Seven vehicles on the top-ten list of best-selling cars for March 2011 sold more than 30,000 units. Only three achieved that volume in January and February. It shows many automakers are on an upswing. The list also shows significant gains in the midsize category, with Honda, coming in as the number-two best-seller with their award-winning Accord.

This is a great accomplishment for Honda, as the first two places usually go to pickup trucks. The…

Honda recently announced some huge news. They're planning to launch their own plug-in hybrid system in 2012. As of now, DCH Honda of Temecula  doesn't know whether the all-new PHEV hybrid platform will be placed into an existing Honda model, or come in the form as an entirely new hybrid-only vehicle. William Walton, Honda's Manager of Product Planning, simply says that the Japanese automaker is going to "see what happens with the…

You've seen the headlines, maybe caught a newscast...  Gas prices are on the rise with some projections as high as $5.00 per gallon. You might just want to consider the 2011 Honda Civic, the 2011 Honda Fit, or the 2011 Honda CR-Z if you're in the market for a new car and want something that will reduce visits to the gas station. Each of these three Honda models were recently picked by the editors of Cars.com's Kicking Tires as their favorite efficient new cars.

2011 Honda Civic At a Glance