Honda's dirty secret of bribes finally came to light

摘要

Company faced messy cleanup after 2 dozen managers, dealers and vendors were indicted. Just to show how screwed-up a good thing can get when greed and dishonesty get in the way, consider three of Honda's brightest lights in 1986: Jack Billmyer, Rick Hendrick and Frank Borman. Jack Billmyer, a 6-foot-4-inch stock car enthusiast, helped create the Honda retail network in the 1970s. He stoked Honda's business through the 1980s as its brusque and freewheeling head of automotive sales. He attempted to retire in 1985, only to be pulled back to head up one more special project - signing up Honda dealers to launch a franchise called Acura.