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Soichiro Honda
Building Honda into a major motorcycle and car manufacturer.
Super Cub · International racing
- Born
- 17 November 1906
- Birthplace
- Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 5 August 1991
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Soichiro Honda
Soichiro Honda was a Japanese mechanic, engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Honda Motor with Takeo Fujisawa.
Early life
Workshop childhood
Grew up around his father’s repair work.
Apprenticeship
Trained in a Tokyo vehicle-repair shop before opening his own branch.
Career
- 1930s
Components business
Developed a piston-ring manufacturing company.
- 1948
Honda Motor
Established the company that became his principal enterprise.
- 1950s–1970s
International expansion
Built motorcycles, entered racing and expanded into cars.
Products & companies
Super Cub
The small motorcycle became a defining Honda product.
International racing
Used competition to develop engineering and recognition.
Car production
Expanded the company beyond motorcycles.
Beyond work
Business partnership
Fujisawa complemented Honda’s technical focus with commercial leadership.
Retirement
Stepped down from executive management in 1973.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: 財界研究社、撮影者不明. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
