The history of Honda goes all the way back to the early 40s. The company was a result of the efforts of Soichiro Honda, who always had an interest in automobiles and innovations and technologies. Sochiro first worked at a garage, where he tuned cars. In 1937, Sochiro decided to move on and created his own company, the Tokai Seiki, which produced piston rings. The company had an opportunity to supply piston rings to Toyota but due to the poor quality of their products, the contract was lost.

Honda History

Nevertheless, by 1941 Sochiro worked hard and attended engineering school to learn more about Toyota’s quality control processes. A year later, Sochiro was able to deliver mass-production pistons that met Toyota’s standards. The same year, Toyota bought 40% shares of the Tokai Seiki Company. In 1942, the Second World War took place. Soon enough, in 1944, the B-29 incident occurred, destroying Tokai Seiki’s plant. Therefore, since there was nothing left, Sochiro decided to sell the remains of the company to Toyota for which he obtained ¥450,000. Yes, that’s how Honda started out, supplying parts for Toyota. After the money he got from selling the Tokai Seiki company, he started the Honda company.

He invested the money in establishing the Honda Technical Research Institute in 1946. The goal of this institute was to develop and build small 2-cycle motorbike engines. In 1947, the company introduced its first product, the A-Type Bicycle Engine. A year later, Sochiro established the Honda Motor Company, Ltd. The company was quite successful and the first US store opened in 1959 in Los Angeles. Three years later, Honda’s automobile business began with the release of its first sports car, the S500 and the light truck, T360.

Today, Honda is the world’s largest automobile manufacturer of internal combustion engines. Additionally, the company is also the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. In addition to selling vehicles, motorcycles, parts, and engines, the company manufactures power generators, personal watercraft, marine engines, and garden equipment. Not to mention, Honda is involved with developing artificial intelligence technology, introducing its ASIMO robot in 2000.

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