Soichiro Honda (1906 - 1991)

• In 1948, Honda established the Honda Motor Company Ltd.
• He started from a wooden shack, manufacturing bicycle motors, to become a multinational automobile manufacturer.
• Honda was Honoured by the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest honour for a Japanese civilian.
• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers have also recognised Honda for his significant engineering contributions.
• Nicknamed "The Japanese Henry Ford”, Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959.

Text: AstrumPeople.com. 2019. Soichiro Honda Biography: A Great History of Japanese Car Manufacturer [online] Available at: <https://astrumpeople.com/soichiro-honda-biography-a-great-history-of-japanese-car-manufacturer/> [ Accessed 20 March 2020]

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Author: Mohammad Alalami (2020) LJMU Student

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