TOKYO — Honda's new Freed, a wedge-shaped "mini" minivan, seems to tackle a perennial problem with ease. The Japanese automaker asserts that there are no second-class citizen seats in this new people hauler, since "adults [can] sit comfortably in all three rows."

Honda is wasting no time in its effort to catch up to rival Toyota when it comes to hybrid technology. The company is launching no fewer than three separate hybrid vehicles in the next few years, including a version of the Fit, a production version of the CR-Z hybrid sports car concept, and an all new, five-door hatchback design.

Texas A&M senior pitcher/first baseman Megan Gibson has been named one of four nominees for the 2007-2008 Honda Sports Award, announced by the Collegiate Women Sports Awards organization.

Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa will have the option of running the new 2008 air valve Honda 800cc engine next weekend during the Catalan Grand Prix, after veteran tester Tadayuki Okada completes mileage with the engine this weekend.

Honda's live skydiving advert on Channel 4 was watched by an average of 2.2 million viewers. By Tara Conlan

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Only Honda could create something this practical and make it a reality. Honda has just launched a new minivan called the Freed in Tokyo; a kind of an aggressive looking Fit that adds third row seating fitting 8-people while still being smaller than the Civic.

Honda’s live ad featuring a freefalling skydiving team spelling out its name, drew an additional 200,000 people to Channel 4 last night, in what is being touted as a broadcasting milestone by the Japanese car company.

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it will begin sales of a new compact minivan, named the Freed, in Japan on May 30, 2008. This new model fuses an easy-to-use and spacious cabin with stylish design.