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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.
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Hirotoshi Honda (本田 博俊, Honda Hirotoshi, born 11 April 1942...
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (本田技研工業株式会社, Honda Giken Kōgyō...
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Aug 5, 1991 · Honda Soichiro (born Nov. 17, 1906, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan—died Aug. 5, 1991, Tokyo) was a Japanese industrialist and engineer who was the founder of Honda Motor Company, Ltd. Honda began working as a mechanic in Tokyo at age 15 and six years later opened his own repair shop in Hamamatsu.
Aug 5, 1991 · In 1988 he became the first Japanese carmaker to be inducted into the Automobile Hall of Fame. Honda died of liver failure August 5, 1991, in a Tokyo hospital. Honda's rise from humble beginnings to a powerful and influential businessman is one of twentieth century's most inspirational stories.
Feb 3, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Soichiro Honda, the Japanese engineer and industrialist who founded one of the world's greatest automobile brands, Honda. From his childhood as a blacksmith's son to his challenges and innovations in the motorcycle and car industry, this article covers his story in detail.
Learn about the life and achievements of Soichiro Honda, the founder of Honda Motor Company and a pioneer of motorcycle and automobile innovation. Explore his biography, awards, books, museums and related links on the Automotive Hall of Fame website.
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Jan 29, 2019 · Honda Sōichirō (1906–1991) was the founder of Honda, now a multinational manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and aircraft. The company was launched in 1948 as a maker of motorcycles and...
As president of the Honda Motor Company, Soichiro Honda began producing motorcycles in 1948. Honda turned the company into a billion-dollar multinational corporation that produced the best-selling motorcycles in the world.
