| Soichiro
Honda began by manufacturing piston rings in November 1937. He
quickly became a sub-contractor to Toyota, and then expanded into
other engine parts.
On September 24, 1948 the Honda
Motor Co. was founded. Soichiro Honda took advantage of a gap in
the Japanese market that was Decimated by World War II, Japan was
starved of money and fuel, but still in need of basic transport.
Honda, utilizing his manufacturing facilities, attached an engine
to a bicycle, creating the cheap and efficient transport that was
required.
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