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Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō, 17 November 1906 – 5 August 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist. In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and oversaw its expansion from a wooden shack manufacturing bicycle motors to a multinational automobile and motorcycle manufacturer.
Throughout his life, Honda's founder, Soichiro Honda (1906–1991), had an interest in automobiles. He worked as a mechanic at the Art Shokai garage, where he tuned cars and entered them in races.
Feb 3, 2018 · Soichiro Honda was the son of a blacksmith who, through trial and error, war and natural disaster, built one of the world's greatest automobile brands, Honda.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is established with co-founders Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa and introduces (in 1949) its first original designed and engineered product which Mr. Honda appropriately names the “Dream” D-type motorcycle.
1948: The Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is incorporated. 34 employees, 1 million yen capital. Honda started as a bicycle auxiliary engine manufacturer in a small factory in Hamamatsu.
Soichiro Honda brought new pride to the phrase “Made in Japan.” Beginning his career as a mechanic at age 15, Honda developed an interest in racing automobiles. He constructed his first race car using a Curtiss-Wright engine but he designed and crafted the balance of the components himself.
Aug 5, 1991 · Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, November 17, 1906 – August 5, 1991) is a Japanese entrepreneur and inventor engaged in the development and industrial production of mopeds, motorcycles and cars. He founded the Honda Motor Co., Inc. corporation and automobile companies in the U.S. and Japan.
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