The Honda car company was started by a creative, hardworking, industrious man who had the ability to see what people wanted almost before that knew they This was continued throughout the history of Honda, and had served tomake Honda one of the most respected marquis today. Soichiro Honda was born on November seventeenth 1906, and he died onAugust fifth 1991. In between these dates, he built and raced many cars andmotorcycles, accumulated over 100 patents, and created a car company that wouldcause the American and European auto manufacturers to rethink the way that theyproduced and marketed their product (britannica.com). Things did not start out big for Soichiro Honda. He got his first job at aTokyo car repair shop at the age of 15. He eventually forged a strong relationshipwith the shops owner. The owner not only taught Honda how to build and fix cars,but also instilled in him a great interest in racing. Honda was to become a lifelongfan of racing, although racing was not always kind to him. For example, in July1936, he was leading a race with a record breaking speed of 75 mph, and he gotinto a tangle with another car. Honda was pitched from the car; In a terribleaccident his shoulder was dislocated and both of his hands broken. Although thisended Hondas racing career, he had something else up his sleeve (History ofHonda).7This was always a characteristic of Honda. Even though he sufferedcrushing blow after crushing blow, he always had another plan, not just somethingto bail him out, but a great idea that would become his next success. The firstexample of this was the great crash that he suffered. Most racers, if something likethat happened to them, they would probably retire to become a mechanic or garageowner or something mundane like that. This would not happen to Soichiro Honda. This is because all this time, he had been working on a project. In 1937 Honda started a company called Tokai Seiki Industry. Although...