The Honda Accord is an automobile manufactured by Honda. The Honda Accord was introduced in 1976 as a compact hatchback, with styling similar to an upsized contemporary Honda Civic. A four-door Honda Accord sedan was debuted in 1977. Original plans for the Honda Accord were to make it a mid-size car, along the lines of the Ford Mustang. The Honda Accord was originally planned to be a V6-powered car with a long hood and sporty pretensions. Honda chose the name Accord, reflecting "Honda's desire for accord and harmony between people, society and the automobile." The initial Honda Accord design was changed to a fuel efficient, low emission vehicle since it was introduced during the fuel crises of the 1970s. In the United States and Japan, a version of the Honda Accord was produced using Honda's CVCC technology, meeting emission standards of the 1970s and 1980s without a catalytic converter. Like the smaller Honda Civic, the Honda Accord used front-wheel drive and a transverse (sometimes called "East/West") engine layout. The Honda Accord became the first Japanese car to be produced in the US in 1982, when production commenced in Marysville, Ohio at Honda Accord Marysville Auto Plant.