grand Rapids, Mich.
—Bay Ridge Honda, Brooklyn, N.Y.
—Friendly Honda, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
—Superior Honda, Cincinnati
—Tonkin Gresham Honda, Troutdale, Ore.
—J.L. Freed Honda, Montgomeryville, Pa.
—Priority Honda, Chesapeake, Va.
—Pohanka Honda of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Va.
—Woodland Hills Honda, Woodland Hills, Calif.
—Larry Miller Honda, Boise, Idaho
—Terry Lee Honda, Avon, Ind.
—Indy Honda, Indianapolis
—LaFontaine Honda, Dearborn, Mich.
—Inver Grove Honda, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
—Cape Girardeau Honda, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
—North Shore Honda, Glen Head, N.Y.
—David McDavid Honda of Frisco, Frisco, Texas
—Chapman Honda, Tucson, Ariz.
—Barber Honda, Bakersfield, Calif.
—Honda of the Desert, Cathedral City, Calif.
—Galpin Honda, Mission Hills, Calif.
—Brandon Honda, Tampa, Fla.
—Honda of Ames, Ames, Iowa
—Bosak Honda, Michigan City, Ind.
—Honda of Covington, Covington, La.
—Joyce Honda, Denville, N.J.
—Hamilton Honda, Hamilton, Ohio
—V.I.P. Honda, North Plainfield, N.J.
—Honda Cars of Aiken, Warrenville, S.C.
—Honda of Abilene, Abilene, Texas
—Steve Padgett’s Danville Honda, Danville, Va.
—McCurley Integrity Honda, Richland, Wash.