Archive for the ‘NHTSA’ Category

To put it bluntly, crash-test results in their present state can be frustrating for shoppers. Take a look either at crash-test ratings from the federal government or from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and you’re bound to be confused by the sheer number of vehicles that have all garnered top ratings.

For some types of vehicles, like compact or mid-size crossover vehicles, it’s become virtually impossible to separate the safest vehicles from the merely safe ones. For several years now, the federal government hasn’t given any crash-test scores below three stars and the IIHS has awarded more ‘good’ scores in its frontal and...

Just a few weeks after canning the Saturn brand on a failed sale to Penske, GM is nabbing what would have been the next-gen Aura and turning it into the 2011 Buick Regal. Basically a restyled Opel Insignia, the car is being positioned as an attractive and sporty addition to the new Buick line. Check out the stories at TheCarConnection and Motor Authority for all the insight into the car's capabilities and intentions.

Today on Fox Car Report, our own Marty Padgett will be beaming in to discuss the latest from Buick, plus all the hottest vehicles of the 2010 model year and more. Hit the link below for details on how you can follow along.

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Toyota's floor mat safety issue is rapidly turning into a public spectacle, as the NHTSA yesterday said statements made in a letter to customers about the floor mats were "inaccurate and misleading." The worst part? The NHTSA says the letter was inaccurate and misleading about the existence of defects in the 3.8 million vehicles at issue. Catch the full story at Motor Authority.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, traffic keeps getting safer and safer: fatalities are at an all-time low. Just 1.15 fatalities occur for every 100 million miles driven, down from 1.23 in mid-2008. The rates are also at their lowest since the U.S. government...