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Honda Logo.
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History of Honda. - A company founded in 1946 by a Japanese engineer, inventor and racing driver Soichiro Honda (Soichiro Honda), who was born in 1906. The company in its present form and with all of its more than 50 years of history there because of his daring, inventive and unconventional way of thinking and behavior. Born into a poor family, Honda, not finishing school in 16 years was apprenticed to the car repair shop in Tokyo.
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Soichiro Honda.
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Early attachment to the road transport was due to the profession of his father - a blacksmith, was engaged in repairing bicycles and instill his son the skills to solve technical problems. In 1928, having saved enough money, he returned to his hometown in the province of Hamamatsu and opened a repair shop first. In the same year he received the first of hundreds of subsequent patents - for an idea to replace the wooden spokes of a wheel on the metal.
<<<Soichiro Honda. >>>- Founder of Honda, engineer, racer and just a good man.
Honda's future inventions made him a man capable of finding simple solutions to complex problems. In 1938 he invented the piston ring, and was engaged in the production of rings he founded in 1937, the company Tokai Seiki Heavy Industry.
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Takeo Fujisawa.
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In 1945, after his factory was seriously damaged during the war and earthquakes, Honda sells Toyota Tokai Seiki Company for 450,000 yen. Once attached the motor to his bike, thus creating a moped, and then gathered a dozen of his friends for Moped, Honda decides to seriously engage in the production of such machines.
<<<Takeo Fujisawa. >>>is the second founding father of the Honda.
In 1946 he founded a company called ... cm. A year later, in 1948, the company was re-registered, is named in accordance with the spirit of the times - Honda Motor Company - and proceeded to design and manufacture of motorcycles. The first motorcycle company called Dream (« Dream... cm, was released in 1949.
At the same time the company came to work Takeo Fujisawa - a man, rightly considered a second father - founder. Between him and the division of labor existed Honda - Honda engaged in manufacturing technology, Fujisawa - corporate management and sales.
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Honda Dream Type D - the first experience of Honda.
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In 1950 the company opened a branch in Tokyo in the same garment factory was purchased and converted into a factory for the production of motorcycles, which began production of motorcycles Dream Type D, which in 1951 was replaced by the Dream Type E - new development, reach a maximum speed of 70 .
In 1952, Honda has moved its head office in Tokyo, in the province of Saitama Factory opened Shirako, a new Cub Type F engine capacity of 50 cubic. cm and a capacity of 1.2 liters. with.
1953 - opened two more of the plant, to organize a union, and introduced a system of making offers of workers, began production Benly J-type. The following year, 1954 shares of Honda Motor start selling on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, will start selling scooter Juno K-type and its exports to the U.S., thanks to a technological breakthrough Honda gets the opportunity to participate in motor sport - her team is involved in international motorcycle racing Sao Paulo in Brazil and . Soichiro Honda went on a familiarization visit to the Isle of Man, and meets with the European automotive industry.
In 1955 the company became a leader in the production of motorcycles in Japan, killing a huge number of competitors; Honda took part in the first race of the Japanese Motorcycle Endurance Road Race and won in classes 350 and 500 cubic. cm, also received the award for design. New models were released - Benly JB, Dream SA, Dream SB-type. In 1956 he developed corporate guidelines, which the company holds to this day. Opened a service department, and was put in place one-year warranty on products. In 1957 the factory was opened Shirako R \u0026 D center, Honda Motor shares fell in the first part of the list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Honda team took first place in the race the race Mt. Asama Race in a class of 350 cubic. cm.
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Honda Super Club.
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Further wins Honda's racing bikes are so numerous that they do not make sense to list. In 1958 he published a model Super Cub, a 1959 Honda motorcycle production has become the largest company in the world. In addition, in 1959, was established by American Honda Motor Company in the U.S..
In 1960, research and development center is allocated a separate company - Honda R. , Ltd. And in 1961 sales of Honda motorcycles reached 100,000 per month - the first time in this industry. It starts with the production of motorcycles in Taiwan, and opened a representative office in Germany - Honda Deutschland GmbH. In 1962, Honda established a plant to produce its own production equipment for the company to create your own equipment is essential. This plant later became the foundation of Honda Engineering Co. , Ltd.
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Honda S500.
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At the same time opened an office in Belgium - to build and sell bikes in Europe, was built sports complex Suzuka Circuit; launched an advertising campaign under the slogan ... The campaign has cost 5 million. dollars, it has contributed to promoting the creation of his motorcycle and a new image - ... Thus consolidating its position in the motorcycle market, Honda entered the car market, introducing in 1963 its first car - a small sporty S500.
