On July 20, 2023, officials will induct Honda Motor Co co-founder Takeo Fujisawa into the Automotive Hall of Fame at Michigan’s The Fillmore Detroit. In 1989, Fujisawa's long-time business partner and Honda founder Soichiro Honda became the first Japanese automotive executive to earn a spot at the Dearborn, Michigan-based hall of fame. Fujisawa’s induction will honor everything the pair accomplished together.
Honda and Fujisawa met in August, 1949, one year after the founding of the Honda Motor Co. Prior to that encounter, Fujisawa worked as a salesman for a steel manufacturer and a lumber company. He brought that business acumen to the table at Honda, overseeing finance, sales, and marketing while functioning as Honda’s right-hand man.
