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…

In the land of sushi, bonsai, technological innovation, and diverse philosophies, people love the Honda Fit. Proving it's more than able to hold its own among the competition, it overtook the popular Toyota Prius gasoline-electric hybrid as Japan's top-selling car in January 2011.

Honda recently reported that, January 2011 sales surged nearly 14 percent from January 2010, to 14,873 vehicles - about half of them hybrids. "It's better to be No. 1…