◆ 1963 Before that, enterprises started with motorcycles.
1906, Zong Ichiro was born in Hamamatsu, Japan. After only 65,438+00 years of formal education, he went to Tokyo at the age of 65,438+06 and began his apprenticeship as an automobile mechanic. During his work, Zong Ichiro became interested in automobile machinery and racing cars. He not only made a racing car, but also became a driver.
After working for six years, with the help of the owner of the auto repair shop, Zong Ichiro opened an auto repair branch in his hometown. His business soon got on the right track and grew bigger and bigger, but Zong Ichiro was not satisfied and he began to expand his business. With his creative talent in mechanical engineering, Zong Ichiro invented a metal wheel instead of a wooden wheel and obtained a patent at 193 1.
1934, Honda Masaichiro founded Donghai Seiki Company, which produces piston rings, with a large patent fee. This is his first adventure. However, due to technical problems, the piston ring manufactured by Donghai Seiki will soon break down, so Zong Ichiro decided to go back to campus and learn how to cast piston rings. 1936, Zongyilang was injured in a racing accident. From then on, he ended his career as a driver and devoted himself to the company's business.
By 1937, Donghai Seiki Company has been able to manufacture durable piston rings, but the product quality is still unsatisfactory. At that time, Toyota ordered 50,000 piston rings from Donghai Seiki, but only 3 of the 50 samples submitted for inspection met Toyota's testing standards. In the following years, Zong Ichiro continuously improved the quality of piston rings and realized automatic production. His products were finally recognized by Toyota.
1942, Toyota acquired 40% equity of Donghai Seiki, and the company was renamed Donghai Seiki Heavy Industry. 1944, Junichiro Koizumi's factory was attacked by American bombers, and his factory suffered huge losses again in the great earthquake in central Japan the following year. With the defeat of Japan at the end of World War II, Junichiro Koizumi sold the remaining 60% shares of Donghai Seiki Heavy Industry to Toyota.
A year later, Honda Shinichiro, who is nearly 40 years old, started his second venture. After the war, Japan's resources were very scarce, automobile fuel was exhausted, and trains were forced to overload and often stopped. The rugged mountain road makes cyclists feel very tired. Seeing the business opportunity, Junichiro Koizumi of Honda purchased a batch of surplus Dongfa generators for military use and converted them into auxiliary engines to be installed on bicycles. This kind of moped can make travel more convenient, so it soon became a popular project.
1947, Zongyilang and Chuan Dao Zance successfully developed the A-type bicycle auxiliary engine, which is also the first engine with Honda logo. 1948, Zong founded Honda Technology Research Industry Co., Ltd.
In the 1950s, Honda successively launched Dream E, Cub F, Benly J and Super Cub C 100. Among them, Super Cub series has been sold well all over the world for more than 50 years with its excellent durability and practicability, and has been well received by users. With the development of 12 years, Honda has become the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world from 1959.
However, Junichiro Koizumi of Honda is not satisfied with just making motorcycles. He believes that making motorcycles is only an application of producing engines, and making cars can give full play to his talents. However, at that time, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan prevented Honda from developing its automobile business on the grounds that the Japanese automobile industry did not need to add another manufacturer. Despite this, Honda Junichiro Koizumi did not give up. He ignored the suspension of production by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and insisted on producing cars. In order to make cars, Honda has set up a new R&D center. D is between 1957 and 1958. D organized and hired nearly 50 engineers to develop and test the prototype for several years.
Set foot in automobile manufacturing and open up overseas markets
◆ 1963 to 1976, set foot in automobile manufacturing and explore overseas markets.
The first car made by Honda is a front-mounted rear-drive sports car named S360, which made its debut at Suzuka Circuit in June 1962, but it has not been put into mass production since then. At the Tokyo Motor Show in May, 5438+ 10, Honda not only brought S360, but also released two new cars: T360 and S500.
1In August, 963, Honda T360 was the first to be listed. This is a mid-rear-drive minivan with "May Blue" paint and headlights on the hood. Because Honda T360 met the standard of Japanese Kei car at that time, it could enjoy many preferential policies, such as no need to have a parking space first, tax reduction, insurance concessions and so on.
Two months later, Honda put into production the S500 sports car with the same front and rear drive layout, adopting the same rear wheel chain transmission form as Honda motorcycle and equipped with a four-wheel independent suspension system.
From 1964 to 1966, Honda changed the previous S500 model to S600. The new car is available in Roadster and Coupe versions. At first, Honda S600 only provided the right rudder version, and later several left rudder versions were trial-produced and ready to be exported overseas.
1966, Honda S800 became the successor of S600, and S600 made its debut at Tokyo Auto Show on 1965. It also has sports car and sports car versions. 1967, Honda S800 has been listed in the UK market. Honda S800 sold a total of 1 1536 vehicles from its launch to the end of production in May, 1970. Since then, Honda s series has disappeared for nearly 30 years, and it was not until 202 1 that the high-performance sports car S2000 was released again.
1967, Honda introduced the N360 mini-car with front wheel layout, which also met the kei automobile standard and was quickly recognized by the market once it was launched. From 1968 to 1970, N360 became the first model in Japan for three consecutive years.
