Soichiro Honda

Soichiro Honda was born on November 17, 1906, in the village of Komyo (now Dragon City), I wata County, Shizuoka Prefecture, as the eldest son of Gihei Honda and his wife Mika. Gihei is a skilled, honest blacksmith and Mika an accomplished knitter. The family was poor, but the growth of Soichiro happy, despite his parents insisted on the need of the basic disciplines. This is because he had received from his father, Mr. Honda, despite his freewheeling, irrepressible personality, hate what trouble others, and keep the dates are always very prompt and comprehensive education. He is also the dexterity of the hand of his innate curiosity and his inheritance from his father.

 

 After a period of time, Gihei opened a bike shop. The bike finally started to become very popular in Japan, When people ask Gihei repair the machine, he felt opportunities. Work as a blacksmith, he put his natural skills and a willingness to learn, to good effect, repair second-hand bike, and then sold to a competitive price. From that moment on, his business began to be regarded as the best bicycle shop in the vicinity.

When he was about to leave, primary, Soichiro Honda the Tokyo Art Association, the auto repair company saw an ad in a magazine called "bike world" (wheel industry in the world). The ad itself is not a bike, but for "the manufacture and repair of cars, motorcycles and gasoline. Even as a child Honda has been excited about the first car ever seen in his village, and later on in life often said he will never will never forget it to the smell of oil. So, it is not difficult to imagine that the young Honda saw the ad, he immediately decided that he must work in the arts Chamber of Commerce.

It is placed in the car and bike magazine ads by the number of point of view, art associations must be one of the top car repair workshop in Tokyo, about any number of young men eager to become an apprentice. Soichiro Honda saw the ad, in fact, is not a recruitment advertising, he plucked up the courage to submit a letter and asked to become an apprentice. Is there a way to know exactly what he wrote, but in any case, it is very fortunate that he has been answered in the affirmative.

In April 1922, Soichiro Honda Elementary School as an apprentice at the age of 15, Tokyo Hongo Yushima and join artistic Chamber of Commerce. Employment in those days was a world, in addition to what we now look forward to. Youth given room and board and a small pocket of money, but they did not get any real wages. Mr. Honda's writings and biography, including his time in the company of many stories, but the important point is that his experience had a great impact on the exercise of his later life.

 

Hard work and requires a rapid appreciation of improvisation, want for their ability to provide a wealth of new ideas, a good feel of the machine enthusiasm. Art trade associations, employers have three Sakakibara, soon discovered that the star qualities of this young man, and began to take notice of him. Soichiro Honda, also learned from his boss, not just how to do the repair work, but how to deal with customers and are proud of the technical capabilities of the importance. Sakakibara is ideal for teachers, engineers, and businessmen. And to understand the repair work, he also specializes in more complex processes such as the manufacture of piston.

When Honda someone asked him the most respected, he always refers to his old boss Yuzo Sakakibara. Important to remember, the the art maintenance work of the Chamber of Commerce, including motorcycles and cars. Then ownership of cars, motorcycles are restricted to a limited social class, most cars are manufactured in foreign countries. Compared with today, there is a host of car manufacturing company, large and small, all over the world and their output range from models of large-scale production of high-quality automotive and small batch production sports car, a very unusual collection home projects, all of which are imported to Japan.

The maintenance car brought a variety of artistic Chamber of Commerce, Honda work and learn, eager, even greedy, because he is an ideal place in the pursuit of knowledge.

Kawashima said, Mr. Honda worked hard to automotive engineering to expand and deepen his understanding, and his praise is not absolutely the extent of his expertise. He is well versed in each of these mechanisms. "When his apprenticeship, art Chamber of Commerce, the Hamamatsu branch manager, older people have learned a lot of things, and do the real work and the real machine, said:" Kawashima. "He's not just theoretical knowledge, he is an expert in a variety of practical tasks, such as welding and forging those of us who are just on paper, from the academic point of view, just can not compete."

