Scholfield Honda

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?

You might have read a lot about Honda's trials and tribulations in the wake of the March 11^th earthquake-tsunami disaster. Not to discount the severity of the situation, but Scholfield Honda, would like to point out things aren't all bad for the Big H.

There are, in fact, some exciting changes on the horizon. For example, Honda plans to sink $97 million into its LINCOLN, Alabama facility to make necessary upgrades for…