By Bill Visnic, Senior Editor, AutoObserver

Okay, it’s official – or at least semi-official: the Acura premium brand is going to be Honda Motor Co.'s diesel flag-waving division.

At the Chicago Auto Show today, Dick Colliver, Acura’s executive vice president of automotive sales, tells Green Car Advisor that Acura has earmarked diesel as the way to satisfy environmentally concerned premium-vehicle customers, and to meet future fuel-economy standards.

And hybrid-electric technology? Fergeddaboutit, says Colliver – never mind parent Honda’s long history with hybrid development.

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