Terry Lee Honda

For many years, the Honda Civic has been a forerunner in the compact car segment due to the dependability and solid performance of the car. According to AutoGuide, Honda sells more Civic cars per year in the U.S. then Volkswagen, Chrysler or Mazda sells  in all together. There are, however, those who see "dependable" as "boring." In response to this view, rumors are milling around in all the right circles, and word on the…

The 2011 J.D. Powers and Associates' Initial Quality StudySM shows that Honda has earned the highest initial quality ranking in the company's history. Adding to the victory is the fact that this improvement puts Honda second among all premium- and non-premium automakers surveyed. Also, Honda led the entire auto industry with the most segment leaders, including the Honda Civic (compact car), Honda Accord (midsize car), Honda Element (compact crossover SUV), Honda Accord Crosstour?

While nearly every automaker worldwide has felt the aftershocks of the March 11^th earthquake and tsunami disaster, Honda, and perhaps one of their closest competitors who we like to refer to as Mr. T, felt the blow the hardest.

You might remember, in April, Honda cut production by about half, due to a huge margin between supply and demand. The company also advised dealers to expect model shortages and that production might not return…