VW Jetta Recalled in the United States
21 May 2009, 14:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Volkswagen continues to run high in Europe, with several new models launched in the last few days, the German brand is getting ready to recall more than 25,000 cars in the United States. We�...
Nissan Recalls More Than 360,000 2003-2007 Murano
21 May 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Nissan is recalling no less than 362,891 Murano models in the United States after the company discovered a malfunction in the engine cooling system. According to a statement pu...
GM's OnStar Gets Injury Severity Prediction
21 May 2009, 06:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It seems like the almost-bankrupt American manufacturer General Motors is really keen on improving its popular in-vehicle safety system OnStar as the company announced a new feature today - two diff...
May The Best Young Driver Win ... a Peugeot 107!
19 May 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The third edition of the Coventry and Warwickshire Young Driver of the Year Competition, sponsored by Peugeot, will give you once again the chance to win a brand new Peugeot 107. Young drivers ha...
2010 Ford Mustang Gets Top IIHS Safety Rating
19 May 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 Ford Mustang has just received the top 5-star safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which means the car was also awarded the maximum rating for driver and pa...
Ford Improves Safety with Powerful Water Cannon... and More
13 May 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Ford says that the new types of testing will improve the safety technologies present on their models, but we get the feeling that it's got more to do with saving some bucks. After all, crashing...
Ford Recalls 2009 F-150 Trucks
12 May 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already knew that F-150 is playing a key role in Ford's marketing strategy but this doesn't necessarily mean that it's affected by malfunctions, just like many other products on th...
OnStar Upgraded with 911 Location Information Transmission
12 May 2009, 08:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The OnStar system, already available on a number of GM models and especially aimed at enhancing safety, was recently upgraded with a new function that automatically submits data related to the posit...
2009 Holden Cruze Gets Five-Star ANCAP Rating
12 May 2009, 08:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Safety is surely one of the main features a new car buyer is looking at so, in order to boost sales as much as possible, automakers around the world struggle to enhance this particular aspect. And H...
Chrysler Recalls 37,407 2009 Dodge Ram
11 May 2009, 13:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Still under Chapter 11, Chrysler is experiencing tough times in the United States where it has to recall no less than 37,407 model year 2009 Dodge Rams due to a malfunction in the air conditioning s...
How Mercedes PRE-SAFE Works
9 May 2009, 06:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / PRE-SAFE was one of the biggest safety innovations in the automotive industry, as it allowed vehicles to prepare for a potential collision
Five Motorcycle Safety Messages to Remember
8 May 2009, 13:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Since May is the Motorcycle Awareness Month, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) put together five basic rules for motorcyclists to remember before hopping on their two-wheeled vehicle and hittin...
2010 Lincoln MKZ Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
7 May 2009, 07:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford proudly announced today that the 2010 Lincoln MKZ luxury midsize sedan received a Top Safety Pick rating from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), an award that underlines once again,...
It's Confirmed: Texting While Driving Can Be Lethal
6 May 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new study presented to the Pediatric Academic Societies on Saturday, May 2, confirms what most people already know: sending text messages and driving are a potentially lethal combination. The s...
BMW Recalls 2008 R1200 GS, GS Adventure
27 Apr 2009, 13:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The North American motorcycle division of BMW is recalling 2008 R1200 GS and R1200 GS Adventure bikes in the country due to a problem regarding the electrical system that may eventually lead to a cr...
How Mercedes' Sandwich Concept Works
23 Apr 2009, 15:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Frontal collisions are, in most cases, deadly but the forces generated by the impacts or the way the cars reacted to the crashes are not always the main reasons for this. An interesting aspect, espe...
Bill S 841 to Protect Pedestrians From Hybrids and EVs
23 Apr 2009, 12:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An unforeseen effect of the rapid development oh both hybrid and electric vehicles worldwide, but especially in the US, has made Senators John Kerry and Arlen Specter introduce the S 841 to help pro...
Subaru Forester and Exiga Get Top Safety Rating in "JNCAP"
23 Apr 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Subaru Forester and Exiga received the top rating in the latest JNCAP (Japan New Car Assessment Program) safety tests for fiscal year 2008, Fuji Heavy Industries, owner of the Japanese car giant, pr...
BMW Present Car-2-X Communication - Enhanced Safety via Radio Signals
23 Apr 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Automakers are continuously searching for new ways to protect car occupants and pedestrians and BMW's new Car-2-X Communication technology perfectly supports these efforts. The so-called AMULET...
Nearly 25,400 2010 Mazda3 Recalled in the US
21 Apr 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The paint hasn't dried yet on the recently-launched 2010 Mazda3 and Zoom Zoom already recalls around 25,400 units in the United States due to a malfunction in the electric system. A notificatio...