Honda Stepwgn 1996
JP / 1996
Step WGN: the first Japan sales launch
Read dates in context: an announcement, a scheduled sales date and a production period describe different events. The evidence below identifies which one applies.
Announcement
Honda’s contemporary Japanese release announcing the first Step WGN is dated 8 May 1996.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · first Step WGN announcement
retained text lines 7–10, release title and date. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 1996-05-08 (release header).
Sales launch
The release identifies 10 May 1996 as the nationwide sales date. This resolves the launch event to May 1996; a later inconsistent sales footnote is retained as a disputed historical assertion.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · first Step WGN sales event
retained text line 11, 5月10日(金) sales sentence. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 1996-05-08 (release header).
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