All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 1 2023 // ABBEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A central Georgia sheriff responding to a call for service was killed when his car went off the road, hit a tree and overturned, authorities said.Wilcox County Sheriff Robert Rodgers died...
Aug 30 2023 // Motorists in Britain should brace for another year of steep insurance rises as providers confront cost pressures, industry figures have warned.Admiral Group Plc will continue increasing motor insurance prices and expects...
Aug 29 2023 // FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer learned a lesson about his car keys after his vehicle was stolen as he hosted a Fargo radio show.Schafer was guest hosting KFGO`s “News and Views”...
Aug 28 2023 // The Department of Transportation is proposing new rules designed to encourage seat belt use by car and truck passengers, including those sitting in the back seat.The new rules proposed by the National Highway Traffic...
Aug 25 2023 // At 9 p.m. on Sept. 22 last year, a group of City of London police officers waited outside room M15 at the Travelodge Bicester, a one-star budget hotel in Oxfordshire, England, for the right moment to bust in. On the other...
Aug 24 2023 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has dropped its opposition to a motor vehicle right-to-repair law in Massachusetts that unlocks vehicle data after the state explained how manufacturers may comply...
Aug 24 2023 // A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group was on Wednesday found by a London jury to have hacked Uber and fintech firm Revolut, and blackmailed the developers of best-selling videogame Grand Theft Auto.Arion Kurtaj,...
Aug 22 2023 // ELKTON, S.D. (AP) – Two people died when a car was struck by train in South Dakota, an accident that caused the train to derail and crash into a grain elevator.The South Dakota Highway Patrol said the accident that...
Aug 21 2023 // Amwins announced Amwins Specialty Auto, in partnership with Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Company, will launch a new private passenger automobile program in Oklahoma.Both Amwins Specialty Auto and Ag Workers...
Aug 21 2023 // CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 21, 2023 – Amwins today announced Amwins Specialty Auto, in partnership with Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Company, will launch a new private passenger automobile program in...
Aug 21 2023 // During the first half of 2023, vehicle thefts soared while most other crimes declined, according to a new study of crime trends in 37 cities released by the Council on Criminal Justice.Continuing an upward trajectory,...
Aug 21 2023 // A California company will pay $1 million for violating federal environmental laws by making and selling devices that defeated smog controls on diesel trucks, prosecutors announced.Sinister Manufacturing Co. Inc. of...
Aug 18 2023 // Jumps in rates and written premiums did little to move the needle on underwriting profits for U.S. personal auto insurers, Fitch Ratings reported based on a recent review of midyear results of nine big market...
Aug 17 2023 // An alleged “family and friend” organized auto insurance fraud ring in California was seemingly broken up by the Urban Automobile Insurance Fraud Task Force when seven people were arrested on Wednesday in...
Aug 17 2023 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An auto parts supplier plans a $114 million investment to expand its facility in Alabama to support the production of electric vehicle parts, Gov. Kay Ivey`s office announced Tuesday.Shinhwa...
Aug 16 2023 // A North Carolina insurance agent has been charged with fraud after allegedly backdating an auto policy, to show that a friend was covered at the time of an accident.The North Carolina Department of Insurance reported this...
Aug 15 2023 // Auto insurance shopping rates rose 12% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2023, according to a new TransUnion report.While vehicle sales played a role in the increase, TransUnion said in a press release that the...
Aug 15 2023 // Chubb has launched a vehicle tracking system in the UK to help protect the insurer’s customers from car theft.With criminals now often targeting high-value vehicles – particularly “keyless” models –...
Aug 15 2023 // One of five Alabama tow truck operators charged with overcharging insurance companies will go to trial in April, almost four years after the men were hit with insurance fraud charges.Danny Williams, owner of Southport...
Aug 14 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Toronto, Ontario-based A.H. Horn and Associates Ltd. (which does business as Horn).Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Horn provides sales and leadership...