Institute: Most cars do poorly in whiplash tests
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Study finds more than half of seats offer little protection against neck injury in a crash. By Dee-Ann Durbin. WASHINGTON -- More than half of the seats in cars do a poor job of preventing whiplash injury because
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WASHINGTON -- The insurance industry is out with its latest auto safety findings, and for the first time since 2001, it has given out the lowest possible rating.
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The Kia Spectra is the first vehicle since 2001 to get the insurance industry&#39;s worst safety rating in a frontal crash test, according to results released Sunday.
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Before any law has been passed, carmakers are putting on stability control systems. They like their buyers alive. Rollovers are the safety curse of sport utility vehicles.
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says the Hyundai Elantra tested well only after the company redesigned the airbag system.
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Of eight midsized sedans tested for side impact protection, four earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety&#39;s top rating of &quot;good.
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WASHINGTON -- The government's crash-test program should take into account collision avoidance technologies and make the results more meaningful for new car buyers, safety officials said yesterday.
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Front crash tests on five small cars by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety yielded the first &quot;Poor&quot; rating given by the Institute since 2001.
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Automakers have recalled more vehicles in the USA this year than ever before, likely more a result of the increasing complexity of cars and trucks and greater vigilance than a lapse in quality.
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U.S automakers face a widening gap in  profitability per vehicle compared to their major Japanese  rivals because of missed design opportunities, heavy  discounting and high labor costs, a study released on Monday  said.
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WASHINGTON -- Drivers who talk on cellphones drive as if they were elderly, with slower reaction times and a tendency to miss what is in front of them, US researchers said yesterday.
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The latest minis from Hyundai, Chevrolet, Honda, Toyota and Scion don't protect passengers in crashes, especially if an SUV is involved.  In Autopia.
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Automakers are failing to equip most car models sold in the United States with seats and head restraints that provide good protection against neck injuries in rear-end crashes, according to a new insurance industry study.
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A midsize sedan and a luxury SUV that also comes as a pickup are the cars most likely to have problems with theft, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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The Institute for Highway Safety tested 73 cars, but only eight of them recieved an overall good rating. Most cars do a poor or marginal job protecting passengers from whiplash injuries in a rear-end crash, according to crash tests of several models.
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Systems to check for wind were not working properly at the time of Sunday's crash in Thailand, officials say.
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Ford Motor Co. is recalling 358,857 Focus cars because their rear passenger doors may not latch properly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a Ford spokeswoman said Monday.  The NHTSA also said Monday that DaimlerChrysler AG is recalling 26,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles.