Toyota was founded by a gentleman who’s name was actually Toyoda, which roughly translates as ‘rice field’. His fortunes improved somewhat after he changed the name of his business to Toyota.
Honda was founded by mr Honda, a self taught engineer who never went to school. His first product was converting pushbikes to motorised bicycles by bolting on army surplus engines that were used to power military radios in WW2.
Honda was founded by mr Honda, a self taught engineer who never went to school. His first product was converting pushbikes to motorised bicycles by bolting on army surplus engines that were used to power military radios in WW2.