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Nathan Chartier Phys 212X Spring 2015 4/20/15 |
Soichiro Honda, born on November 17 1909 is the founder of Honda Motor Co. his father owned a bicycle repair shop, his whole life Honda helped his dad and fell in love with bicycles. He wasn't the best student so he dropped out to peruse his dream of building race cars and making mopeds to sell. He dedicated himself to make engine enhancements. He made piston rings, created a self cooling engine, and developed two and four stroke engines powered mopeds. As his company grew, he upgraded management system and made his company grow rapidly. "By 1961, Soichiro was holding in his hands 60% of the world market and by the 90s the company's production reached 3 million motorcycles a year." -Astrum People Honda's main achievements is VTEC and the NSX super car