Tadashi Kume (久米 是志,Kume Tadashi; 2 January 1931 – 11 September 2022)[1] was a Japanese businessman who was the president and CEO of theHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
Tadashi Kume joinedHonda in 1954, eventually becoming Honda's 3rd president in 1983.[2] He specialized in designing engines, and, along with other engineers, helped develop the fuel-efficientCVCC.[2][3] Before becoming president, Kume had a heated argument with then Honda presidentSoichiro Honda over usingair-cooled orwater-cooled engines, which led Kume to stay away from work for possibly over a month.[4] He retired in June 1990, and was succeeded byNobuhiko Kawamoto.[5] Kume is honored in theJapan Automotive Hall of Fame.[6]
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