A blacksmith Built a Company of Crores

Leaving Studies, Started Working as a Mechanic, Later Became the Owner of Honda Motors

Soichiro Honda was born on 17 November 1906 in Shizuoka, a small village in Japan. The father's name was Gihei Honda, a poor blacksmith. They used to buy old, broken bicycles, fix and sell them. Soichiro was fond of playing with tools from the beginning. He also used to lend his father's hand. Honda did not like education. This was the reason that he gave up studies at the age of 16. Soichiro Honda said goodbye to this world. One day he saw the offer of a mechanic's job in the newspaper 'Shokai' car company and moved to Tokyo. He got work, but given his age, only cleanliness work was given. Soichiro was the youngest employee in that small company.

Soichiro requested the owner of Shokai Car Company to let him learn the mechanic work. Accepting his request, the owner of the company sent Soichiro to another branch. Racing cars were prepared here at night. Soichiro learned the work very quickly with his dedication and hard work and emerged as a great mechanic. On 23 November 1924, the Shokai Company car took part in the fifth Japan Car Championship. It finished first in the race, outpacing all cars. Soichiro was the mechanic of this winning car. It became Tokyo's favorite car after the win. Now other branches of the company opened. The responsibility of one of these branches was given to 21-year-old Soichiro.

In 1928, Soichiro left Shokai Company and returned home. Here he started working as a mechanic. A few days later he started making cheap and durable piston rings for big companies. He invested all his capital and opened a company and started experimenting. Contacted large companies to sell their made pistons. Soon he got a contract to supply piston rings to 'Toyota'. But meanwhile during an race, he was injured and was badly injured. He had to stay in the hospital for three months.

At the hospital, he came to know that the quality of the piston he manufactured did not pass as per the prescribed standards. He lost a Toyota contract. Everything was going against them in life. His entire life was lost. But he did not give up and met the owners of several companies to improve the piston quality. But then another tragedy ensued. His factory was completely gutted in the American B29 attack in 1944 during the Second World War. This incident shocked him, but after the war ended, he sold the remains of his company for four hundred and fifty thousand yen and in October 1946 opened 'Honda Technical Research Institute' with the same money.

Japan's economy was severely shaken after losing the war. People were forced to walk on foot or cycle. Seeing these problems, Soichiro built a small engine and connected it to the bicycle. People liked this concept and the bike started selling. This is where Soichiro's success began.In 1949, he changed the name of the company from 'Honda Technical Research Institute' to 'Honda Motors'. In the same year he launched a two-stroke engine bike. After this, he did not look back. The company started producing one lakh motorcycles every month in 1961.

In 1968, the company's monthly production increased to one million motorcycles. Japan's economy improved and Honda stepped into the four wheelers. Soichiro also respected small employees as big officers. After immense successes, Soichiro Honda bid farewell to this world on 5 August 1991.

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