Soichiro Honda

Soichiro Honda - Honda Founder

At starting a business, Soichiro Honda was always doomed to failure.

He had fallen ill, ran out of money and out of college. But he continued to dream and strive hard to realize his dream.

Try to observe the vehicle that crossed the highway. Surely, our eyes are always hit the Honda, either car or motorcycle. This vehicle brands crammed into dense traffic, so it's worth dubbed "King of the Road".

However, have we ever knew, that was the founder of the 'royal' Honda - Soichiro Honda - ever doomed to failure. He also holds an engineering degree, the more like Professor BJ Habibie. He was not a student who has a brilliant brain. In class, his seat was never in front, always away from the view of teachers.

"Bad my grades in school. But I'm not sad, because my world around machinery, motorcycles and bicycles," said this man, who died at the age of 84 years, after being treated at Juntendo Hospital, Tokyo, due to mengindap lever.

His love of machines, may be 'inherited' from his father who opened the repair shop of agriculture, in the hamlet Kamyo, Shizuko district, central Japan, the birthplace of Soichiro Honda. In the workshop, his father gave cathut (older brother) to pull out nails. He also frequently played at the rice mill saw diesel engine that became the driving motor. There, a man born 17 November 1906, it can remain silent for hours.

At the age of 8 years, he cycled 10 miles, just want to watch airplanes. Apparently, his interest in the machine, not in vain. When he was 12 years, Honda has created a bicycle brake pancal foot model.

But, his mind does not dream of being the automotive entrepreneur. He realized from poor families. Moreover, physically weak, not handsome, so it makes it low self-esteem.

At the age of 15 years, Honda moved to Japan, working Hart Shokai Company. His boss, Saka Kibara, very happy to see how it works. Honda's meticulous and skillful in the matter of the machine. Any suspicious noise, any oil leaks, not escaped his notice. Six years of working there, adding insights on machinery. Finally, at age 21, his boss suggested opening a branch office in Hamamatsu. The offer is not ditampiknya.

In Hamamatsu, Honda remained improved job performance. He has always denied receiving reparations by another repair shop. It works too fast to fix the car so that customers running again. Working hours until late at night, and sometimes until dawn. Brain remain creative genius. At that time, the radius of a car made of wood, up to no good shock damping. He got the idea to replace it with a trellis, metal trellis. The results are extraordinary. Metal trellis trellis-seller, and exported worldwide.

At 30, Honda signed the first patent.

After creating a trellis, Honda wanted to break away from his boss, make your own garage business. He started thinking, what is selected specialist?

His brain was drawn to making Pinston Ring, which is produced by

own shop in 1938. Unfortunately, his work was rejected by Toyota, because they do not meet the standards. Ring homemade inflexible, and will not sell. He remembers his friends reaction to that failure. They regretted him out of the garage.

Because of this failure, Honda fell ill seriously enough. Two months later, his health restored. He returned to lead the workshop. But Ring Pinston about it, yet also has a solution. In search of an answer, he went back to school to increase his knowledge of the machine. During the day, after returning to college, he went straight to the shop, practice the newly acquired knowledge. After two years as a student, he was eventually released because rarely attend college.

"I feel like dying, because when the hungry are not fed, but

crammed with long-winded explanation about the food law and its impact, "said Honda, who devoted to auto racing. To the Rector, he explained meant college diploma but instead seek knowledge. This explanation is regarded as an insult.

Thanks to hard work, Pinston Ring design is accepted. Toyota Party

awarded the contract, so that Honda intends to set up factories. Unfortunately, the intention has failed. Japan, as ready for war, not providing the funds. But he was not desperate. Honda to raise capital from a group of people to set up factories. Again, the disaster came. After the war broke out, the factory burned twice.

Honda is not discouraged. He was rushed to collect their employees.

They were ordered to take the remaining benzene cans discarded by American ships, and used as a factory set up. Unexpectedly, the earthquake broke out destroying the factory, so it was decided to sell the Toyota factory Pinstonnya Ring. After that, Honda tried a few other businesses. Unfortunately it failed.

Finally, in 1947, after the war, Japan's shortage of gasoline. Here, the Japanese economy in ruins. So much so that Honda can not sell his car to buy food for his family. In desperate circumstances, he put a small motor on the bike.

