Honda profits jumped to huge numbers during 2011, while the Japanese auto maker has received a great honor - Greenest Auto Maker. This is the 5th straight year Honda has become Greenest Automaker. The 2011 Honda Civic GX, fueled by compressed natural gas, was also named Greenest Vehicles of 2011 by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.¹

The Honda Civic Hybrid, which receives 40 miles per gallon city and 43 miles per gallon highway, is another great green car for the company. Even Honda SUV's receive top of the line gas mileage of 22 miles per gallon…

Despite major changes in production levels, following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, things aren't all bad for Honda. In fact, the Big H plans to sink $97 million into its Lincoln, Alabama facility to ready it for imminent luxury SUV production. Specifically, they're planning to add production of the Acura MDX.

Construction, installation, and testing of new equipment are expected to be completed in little over a year. And according to a statement by Honda to employees, production of the MDX will officially shift from Canada to the U.S. in 2013.

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British TV's Top Gear Co-host James May says The Honda FCX Clarity is "the car of the future."

The hybrid Honda Insight is not the only sedan by the Japanese auto maker praised for its design and eco-friendly fuel efficiency.  

May points out that Honda Clarity, is essentially an electric car "without on-board batteries," generating its own electricity with an on-board fuel cell.

"So far,"says May, "most electric cars have been appalling little plastic snot boxes that take all night to recharge and take half a minute to reach 40 (miles an hour; 64 kilometres an hour) and…