Honda has earned the highest initial quality ranking in company history from the J.D. Powers and Associates' Initial Quality StudySM for 2011. Adding to the victory is the fact that this improvement puts Honda second among all premium- and non-premium automakers surveyed. And, perhaps even more remarkable:  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…

At the beginning of July, all yellow-stickered partial-hybrid vehicles are officially banned from HOV areas of the highway unless they meet mandated passenger criteria. There was a time when all yellow-stickered partial-hybrid vehicles were allowed on designated HOV areas of California state highways - even if they had only one passenger. Now, the state isn't being so lenient.Happily, the natural-gas-powered Honda Civic gets a white sticker (coy smile).

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