The head of R&D at Honda, Kotaro Shige, is quite the dynamic man. He is by no means, the stoic suit, people who have worked for large corporations might expect. An integral part of the Honda team since the late '70s, he has, in fact, been referred to as Honda's 'Rock-Star Exec' and 'the Jimmy Page of Japan's auto industry', by Motor Trend magazine.

While you might think Motor Trend was just…

In the first of what will be an annual report, Edmunds.com assures consumers that Honda vehicles retain their value better than any other vehicles in the non-luxury segment. Further proving the Big H's value, Edmunds named the Honda Civic, Honda Accord, Honda CR-V, and Honda Odyssey  leaders within their respective segments.

According to Edmunds, Honda retains over 50 percent of its value. That's even higher than Honda's two foremost competitors! In…