News By Topic: Insurance News

Ethanol Group Comes Clean on E15 Problems and Complaints +VIDEO

Apr 1, 2019

Sometimes you just have to suck it up and acknowledge the truth. Well, the other shoe has finally dropped. ... Continue reading

IIHS Cars For Teens - Updated Recommendations +VIDEO

Mar 31, 2019

IIHS tightens criteria for recommended used vehicles for teens ARLINGTON, Va. — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is applying more stringent criteria to its list of recommended used vehicles for teens, as recent safety improvements have percolated down to lower-cost used cars, SUVs, minivans and pickups. ... Continue reading

EPA's E15 Hearing Features Outdated Lies and Over-Exaggerated Anti-Ethanol Claims +VIDEO

Mar 29, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing in Ypsilanti, Michigan this morning regarding the plan to allow E15 to be sold year-round in service stations across America. ... Continue reading

2019 Audi Q8 Earns 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from NHTSA

Mar 29, 2019

The 2019 Audi Q8 was awarded a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating – the highest possible overall rating – from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). To achieve a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating, the Q8 was tested under NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program. The overall score is based on frontal and side ... Continue reading

Genesis Introduces Spectrum All-Inclusive Vehicle Leasing Program

Mar 26, 2019

Genesis Spectrum, available through its affiliate, Genesis Finance, will be available in select markets on new, 2019 G70, G80 and G90 sedans, and includes auto insurance as part of the monthly payment. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Digest; Week Ending March 23, 2019

Mar 24, 2019

* Gas Prices Rising; OPEC Weakening?; Ford Autonomous; GM Electrifying; Fisker Fibbing?; Norway EV Only; Tesla Troubles; IIHS Pickup Crash Scorecard; FCA Peugeot? Ghosn; Maybach SUV; Porsche Ship Sinks; Lambo Daytona; Bush Deadheating With Richard; McCluggage McPherson Scholarship ... Continue reading

Deadly Benzene Threatens Houston - Thank Big Oil

Mar 23, 2019

Last Sunday, March 17, 2019; a fire broke out at a chemical storage facility in Deer Park, Texas, less than 20 miles southeast of Houston. The facility owned by Intercontinental Terminals is a bulk liquid storage terminal that provides services to the petrochemical industry (the petroleum oil industry). The fire reigni ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday March 23, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Mar 22, 2019

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is also about the automotive industry, its history, and its culture, presenting the ideas and ... Continue reading

IIHS Pickup Crash Test Ratings - Most Pickups Need Better Passenger-side Protection

Mar 21, 2019

Most pickups need better passenger-side protection ARLINGTON, Va. — The majority of pickups recently put through the passenger-side small overlap front test struggled to maintain their structure, but two trucks — the Ford F-150 and the Nissan Titan — earn a good rating. ... Continue reading

Two Volvo SUVs qualify for 2019 IIHS safety awards

Mar 19, 2019

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Volvo XC40, a new small SUV for 2019, earns a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety when equipped with optional curve-adaptive headlights. ... Continue reading

2019 Audi A6 and 2019 Audi Q8 Earn IIHS Safety Awards

Mar 19, 2019

The Audi A6, a large luxury car, and the Audi Q8, a new large SUV, each qualify for a 2019 safety award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety when equipped with specific headlights. ... Continue reading

Oil Industry Presents Los Angeles with Unique St. Patrick's Day Gift - An Exploding Gasoline Tanker

Mar 17, 2019

LOS ANGELES - March 17, 2019: Different cities celebrate St. Patrick's Day in different ways. ... Continue reading

UK's Department for Transport Uses Boogeyman Allusions to Sidetrack E10 Adoption

Mar 16, 2019

A publishing incident occurred recently that's a good example of how bad information about ethanol gets passed along and how it can propagate more insidious bad information. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday March 16, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Mar 16, 2019

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is also about the automotive industry, its history, and its culture, presenting the ideas and ... Continue reading

AAA: Three in Four Americans Remain Afraid of Fully Self-Driving Vehicles

Mar 14, 2019

A year after a number of high-profile automated vehicle incidents, American attitudes toward fully self-driving cars have not rebounded. AAA's annual automated vehicle survey found that 71 percent of people are afraid to ride in fully self-driving vehicles - indicating that overall sentiment has not yet returned to wha ... Continue reading