Tsuneji Matsuda

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Tsuneji Matsuda ( Japanese 松田 恒 次 Matsuda Tsuneji ; born November 24, 1895 in Osaka , † November 15, 1970 in Hiroshima ) was president of Tōyō Kōgyō KK, now Mazda Motor Corporation , from 1951 until his death in November 1970 . He took over the management of the company from his adoptive father Jujiro Matsuda.

Services

During his presidency, Mazda grew into a world-renowned company and began exporting automobiles to Europe and the United States . As a visionary entrepreneur with a particular interest in new technologies, Matsuda succeeded in obtaining the license for the NSU rotary engine in Germany in 1960 . He had a good track record before that. In the early 1950s, the Matsuda family had introduced sand casting methods to Japan that could be used to make small and complex parts. In 1958, the first computerized production line outside the USA was installed at Tōyō Kōgyō. With an engineering team headed by Kenishi Yamamoto and consisting of 47 developers (unofficially referred to as the "47 Ronin"), the Wankel engine was able to be developed further to series production despite considerable difficulties. A little later, the “ Cosmo-Sport ” was the first Wankel Mazda to be presented. After Tsuneji Matsuda's death, his son Kohei Matsuda, who had been Vice President of the group since 1961, took over the management of the company.

literature

  • Marc Cranswick: Mazda Rotary-engined Cars: From Cosmo 110S to RX-8 Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 2016, ISBN 978-1-84584-943-6 .
  • John B. Hege: The Wankel Rotary Engine. McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, USA 2006, ISBN 0-7864-2905-4 .
  • Brian Long: RX-7: Mazda's rotary engine sports car Updated & Enlarged New Edition, Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 2004, ISBN 1-904788-03-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marc Cranswick: Mazda Rotary-engined Cars: From Cosmo 110S to RX-8 Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 2016, ISBN 978-1-84584-943-6 , p. 9.
  2. ↑ From cork refinement to hydrogen hybrid technology tz , accessed on February 16, 2018
  3. ^ Brian Long: RX-7: Mazda's rotary engine sports car Updated & Enlarged New Edition, Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 2004, ISBN 1-904788-03-3 , p. 11.
  4. ^ John B. Hege: The Wankel Rotary Engine McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, USA 2006, ISBN 0-7864-2905-4 , p. 62.
  5. ↑ Kenishi Yamamoto: The advance driver of the rotary engine. In: Oldtimer Market . 4th January 2018.
  6. ↑ Mazda Motor Chief Kohei Matsuda Dies. In: The Washington Post . August 6, 2002.
personal data
SURNAME Matsuda, Tsuneji
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese industrialist and long-time president of Tōyō Kōgyō KK (Mazda Motor Corporation)
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Osaka
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1970
Place of death Hiroshima