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2017 Genesis G80 Earns The Industry's Highest Safety Designations +VIDEO

2017 Genesis G80 Earns The Industry's Highest Safety Designations +VIDEO

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA - October 21, 2016: The 2017 Genesis G80 holds two of the highest safety honors in the auto industry – the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2016 Top Safety Pick + and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 5-star rating. IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ and NHTSA's 5-Star S ... Continue reading

End Of The Road For Red Lights? Ford Trials Technology To Help Drivers ‘Ride The Green Wave’

End Of The Road For Red Lights? Ford Trials Technology To Help Drivers ‘Ride The Green Wave’

BRENTWOOD, England -October 21, 2016: Imagine if you could take the kids to school, commute to work or drive across town to do some shopping without ever hitting a single red traffic light. Technology is currently being trialled with Ford cars to make “riding the green wave” a day-to-day reality. Green Light Optima ... Continue reading

Auto Lab LIVE From NYC - Saturday October 15, 2016; 7-9 AM (EDT) Radio Call-in Show

Auto Lab LIVE From NYC - Saturday October 15, 2016; 7-9 AM (EDT) Radio Call-in Show

The Auto Lab Radio Show is Broadcast Saturday's 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel Broadcast Date: October 15, 2016 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted ... Continue reading

Hagerty Turns Rusty Parts Into Rolling Art

Hagerty Turns Rusty Parts Into Rolling Art

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Oct. 11, 2016 -- A team of classic car experts from Hagerty, the worldwide leader in collector car insurance and valuations, built a drivable 1930 Ford Model A in less than 100 hours using only what they sourced from last weekend's Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Eastern Fall Meet in Her ... Continue reading

Ford Issues Two Safety Compliance Recalls In North America

Ford Issues Two Safety Compliance Recalls In North America

DEARBORN, MI - October 11, 2016: Ford Motor Company is issuing two safety compliance recalls in North America. Details are as follows: Ford issues safety compliance recall for certain 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles for headlamp assemblies Ford is issuing a safety compliance recall for approximately 1,900 2017 Lincol ... Continue reading

Auto Lab LIVE From NYC - Saturday October 8, 2016; 7-9 AM (EDT) Radio Call-in Show

Auto Lab LIVE From NYC - Saturday October 8, 2016; 7-9 AM (EDT) Radio Call-in Show

The Auto Lab Radio Show is Broadcast Saturday's 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel Broadcast Date: October 8, 2016 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted ... Continue reading

2017 Dodge Charger Earns "Five-Star" Overall Safety Rating

2017 Dodge Charger Earns "Five-Star" Overall Safety Rating

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 5, 2016 -- 2017 Dodge Charger earns five stars overall, the highest single rating in NHTSA's vehicle-evaluation program Five-star rating applies to both rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive versions 2017 Dodge Charger features available Full-Speed Forward Collision Warning-Plus, which benefits from ... Continue reading

Auto Lab LIVE From NYC - Saturday October 1, 2016; 7-9 AM (EDT) Radio Call-in Show

Auto Lab LIVE From NYC - Saturday October 1, 2016; 7-9 AM (EDT) Radio Call-in Show

The Auto Lab Radio Show is Broadcast Saturday's 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel Broadcast Date: October 1, 2016 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted ... Continue reading

Auto Lab LIVE From NYC - Saturday Sept 24 7-9 AM (EDT) Auto Focused Radio Call-in Show

Auto Lab LIVE From NYC - Saturday Sept 24 7-9 AM (EDT) Auto Focused Radio Call-in Show

The Auto Lab Radio Show is Broadcast Saturday's 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel Broadcast Date: September 24, 2016 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show host ... Continue reading

Mercury Names the Safest and Most Affordable Cars to Insure for Teens

Mercury Names the Safest and Most Affordable Cars to Insure for Teens

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21, 2016 -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 5-Star Safety Ratings Program provides consumers with information about the crash protection and rollover safety of new vehicles, with more stars equaling safer cars.1 Mercury Insurance recently analyzed vehicles that received f ... Continue reading

New 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Minivan Qualifies For Top Award From IIHS +VIDEO

New 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Minivan Qualifies For Top Award From IIHS +VIDEO

ARLINGTON, Va. September 20, 2016; — The newly introduced Chrysler Pacifica is the first minivan to earn a 2016 Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.ARLINGTON, Va. — The newly introduced Chrysler Pacifica is the first minivan to earn a 2016 Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance ... Continue reading

Ford Issues New Mobility Challenge to Unlock Innovation, Boost Community Response to Natural Disasters

Ford Issues New Mobility Challenge to Unlock Innovation, Boost Community Response to Natural Disasters

DEARBORN, Mich.—When disaster strikes, three nonprofits in the United States will be able to beef up their response capability to help people faster and more effectively through a new program called the Ford Disaster Relief Mobility Challenge. In conjunction with September’s National Disaster Preparedness Month, Fo ... Continue reading

Every 33 Seconds, a Child is Involved in a Car Crash

Every 33 Seconds, a Child is Involved in a Car Crash

WASHINGTON - September 14, 2016: With more than 2,600 children under 13 involved in a car crash every day, or one child every 33 seconds, parents need to be extra vigilant about keeping kids safe in cars. And while most families put kids in car seats, the latest research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis ... Continue reading

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Acts - Fiftieth Anniversary (1966-2016)

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Acts - Fiftieth Anniversary (1966-2016)

WASHINGTON - September 9, 2016: Today, September 9, 2016, marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's signing of the National Highway Traffic Safety Act, a result of Ralph Nader's landmark book Unsafe at Any Speed, which was published the previous year. The book opened with the faulty rear suspension syste ... Continue reading

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