Honda

Japanese multinational corporation, Honda Motor Company, Ltd. is known for its automobiles and motorcycles, as well as being the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines. Among other products by Honda are power equipment, aircraft, solar cells and mountain bikes. The sixth largest automobile manufacturer in the world, Honda has even delved into robotics, releasing their ASIMO (Advanced Step Innovative Mobility) robot in 2000.c

Honda History

Founded by Soichiro Honda in 1948, Honda evolved after the founder won a contract with Toyota, building a piston factory for the company. Thereafter, Honda created the Honda Technical Research Institute in Hamamatsu, Japan and began developing two-cycle motorbike engines. After acquiring the necessary capital, Honda created his first motorcycle, calling it the Honda Cub. This marked the beginning of the Honda Motor Company.

Honda began to produce his first automobile, the T360 mini pick-up truck, in the early 1960s before offering it for sale in August 1963. The first Honda automobile to be mass produced was the S500 sports car.c