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Light truck T- 360.
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At the same time Soichiro Honda once again showed his famous rebellious character, ignoring the statements of Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry that Japan does not need another automaker. In addition to S500, Honda has released a light truck, and T360.
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Formula 1 - 1965.
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The factory Honda Benelux N. V. Belgium begins motorcycle production. In 1964, Honda first announced its plans to participate in Formula 1 racing, and her team performed in the class of 1500 cubic. cm at the races in Germany in the same year. Opens a system service plants (S. F. ) And throughout Japan begins to build. At the same time opened an office in France (Honda France S. A. ) And S500 won the 600- kilometer race at the Nurburgring. In the province of Saitama Factory opens Sayama, designed for mass car production. Next, in 1965, was the year of the first victory of Honda's Formula 1 - in Mexico, in the class of 1500 cubic. see Honda winning the Grand Prix.
In London, the British representative was called Honda; exported begins a new model - S600, which, like the S500, wins the race at the Nurburgring, there is the most compact and powerful generator in the world - Honda E300.
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Honda N360.
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In 1966 he debuted a new model - the compact N360, began selling and exporting the model S800, and also set a world record - Honda 11 times in a row won the Formula 2. In 1967, Honda won another victory in Formula 1 - in a class of 3,000 cubic. cm at the Italian Grand Prix.
1968 was a kind of jubilee - the United States was one-millionth motorcycle Honda; in the French Grand Prix Formula 1 Honda took the second place, a contract was signed, by which Honda intends to introduce in the motorcycle market in Spain and Mexico.
In 1969 he opened offices in Canada and Australia, the U.S. begins production motorcycle Dream CB- 750 Four, and the following year opened the center of traffic safety and facility to take action against pollution. In addition, the company was established Honda Engineering Co. And began exporting cars in Italy.
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S800 - first exported the Honda.
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In 1971 Honda introduced the engine CVCC (Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion), the first of the Clean Air Act of 1975 and began selling the car Life with a water-cooled engine. Opened an office in Brazil, and began production of motorcycles in Mexico. But this year the arrival of Fame in 1972 Honda is considered the second - the Civic Year.
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Honda Civic.
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Since that time, Honda began to gain recognition as a manufacturer of compact low-cost high-quality cars. In 1973, Soichiro Honda, formally resigned from his post as president of the company (also resigned, and Takeo Fujisawa ), but even then he tried to personally test each new model. Honda and Fujisawa are supreme advisors, and became president of Kiyosi Kawashima. It starts with the sale of Civic CVCC engine.
CVCC technology transferred Isuzu Motors, and Chrysler Corporation, according to the signed contract with Honda Motor. It also signed a licensing agreement with Ford Motor about the same technology. The complex Suzuka Circuit held the first national festival of motorcycles. In 1974, when Japan attacked the oil crisis and the automakers have decided to reduce production, Honda has done quite the contrary - has doubled production and cut prices.
He was right - unlike, for example, Toyota and Nissan, who received a 40 percent decline in sales, Honda increased sales by 76 percent. Soichiro Honda in 1974 also received an honorary doctorate degree from Michigan.
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After selling a million Civic next step in the development of the company is production of Honda Accord. Inexpensive and reliable car.
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In 1975 he started «Honda Credit System» - system of credit sales, and in 1976 published a new model - Accord, Civic and the total output exceeded one million copies. Civic in 1975 won first place in the tests on the economy, which conducted the U.S. Agency for Environmental Protection and the Federal Office of Energy. For the development of social work was founded by the Foundation Honda (Honda Foundation). In 1978 she made her debut model Prelude, in 1979 - opened Tochigi Proving Ground, and in 1980, Honda entered the top three Japanese automakers.
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Coupled with a hint of sportiness - Honda Prelude.
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In the production run and more new models: the 1980 - Ballade, in 1981 - Vigor and City. In 1981, the number of units issued by the power output reached 5 million mark, while shares of Honda began trading on the London Stock Exchange.
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Honda Ballade.
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In 1982 at a plant in Ohio, USA, began production of Accord cars. Honda XL500R Motorcycle wins in the same year at Paris-Dakar rally, and a year later Honda returned to Formula 1 - after a 15 -year hiatus.
