Japanese engineer and industrialist
He started in a wooden shack bolting small engines to bicycles and died presiding over one of the world's largest automakers — a mechanical tinkerer who refused to stay small.
Soichiro Honda was a Japanese engineer born on 17 November 1906. In 1948 he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd., setting up operations in a wooden shack where the company first manufactured bicycle motors. Over the following decades he steered the firm's expansion into motorcycles and then automobiles, transforming it into a multinational manufacturer. He remained at the helm through that long climb, overseeing the company until his death on 5 August 1991.
Sourced, dated quotes from Soichiro Honda
Many people dream of success. To me success can only be achieved through repeated failure and introspection.
We must tighten the nut! We are selling motorcycles not clothes!
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