August Horch

The Audi history began with a man Horch & CO company established in 1899.He invented his first car with the help of 15 colleagues, Horch August 1901. The car has a maximum. Speed ​​of 32 km / h. Mr. Horch left his company with business management major problem in 1909 and set up another company called Audi. "Audi" is the Latin translation of Horch ", his name because he wanted his own name repairer. So the brand Audi Automobilwerke Limited 1910 registraded. Until World War I, the Audi brand cars won the rally, which helps to establish worldwide name. During the first war, the Audi is forced to the war effort to produce the car, and then after the war ended, the recession is also a big problem for the company. Therefore, the founder August Horch in 1920 left the management. The company through the most difficult times, from 1927 to 1930, but in 1931, the management recognized that only unions and other car manufacturers to keep Audi alive. At that time, the Auto Union established members were DKW, Horch, forest and Audi. Four new badge to show the union is now familiar ring, which is still in use today, Audi.
In subsequent years, the new alliance, motorsport achieved great success. 1936 is the most powerful car is built in before the second World War 6 liters V 16 engine, 382 kW (582PS). In the next few years, during the second World War AUTO UNION once again forced Germany army vehicles. Many motorcycles, engines, different war vehicles, and even some submarine construction until 1945. At that time, all the factories in Germany was completely destroyed U.S. bombers.
After the war, a total of about 60,000 military vehicles and spare parts required for the DKW global range and maintaince. This is a new beginning in Munich, southern Germany, reasons. Shortly after the war ended, many auto production again for me, the most important DKW Munga 3-cylinder, 2-stroke engine, four-wheel jeep. The German army was invented in 1956, produced only 250 for testing purposes. Around the world, many of these cars and drove more than 2.4 million km of major issues. This is the beginning of the future called the Quattro concept. The nearly 570,000 Mungaswere 1968 to build.

In the next few years, many different engine and vehicle type, the invention and mass production. Replaced by four-stroke 2-stroke system in 1965, a milestone in the development of the engine. The Company believes that the concept of a new drive system for the power or the engine has been rising. More than 100 kW, front-wheel drive, the performance of the front tires and hazardous Ferrari A serious wear. In ferret jeep what replaces the the Munga not, because this is the problems and causes of performance 75HP 4 concept. Mr.Bensinger, father Quattro proposed many tests and trying to convince management to give him the green light four-wheel-drive concept of building a street car. The idea of the board is not very happy because I thought no one would buy such a car, especially if it is a high-tech, is not established by the Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. These two companies is a unique name for doing such a great invention. A notice was Auto Union's reputation in building high-tech car. Fortunately, Mr.Bensinger do a good job, and the project EQUATOR born the concept of the transmission system and the management decided to make this well-known all over the world with high activity motorsport. Should be the name of AUDI worthfull, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.
In order to obtain the vehicle in a very short time to prepare many other types of local use. Engine out of the 200, the body is from the Audi 80 in the first and the transmission system out of the Iltis famous Munga's successor. Of course, many local support, change the size and improve the high-performance car should. After the first two years of improvement, test and cohesion of the new Coupe body a real UR-quattro was built in 1980. The power has risen to 200 horsepower, not a bad test, if you think that most of the other car manufacturers do with a 2.2 liter engine.

Louis Chevrolet

Louis Chevrolet never found his talents, skills and experience to make money. His name is one of the most famous names in the automotive industry, life than men because of its romantic sound.

"Chevrolet" name is a corruption of the French "goat's milk." Louis Chevrolet was born on Christmas 1878 in the Swiss Jurassic, the French dairy industry center. The son of a watchmaker, Chevrolet showed similar mechanical aptitude at an early age. However, he showed no interest in school, and his parents are pleased to encourage the pursuit of his wages.

Chevrolet in bicycle repair began his career the fast muscle six feet of youth racing bikes. In his first three years, he won 28 events. He established the bike, until he found the car. In the the pioneering French automobile industry, Chevrolet become an auto mechanic. He jumped from job to job, and has gained valuable experience in 1900 to Montreal before.

Chevrolet as a driver to work in Canada for six months to come to New York, his final destination. The driver turned to hard, and the rough ride racing requires a lot of muscle at the turn of the century. Bulky Frenchman is well suited to this pursuit. Slowly, he founded the business, his reputation as a mechanic and a racer, won his first road race on a cinder track in Morris Park, New York, May 20, 1905.

His brother, Arthur, and Gaston Chevrolet brought to the United States, in Flint, Michigan, to promote WC leave Durant, founder of GM (General Motors). Chevrolet driving a Buick car in the first Indiana Indianapolis 500 in 1911, but a broken camshaft his exit as early game. Durant from General Motors Corp. and private hire Chevrolet division, to make his dream car. Chevrolet is a consulting engineer, rather than an official, in the Chevrolet Motor Company.

Production reached in 1912 when the Chevrolet Classic Six other car manufacturers in the United States 275. Chevrolet cars for the rich, it will become the best-selling U.S. car envisaged. Classic Six is ​​big, powerful, expensive. With it stickers 2150 dollars of coverage, but the wealthy.