Subsequently, Honda introduced the N600 model with larger displacement to overseas markets. 1969, N600 became the first Honda model exported to the United States. In addition, there are car versions assembled outside Japan, such as the N600 produced by Sanyang Industry in Taiwan Province Province, China at that time, which was called "Fu Gui".
After several years of development, Honda's automobile industry is gradually on the right track. 1970, Honda introduced Z360 and Z600 models. At the same time, Honda is also actively exploring markets outside Japan, and its products are exported to Europe and America. To 1972, N600 and Z600 sold 40,586 vehicles in the United States, and their successors were the famous Honda Civic.
197 1 year, Honda released CVCC engine, which can effectively reduce automobile exhaust emissions. With this engine, Honda achieved unprecedented success in the 1970s. Masahiko Kumei and Nohiko Kawamoto, who participated in the research and development of CVCC engines, later became the presidents of Honda's technology research industry.
1972, Honda officially released the Civic model, which comes from Honda's brand-new predecessor mini-car platform. The body size of Honda Civic is slightly larger than that of N-series /Z-series, and the engine displacement has almost doubled. 1973, Zong Ichiro resigned as the president of Honda Technology Research Industry Company, and Chuan Dao took over the power. At that time, when the first oil crisis broke out, the economic growth of industrialized enterprises slowed down obviously, while Honda ushered in rapid growth against the trend.
Enrich product lines and launch luxury car brands.
◆ From 1976 to 1988, enrich the product line and launch luxury car brands.
1976, a three-door hatchback model was derived from Civic platform, and the new car was named Honda Accord (see transaction price | model details). Honda originally hoped to turn the Accord into a high-power rear-drive sports car that can compete with Ford Mustang, but in the context of the oil crisis, Honda gave up its original idea and turned the Accord into an economical front-wheel car with a higher positioning than the Civic.
The appearance of the first generation Honda Accord has a strong American style, plus more spacious empty rooms and 1.6L/ 1.8L environmentally-friendly engine equipped with CVCC technology. As soon as the Accord went public, it set off a wave in the market. By 1980, the cumulative output of Honda Accord exceeded 1 10,000 vehicles.
1978, Honda introduced a model named Prelude, which was positioned as the coupe version of the Accord, with a more dynamic appearance. Prelude is a global model. By 1982, about 3 13000 cars had been produced, more than half of which were sold to the United States.
After entering the 1980s, Honda has continuously enriched its product line, although Civic and Accord have always been the sales guarantee. 198 1 year, Honda launched a brand-new urban mini-car, which is the originator of Honda Fit.
Honda CITY is quickly welcomed by Japanese young people for its novel design, low price and excellent fuel economy. In addition to the ordinary three-door hatchback version, the first generation of CITY also introduced a soft-top convertible version designed by Pininfarina.
1982, Honda's North American manufacturing project was successfully launched, marking that Honda became the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to enter the United States to implement the localization strategy. This is another milestone that Chuan Dao hopes to accomplish during his 10 presidency, following the successful launch of Civic and Accord series. From 65438 to 0983, Chuan Dao liked to hand over the banner of Honda President to Kimyou Kumiko. Kimyou Kumiko's most important achievement is to lead Honda to develop the epoch-making VTEC engine.
By the mid-1980s, the shadow of the two oil crises had gradually dissipated, and consumers' demand for automobiles had quietly changed, making luxury cars a new goal for people. So 1985 Honda launched its flagship model Legend and luxury coupe Jinte Integra.
But people's impression of Honda mostly stays on reliability and economy, while luxury is a completely different style. Therefore, this economical car manufacturer decided to establish its own luxury car brand. 1986, Honda successfully launched the high-end brand Acura.
1987, the cumulative production of Honda civic exceeded 5 million vehicles. In addition, Honda Prelude became the world's first model equipped with 4WS four-wheel steering system. The four-wheel steering system is beneficial to reduce the turning radius of the vehicle and improve the handling stability and driving safety. 1988, Honda's cumulative output exceeded150,000, and the Accord coupe made in the United States began to be sold in Japan.
Become the king of naturally aspirated engines
◆ From 1989 to 1998, it became the king of naturally aspirated engine technology.
1989, Honda released the second generation Integra model with DOHC VTEC engine. VTEC stands for variable valve timing and lift electronic control system. This technology provides higher intake and exhaust efficiency for the engine under various working conditions and speeds. The first is the DOHC VTEC engine, whose main function is to improve power; 199 1 year, Honda introduced SOHC VTEC-E engine, which can effectively reduce fuel consumption. The three-stage VTEC engine introduced by 1995 combines the advantages of the first two engines and achieves a better balance between performance and energy saving.
In June 5438+10, Honda also introduced the Accord Inspire model, which is a front-wheel drive, in-line five-cylinder engine. Its direct competitors are Toyota Cresta and Nissan laurel.
1990, engineer nobuhiko Kawamoto became the fourth president of Honda. This year, Honda installed the pre-tensioned seat belt system and passenger seat SRS airbag system on Legend for the first time. In addition, Honda's mid-range rear-drive sports car NSX was officially released.
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