Texting Bans Increase Crash Rates
28 Sep 2010, 06:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A very interesting study was made public today by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) regarding one of the most debated dangerous activities behind the wheel. According to the organiza...
IIHS Rates More Booster Seats
9 Sep 2010, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced this week the results of the tests it conducted on no less than 72 booster seats, finding, without surprise, that most of them “are ...
Buick Regal Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
30 Aug 2010, 18:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The recently introduced Buick Regal managed to achieve yet another milestone on its journey to the hearts of the American consumers, having been awarded with a 2010 Top Safety Pick by the Insurance ...
Ford Fiesta Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
26 Aug 2010, 06:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what is yet another success for the Fiesta model in the US, a well deserved one if we think the entire year Ford spent advertising the car, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) annou...
2011 Kia Sportage Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
18 Aug 2010, 15:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced today it has awarded the 2011 Kia Sportage model its Top Safety Pick Award, after the vehicle achieved the highest ratings in frontal, si...
2011 Cadillac CTS Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
13 Aug 2010, 08:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2011 Cadillac CTS is now on the list of vehicles that have been chosen as a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, as the car has received the highest-possible rating of ...
Cadillac SRX Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
6 Aug 2010, 12:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Cadillac SRX has managed to earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s top safety rating. The process a car has to go through to receive a “Top Safety Pick” rating is...
2011 BMW 5 Series Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
30 Jul 2010, 04:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 2011 BMW 5 Series got a bit more appealing for the American customers after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested the vehicle and slapped a Top Safety Pick award on it. The ca...
2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
26 Jul 2010, 06:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced today it has awarded the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer its Top Safety Pick Award, following the car receiving a good rating for rollover protecti...
Independence Day Tops Fatal Crash Statistics
28 Jun 2010, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / An interesting report issued by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety offers a sad statistic, showing that an average of 148 people die in U.S. vehicle crashes during Independece Day (July 4), ...
Audi A4 and Q5 Get IIHS Top Safety Pick Awards
10 Jun 2010, 07:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi’s American division announced that the Q5 mid-size SUV and the A4 saloon earned the 2010 Top Safety Pick ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). "Safety is...
2010 VW Jetta SportWagen Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
10 Jun 2010, 06:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award for 2010. The annual award recognizes vehicles that register the highes...
Five Ford Vehicles Get IIHS Top Safety Picks
9 Jun 2010, 15:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford announced today that five of its 2010 MY vehicles received Top Safety Picks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The models in question are the Ford Fle...
5 of 12 Get Marginal Ratings in First IIHS Rollover Tests of Midsize SUVs
3 Jun 2010, 08:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In the first Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) roof strength tests of midsize SUVs, the results were somewhat satisfactory, though there still are some improvements to be made. Six vehic...
2010 GMC Terrain Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick
3 Jun 2010, 06:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2010 GMC Terrain was awarded the Top Safety Pick title by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), just like the Chevrolet Equinox, with which it shares the platform.In the first rollo...
2011 Kia Sorento Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
2 Jun 2010, 15:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The 2011 Sorento compact utility vehicle has been recognized as a “Top Safety Pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), Kia announced today. The CUV will be joining the...
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
2 Jun 2010, 13:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The recently revealed Jeep Grand Cherokee has earned the Top Safety Pick status from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today, joining the 2010 Jeep Patriot (equipped with available s...
Toyota Sienna, Avalon Get IIHS Top Safety Pick Award
26 May 2010, 09:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the oceans of ink that covered the Toyota recall story in the media still wet, the Japanese manufacturer finds reason to take pride in its vehicles from time to time. Yesterday for instance, th...
Ford Offers Top Collision Insurance Cost Ratings
13 May 2010, 07:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A wide variety of the vehicles coming from Ford Motor Company have smaller post-collision repair costs on average that the rest of the vehicles in their segments, as shown by an U.S. Government repo...
2010 Kia Forte Sedan Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
21 Apr 2010, 06:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Kia Forte sedan received a 2010 “Top Safety Pick” award (for the small car category) by the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Institute evaluates vehicles ba...