Mamadou Diallo

Executive Vice President, Auto Business Center American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Mamadou Diallo is the executive vice president of the Auto Business Center at American Honda Motor Co., Inc., (AHM), responsible for leading Honda and Acura automobile sales, marketing, product planning and parts and service operations.

Diallo originally joined Honda in 2001, through the company’s National Trainee program.

In 2002, he became a sales analyst in the Honda Auto Sales Division for the Mid-Atlantic region and was subsequently promoted to district sales manager. 

In 2005, Diallo moved to the Acura Sales Division as a senior district sales manager for the Southwest region. 

In 2012, he became a rotational assistant manager at American Honda headquarters in Torrance, Calif., gaining experience in multiple business areas within the Auto Sales Division, including the Sales Training Department and the Marketing Planning Department.

In July 2014, Diallo took on a new role as assistant manager of business development in the Southwest region in the Acura Sales Division and, subsequently, assumed the role of assistant manager of market representation in February 2015.

In October 2015, Diallo became Acura zone sales manager for 14 states in the Central region, working with Acura dealers to strengthen retail sales in the region.

In April 2017, he became senior manager of Acura National Sales, overseeing all U.S. sales activities for the Acura brand and helped lead the brand’s renewed commitment to its Precision Crafted Performance DNA.

In October 2019, Diallo became the assistant vice president of Acura National Sales, Incentives and Strategy.

In April 2021, he was promoted to vice president, Auto Operations, overseeing Product Planning, Sales & Production Planning and Logistics for Honda and Acura automobiles.

In April 2022, Diallo became vice president of Auto Sales, responsible for Honda and Acura U.S. Sales Operations, including Market Representation, Vehicle Distribution and Logistics.

In April 2023, Diallo was promoted to senior vice president of Auto Sales, taking on additional responsibility for the new Product Communications Division.

In October 2026, Diallo rejoined AHM after two years with an automotive supplier to become executive vice president of the Auto Business Center.

Diallo serves on the Honda North American Regional Operating Board.

Diallo holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) and post-graduate study degree from the University of the District of Columbia.