Who would have thought, "motorcycle" - forerunner to the birth of Honda cars - was preferred by the neighbors.

Neighbors flocked to order, so the Honda out of stock. And here, re-establish the factory Honda motor. Since then, success was never out of hand. The following Honda Motor mobinya, became "king" of the streets of the world, including Indonesia.

For Honda, do not see success in the automotive industry wrestle. But look at the failures experienced. "People see my success is only one percent. But, they do not see the 99% failure", he said.

He gives advice, when we have failed, start dreaming ... mimpikanlah new dream and strive hard to make it happen.

Honda this story, is an example that could be achieved to successful person with a minimum investment, not smart at school, or come from poor families.

Here is a recipe for success 5 Honda:

A. Always ambitious and youthful.

2. Respect sound theory, discover new ideas, specialize improve production time.

3. Senangilah your work and try to make your working conditions as comfortable as possible.

4. Look for a smooth work rhythm and harmony.

5. Always remember the importance of research and cooperation.

Honda in Indonesia

PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM) is the pioneer of the motorcycle industry in Indonesia. Established on June 11, 1971 with initial name of PT Federal Motor, whose shares are majority owned by PT Astra International. At that time, PT Federal Motor only assemble, while the components are imported from Japan in the form of CKD (completely knock down).

Type the first motorcycle in Honda's production is a business type, S 90 Z 4 stroke engine with a capacity of 90cc. Total production in the first year for one year only 1500 units, but jumped to about 30 thousand in the year and continues to grow today. Motorcycles continues to grow and become one of the mainstay of transportation in Indonesia.

Government policy in terms of localization of auto parts push PT Federal Motor manufactures a variety of motorcycle parts Hondatahun 2001 in the country through several subsidiaries, including PT Honda Federal (1974) who produce basic components such as the Honda motorcycle frames, wheels, exhaust, etc. , PT Showa Manufacturing Indonesia (1979) that specialized in producing shock absorbers, PT Astra Honda Engine Manufacturing (1984) that manufactures motorcycle engines as well as PT Federal Izumi Mfg. (1990) which specialized in producing piston.

Along with the development of economic conditions and the growth of the motorcycle market changes in the composition of equity ownership in this Honda motorcycle manufacturer. In 2000 PT Federal Motor, and several subsidiaries merged into one by the name of PT Astra Honda Motor, the composition of the shareholding to 50% owned by PT Astra International Tbk and 50% owned by Honda Motor Co. Japan.

Currently, PT Astra Honda Motor has 3 assembly plant facility, the first factory is located Sunter, North Jakarta which also serves as the headquarters. The second factory is located in Pegangsaan Two, Palm d'Ivoire, as well as factories that once the 3 most recent factory located in the MM 2100 West Cikarang, Bekasi. Factories to 3 assembly plants is a new facility that began operating since 2005.

With all these facilities at PT Astra Honda Motor has a production capacity of 3 million units of motorcycles per year, demand for motorcycles in Indonesia continues to increase.

One of the accomplishments that were achieved peak PT Astra Honda Motor is the achievement of production to 20 million in 2007. This achievement is the first achievement that were achieved by the motorcycle industry in Indonesia and even to ASEAN levels. Achievement in world production of Honda motorcycles is 20 million units of the third, after the Honda motorcycle factory in China and India.

To support the needs and satisfaction pelannggjuta unit is the third, after the Honda motorcycle factory in China and India.

To support the needs and satisfaction pelannggan Honda motorcycles, while PT Astra Honda Motor in 1600 supported by the dealer showroom sales that were coded H1, 3,800 service AHASS service or repair shop (Astra Honda Authorized Service Station) with H2 code, as well as spare parts outlets or 6500 H, is ready to serve millions of Honda motorcycles in use throughout Indonesia.

The motorcycle industry is now a major industry in Indonesia. Employees of PT Astra Honda Motor alone currently numbers around 13,000 people, plus 130 vendors and suppliers as well as thousands of other networks, all of which provide the economic impact of a remarkable chain. The entire economic chain is estimated to be about providing employment opportunities to about 500 thousand people. PT Astra Honda Motor will continue to work producing the means of transport wheels 2 a fun, safe and economical to the expectations and needs of the people of Indonesia.