The Marysville Auto Plant has become the first Honda plant outside Japan to manufacture* 10 million vehicles with the production this morning of a Honda Accord Sedan. Honda began local auto production in November 1982 at the Marysville plant with an Accord Sedan, and has continued producing that model along with various others.

Identified with a magnetic sign on its hood, associates followed progress of the vehicle in production until it came off the assembly line as a completed product. The milestone Accord was immediately moved into the plant's West Cafeteria for display alongside the first generation of the…

A recent survey to gauge the most reliable pickup trucks in the US, the company which surpassed all others isn't even an American automaker. The Honda Ridgeline ranked number one, taking another honor for the Japanese automaker.

The Ridgeline first appeared in 2005 and the staying power of a Japanese large truck was doubted by skeptics. Five years later those doubts have turned into accolades.

Consumer Report's gave the vehicle a "better than average" rating in several judged categories: including style, performance and comfort. Reviews stated the ease of which this fairly long truck (17 feet bumper-to-bumper) handles…