During this period, Honda managed fireballs such famous pilots as Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, the company six years in the lead in the design and driver's championships. Then, in 1983, was a model Ballade Sports CRX, Honda has signed an agreement with the Austin Rover Group for joint development, Kawashima president resigned and became president Tadashi Kume.
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Honda Ballade Sport CRX - very light and very nimble car.
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In 1985 he was first shown in models such as Life, Integra and Legend. At the same time developing strength and direction of the product - the total number of its units reached 10 million.
Continued development of an international network. In 1986 he began the development of 4WS ( 4- Wheel Control ), in Canada, began production of Accord, Honda has taken the first three places in the Paris-Dakar Rally.
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Large Sedan - Honda Legend.
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4WS system is already in the beginning of 1987 be installed on cars Prelude, Honda has become the fastest growing company in the world and announced the development of airbags (SRS). Was carried out five millionth Civic.
In 1988, Japan began to import assembled in the U.S. Accord Coupe and motorcycle Gold Wing Touring; in the Motor Trend magazine compiled the ranking of the most popular machines have taken the first three positions of CRX, Civic and Prelude.
Car and Driver magazine named the Accord one of the 10 most popular cars in the U.S.. There was a model of the Concerto. The decade of the 1980s ended with a remarkable event - Soichiro Honda became the first Asian, marked in the Hall of Fame in the U.S. automotive. At the same time, the Accord became the best-selling model in the United States, were represented by VTEC system and TCS.
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The second generation Civic not only retained the confidence of customers, but also attracted new fans.
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The decade of the 1990s also began with the debut model NSX, equipped with the latest technical innovations - direct call sports cars Ferrari, Honda steadily entrenched in the market class cars gran turismo. NSX immediately began to be sold in the U.S.. At the same time, Honda moved in the direction of sustainable development - its solar-powered car called the Dream finished second in the World Solar Challenge race.
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Honda NSX sostavilyala compete with the famous Italian and German sports cars.
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The number of motorcycles produced in a month in 1990 reached 3 million. In 1991, Soichiro Honda, founder of the company died. The company also continued its development - in 1992 came a new model - CR-X Del Sol, Civic celebrated its 20th anniversary, and the number of.
20 million were recorded immediately release the bike Super Cub, total car production in Japan and production of power products.
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Honda CRX Del Sol is built on the Civic, but put only two.
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In 1993, Honda once again withdrew from Formula 1 car on solar batteries Dream wins the race World Solar Challenge; Suzuka Circuit in a complex called Collector Hall. In 1996, out models such as Logo and Stepwagon, the system presents them ATTS ( automatic torque distribution ), as well as announcing the prototype of a humanoid robot.
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Little Honda Logo is very popular in Japan.
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In the future, Honda, more and more advances in the field of environmentally friendly automobile - produced cars that run on gas and electricity, improving the performance of engines, allowing to reduce the amount of harmful substances in exhaust gases. For example, in 1996 published.
Honda EV. PLUS -.
electric trolley. , Which is already beginning in 1997 leased, developed hybrid vehicles with IMA, produced engines ZLEV zero-emission.
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Fast and aggressive Honda S2000 released in 1998,.
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At the same time the cumulative production of motorcycles in 1997 reaches 100 million. 1998 - the 50th anniversary of the company developed a new system of timing - Hyper VTEC; available models S2000 and HR-V. Honda again, the third time in announcing plans to participate in Formula 1 and in 1999 began racing team BAR (British American Racing).
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The third coming of Honda's Formula 1 takes place in 1999.
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In 2000 Honda introduced the public robot Asimo. The purpose of his creation - the emergence of functional helper around the house in the near future. In 2001, a new model - the compact car Fit; Accord once again became a best-selling car in the U.S.. Currently, Honda - a dynamic company, which manufactures cars and motorcycles, special vehicles, engines, power products. Technological innovations that the company constantly develops and introduces a system, relate not only to cars - that navigation systems, and construction of environmentally friendly plants, and research in many other areas, and participation in various forms of motor sport.
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Honda.
HR-V. - Touring with great ground clearance and ability to complete the drive.
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Now the company has 119 manufacturing facilities in 33 countries, which allows it to produce its products every year millions of units. In the production of motorcycles Honda takes first place in the world and among the top ten world producers of cars. However, it remains one of the few independent car companies refuse to distribute among the automakers in the idea of combining concerns. Honda has the potential to continue to maintain its position in the global automotive and motorcycle.
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Space the interior and exterior space as the next generation Civic crowd of people gathered at all the exhibitions.
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