Durant realized that he needed the cheaper competition car, he can bulk sales. Chevrolet believe his name belongs only to a large, impressive car, and resigned in October 1913. He sold his shares, securities, so that he became a millionaire many times over, when he left.

Durant will miss him forever. Rough, uneducated, is not suitable for a Chevrolet dealer in the conference room with the polishing wheel car in the early days of the automobile industry. Durant hate the man, but the name of love. He will soon be the Chevrolet name, many of his brand of car. At the same time, the restructuring of the General Motors Chevrolet became a division of labor with its leading.

His name is not even a car company Chevrolet Frontenac. 1917, he has a new and very advanced racing machines, complete aluminum engine block, but not the production system. Looking for a fixed income, he signed on as a new company called the American Motors Corporation vice president and chief engineer. He helped develop developed their "American Beauty", but when he was regarded as consumption.

The Monroe company hired to build racing Chevrolet. He updated the Frontenac racer, with his brother, Gaston, control, and won the 1920 Indianapolis 500. Unfortunately Gaston will die boardwalk raceway in Beverly Hills, California, before the end of the year in the fiery crash.

With the prestige obtained his Indianapolis victory Chevrolet supporter Tina motor built-in, but still with the bankruptcy of his company's automotive design table. Another car company failed in 1924, Chevrolet steering Rowing Regatta in 1925 to win the Miami. But the victory did not translate into a wide range of success.

In 1929, Louis and Arthur Chevrolet left the business completely the formation of a new engine, the design of the Chevrolet Brothers Aircraft Company, but lost the business Glen · L. Martin. Finally, in 1934, the charities and the moral responsibility of the people to their best-selling car, its name, Louis Chevrolet General Motors wages.

The disease forced to Chevrolet retirement in 1938. He and his wife live in a small apartment in Florida, but the wet weather has accelerated the state of his health declined and one leg in early 1941, he returned to Detroit. Complications forced to complete amputation from the Chevrolet never recovered. He died on June 6, 1941, at the age of 63. He was buried at Indianapolis, scene of his greatest racing victory

Karl Rapp

German Otto and Gustav Franz Joseph Pope in World War II in the establishment and development of an engine plant soon profiled in the aircraft field and a name for himself when the works involved. The Company was founded by Karl Rapp, and later in the Bavarian Motor Works (BMW), which is powerful in the aircraft, motorcycle and automotive industries and reliable engines and engines ...

Carl Rapp Ehingen (Danube) September 24, 1882 was born.

About his family background, childhood and adolescence is unknown. The Rapp learning the engineering profession, Daimler, Stuttgart, Germany - Mercedes-Benz designers work in 1912. Subsequently, Rapp of the fuselage of the aircraft engine developed in Munich, Germany. Rapp Motor Co. engineer with his own company, the company developed the first seven aircraft engine staff, and the establishment, founded in 1913 in Munich,.

This may Rapp employees with benefits and aircraft designer Gustav Otto four-stroke engine (gasoline engine), the son of Gustav Otto aircraft Machinery Factory inventors. The company has expanded rapidly, and employed 370 people in 1915. In March 1916, the aircraft manufacturer Rapp and Gustav Otto, the Bavarian Aircraft Co., Ltd. (BFW) merger. Rapp automobile plant, however, remains as an independent company.

Established BFW3 9 January 1916 will be the official birth of the late Bavarian Motor Works (BMW). During World War II, Rapp car factory in Austria - Daimler, in order to permit the production of aircraft engines. On behalf of the Austrian War Department instructions in Munich Franz Joseph Pope, order processing. Exit shortly after the engine plant in Lapu-Lapu, followed by his pop-up management. The Vienna engineer, followed by BMW in Lapu-Werke GmbH (BMW) car factory, July 20, 1917 transformation.

The first BMW manufactures aircraft engines, IIIA, and also set up a BMW trademark: the white and blue propeller circle. The pop collection company in 1918, transformed into a public company, as Chief Executive of BMW, where he remained until 1942. Finally, in 1922 BFW former BMW merged into a new company, renamed under the name, BMW continues. Developed in 1923, the engine manufacturer before the flight "R32" is the first BMW motorcycle.

 The BMW special car license "Dixie" until 1929. Carl Rapp died May 26, 1926 in Locarno.

