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If you haven't seen the 2011 Honda CR-V CUV in person, you've likely at least heard the name from a friend, the radio or a TV commercial. Among the many reasons drivers routinely choose the Honda CR-V crossover are its modern, aerodynamic body; seating for five, powerful DOHC i-VTEC engine, real-time four-wheel drive; MacPherson strut suspension, user-friendly five-speed automatic transmission, multi-reflector halogen headlights, 60/40 split rear seats, folding power side mirrors, USB…

California is making access to the HOV designated areas of their state highway system a little more exclusive. Yellow-sticker partial-hybrid vehicles carrying only a single passenger will no longer be allowed access. Super-ultralow-emission vehicles with white stickers, such as the natural-gas-powered Honda Civic, however, will still be welcome - regardless of passenger numbers.

The admittance of the Honda Civic NGV, and other white-sticker cars, however, is not forever. Drivers of such cars will enjoy the convenience…

"Blue Skies for Our Children"... This is Honda's new global environmental slogan. Pretty strong, isn't it? In just five simple words it colors the brain power, man hours, sweat, and funds Honda is willing to invest into ensuring future generations will be swinging or playing ball in the warmth of the sun with a clear blue sky overhead.

It also conjures images of what could happen if Honda and the world as a…

Demand for Honda auto parts and cars remains at high levels. Supply, however, has been inconveniently interrupted by the disastrous earthquake and tsunami, which ravaged the automaker's Japanese factories on March 11, and the multitude of power outages that followed. While nearly every automaker has felt the repercussions of the natural disaster, even U.S. automakers, Honda and Toyota felt the hardest blow, by far.

Just last month Honda cut production by about half…