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I first met Mr. InYamamoto joined Toyo Kogyo later Mazda as an assembly line worker. Yamamoto rose through the ranks as pressure from the Japanese government to increase competitiveness in the global auto industry mounted.
Before I ever bought a rotary engined sports car I knew the name of Kenichi Yamamato and his accomplishments at Mazda. Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon. Thanks for the write-up, Dave!
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As romance goes, there have been joys but pains, too…. InHall, who now worked as product planner for the company in Southern California, once again pitched his idea to Yamamoto. Amazon Advertising Find, attract, and engage customers. To help his family and build his life, he started a work at a local truck company, Toyo Kogyo, one of the few manufacturers to survive the bombing of Hiroshima.
Development of Mazda Wankel engine. A true genius in every sense of the word. InEnfine was appointed to lead a project to come up with fuel-saving innovations. Mazda phased out the rotary engine inlast used in the RX-8 sports car.
We lived in an area where there were still small family farms in the neighborhood in Kamakura. Alexa Actionable Analytics for the Web. Get to Know Us. Views Read Edit View history. He supervised the development of the Mazda Wankel rotary combustion engineand served as Mazda ‘s President — and Chairman — Amazon Restaurants Food delivery from local restaurants.
ComiXology Thousands of Digital Comics. Send us a letter Have an opinion about this story? Your rotarj address will not be published. Negishi no Keibajo said: He was in my opinion, a great man who with his engineering team stood alone with the development of the rotary engine.
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Kenichi Yamamoto (engineer) – Wikipedia
The former president started as a worker in a Toyo Kogyo factory inbuilding transmissions kenichhi his home in Hiroshima was destroyed in World War II. Inhe was charged with making the rotary engine — a simplified, compact engine invented by German engineer Felix Wankel — commercially viable.
Share your thoughts with other customers. Kenici Mazda was unique. Kneichi Yamamoto, the former Mazda Motor Corp. He would eventually become President of Mazda inChairman untiland continue to serve as an advisor to the company after his retirement. Be the first to review this item Amazon Best Sellers Rank: We also need Mazda to get back on track with a wec rotary program. I am happy being a romanticist. December 30, Tweet Share Share Email More. Rotry by one, they dropped out of contention to make this remarkable engine a reality, but Mazda persevered and has now [as of ] produced more than 1.
By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Yamamoto then drove Toyo Kogyo President Tsunegi Matsuda across Japan for two weeks, showcasing the technology for dealerships and banks — and making the case for the automaker’s survival in a government-dictated industry.
Kenichi Yamamoto (engineer)
On 30 NovemberYamamoto became the President of the company now called Mazda. We stuck to it with persistence. Kenichi Yamamoto ymamoto a automotive legend in his commitment to the development of the rotary engine.
Mazda today is nothing; its lost its soul, having for all intents abandoned the rotary, despite teasing us year on year with auto show visions, that always get good coverage, but fail to get beyond the shows closure.
Former boss died at Yamamoto was born in Kumamoto Prefecture, though he would subsequently move with his family to Rotwry City.
The sight of the Mazda three wheeled truck is indelibly etched in my memory. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs.
Kenichi Yamamoto, champion of Mazda’s rotary engine, dies at 95
About this article Category Technology Industry. Amazon Second Chance Pass it on, trade it in, give it a second life. Yamamoto’s collaboration with Wankel and other German engineers appealed to the Japanese government, which wanted to break into the international market.