Zhao Sanchuan Kawasaki

Kawasaki pelagic steel vessels can be dried in the company was founded in 1896 as a shipyard. Start, they are marine steam turbines, locomotives, trucks, buses, and the main beam of the bridge has been created. 1918 plane after a long research department was established successfully established Japan's first metal aircraft Kawasaki. Then, in 1949, will be applied to the operation of motorcycle engines and motorcycle industry. Meihatsu the first bike 1954 Kawasaki released. Car kilobytes -5 Kawasaki engine, improved model of Meihatsu 1956, and was released. Advanced called it Meihatsu 125, but they, 1956 until the Kawasaki logo was not printed on the engine side cover.
 Meguro, and was a big part of one of the motor cycle, the development of Japan's leading motorcycle manufacturer, and Saki motorcycle. Kawasaki to reinforce the fact that they are good, but for the past 30 years, and eventually bought Meguro gawasakieul. Thus, in 1962, because of Sarah, Meguro Ward never heard of. 1960 Kawasaki motorcycle production plant made six years later, they are now most important model 650CC W1 efforst walked This is not a big success because a lot of time, the bicycle fast, but still a considerable effort. 
Kawasaki appears lighter bike 350cc A1 Samurai A7 U.S. military, and the equitable distribution of the success of the motorcycle 250 ML. 1969 until Kawasaki motorcycle market players start seeing was not. This 500cc H1 model (Mach III, also known as chat.) Because of the success, they launched a small model derived H1 250cc S1 and S2 350cc two For those who want more power, in 1972, the Kawasaki H2 748cc version (Mach IV) has developed. Came in 1973, after the first Superbike Kawasaki 903cc engine Z1. Have a good price-performance ratio and, therefore, has become very popular. Z1 improve, to create a more powerful bike, three years after the Japanese car manufacturers Z900. Immediately after the Z1000, this model has more powerful features. Z400FX (1979), Z1300 (1978), "Z" series of belt-driven motor cycle KZ440LTD, Japan's first large-scale production, the U.S. market, continue the same year, they Z250LTD from Japan, using the same technology and Z400LTd, their model was released in 1983, 1982, Kawasaki USA Z1000R Z400GP in the Japanese market began to sell.
 Reach 250kmh in 1,983 GPZ900R first occurs in the model, the most important in the history of the Kawasaki bike water-cooled engine manufactured by Kawasaki. They ninja bike in the United States, years later, they began to sell, and sell very big sponsors to change things, to register. ZZR-110 fast 3-5 start in 1990, production vehicles, capacity (1052cc), surprised as well as of the 20th century, a strong framework and a decent stop does not. To go back to 2000, 1990, several important GPz1100 ABS (1996), Kawasaki Off-Road Super Sherpa people Sherpa, Ed (1997) model, started selling the Ninja ZX-12R of the United States. Aluminum monocoque frame, baby 1200cc 178 PS of maximum output. After three years, the Kawasaki Ninja Ninja ZX-6R ZX-6RR Z1000 street bike models three models announced. 
What you do very good over the past few years, so that you can sell their own bike Kawasaki motor sport. FIM World road race champion Dave Simmonds 125cc group won the first race. He has won the Isle of Man TT races, aboard the championship series of the Federal Republic of Germany and the KR-1. Then 1981 came, Kawasaki A. Mang KR250 ride in the FIM 250cc World Road Racing Champion, has won the manufacturer's title. Horse in the history of the race the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1983, the most important victory of Kawasaki ZXR-7 participate in the game mode.

Ferruccio Lamborghini

April 28, 1916 Cento near Bologna in northern Renazzo Mr. Ferruccio Lamborghini was born in a rich peasant. His interest since childhood in the machine and he walked into the Institute of Technology. After graduating in 1939, he was recruited and receive maintenance. In 1944, he was captured, and two years later, he supported.

He took advantage of his experience of military life, he began commercial sales modified tractor army released. In 1949, of his Lamborghini Trattrice production tractor and he became a successful businessman.

Ferruccio organize the production of boilers and air conditioners in 1960, three years later, he founded the car company. The Lamborghini Miura introduced in 1966, to become world-famous. But the company in a difficult position, tractors and large orders were canceled, because in 1971, Bolivia interference.

Ferruccio sold his tractor company and half of the car company's stock, and then he tried to resume his company, but, due to the oil shock, he sold all the stock, and retired in 1974.

Left car company industry the Ferruccio do his best wines, and in 1970, he has already begun. His vineyard is located in the Lake, in central Italy (Maynor). He spent time and money, he chose the right soil and varieties, and admire its wonderful taste and his wine.

After in his life, he developed resort institutions, but he died on February 20, 1993.

Many people advocating the blood the Italian the Ferruccio and imperious disposition.There of still many admirers Ferruccio Lamborghini in each company.