Big Island Honda - Kona

Who is the head of R&D at Honda? A dynamic man by the name of Kotaro Shige. In a recent interview Motor Trend refers to Shige as Honda's Rock-Star Exec' and 'the Jimmy Page of Japan's auto industry'.

While you might think Motor Trend was just being complimentary to Shige who has been at Honda since the late '70s, there's actually quite a bit of truth to the comparisons. For example…

The list of top-ten best-selling cars for March 2011 shows an upswing for nearly all automakers and it offers evidence of significant momentum within the midsize category.

Particularly interesting was the upset created by Honda as they jumped to second best-selling vehicle in March with its award-winning Accord. This is a notable accomplishment, as the top two bestsellers typically are pickups. Honda also claimed sixth best-selling vehicle in March with its award-winning Civic.

Best-Selling Features…