All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 11 2015 // The AAA in Oklahoma says collisions between vehicles and deer on roadways in the state are becoming more likely as the deer mating season begins.AAA spokesman Chuck Mai says cooler autumn temperatures signal the start of...
Oct 9 2015 // With automakers offering an increasing array of safety technologies, drivers sometimes find themselves struggling to stay up to speed with the systems in their cars. Some of the devices have been around a decade or more...
Oct 9 2015 // Many Americans buying new cars these days are baffled by a torrent of new safety technology.Some features will automatically turn a car back into its lane if it begins to drift, or hit the brakes if sensors detect that...
Oct 8 2015 // Federal safety officials have cited a San Marcos, Texas, auto parts maker and its staffing employer for heat, noise and other workplace hazards.Corvac Composites LLC and Priority Personnel Inc. were fined a total of...
Oct 7 2015 // Auto insurance bodily injury claims costs are still increasing in the United States, even though better vehicle safety has helped reduce claims frequency, according to the Insurance Research Council (IRC).The insurance...
Oct 6 2015 // Claims are already starting to trickle in from the major storm that hit South Carolina over the weekend and that is now causing additional flooding problems in North Carolina.According to State Farm Spokesman Justin...
Oct 6 2015 // The Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) reports that deer-vehicle crashes in the state decreased in 2014 by 2.5 percent over 2013. Nationally, however, claim costs from such collisions are up by more than 6 percent this...
Oct 5 2015 // Despite an array of newfangled self-parking features that are being introduced in vehicles, Americans are not ready to give up control.Only one-in-four Americans would trust this technology to park their vehicle, according...
Sep 30 2015 // Paul Walker’s daughter sued Porsche for wrongful death Monday, claiming the sports car that her father was in when he was killed suffered from numerous design defects.The lawsuit filed by Meadow Rain Walker seeks...
Sep 30 2015 // New auto safety technologies such as automatic braking and sensors that keep a car in its lane could prevent almost 10,000 U.S. road deaths a year and save $251 billion if they were more widely available, according to a...
Sep 29 2015 // Program Administrator United Dealer Services, LLC has launched an admitted and fully comprehensive Franchised Auto Dealership Insurance Program available on a wholesale basis to all qualified agents in New Jersey, New...
Sep 29 2015 // Volkswagen announced plans on Tuesday to refit up to 11 million vehicles and overhaul its namesake brand to try to move on from the scandal over its cheating on diesel emissions tests.New Chief Executive Matthias Mueller...
Sep 28 2015 // A duck boat involved in a deadly Seattle traffic crash did not have an axle repair that was recommended for the amphibious vehicle in 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board said.NTSB member Earl Weener said...
Sep 28 2015 // A subsidiary of Allstate has agreed to pay for the correction of faulty repair work performed on motor vehicles brought to unregistered body shops in Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Sept. 24.The...
Sep 28 2015 // The U.S. regulator overseeing the replacement of Takata Corp. air bags is considering an order that would expand the recalls and has contacted seven manufacturers who could be affected, including Volkswagen AG and Tesla...
Sep 25 2015 // Axis Insurance says the lawsuit brought against racing star Tony Stewart, whose car struck and killed another racer during a New York event in 2014, is not covered by the insurance policies it issued for Stewart.Axis...
Sep 25 2015 // Independent car dealerships sued Volkswagen AG in California on Thursday over losses they say they will incur following revelations that the company fitted some diesel models with software to cheat on U.S. vehicle...
Sep 25 2015 // The confession of cheating that’s embroiled Volkswagen AG in one of the biggest scandals in auto industry history came on a cool California morning, on the sidelines of an academic conference focused on green...
Sep 23 2015 // Safety officials in Minnesota are urging motorists to safely share the road with farm equipment as the harvest gears up. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says drivers need to watch out for slow-moving farm...
Sep 23 2015 // As automakers increasingly integrate self-parking features into new vehicles, Americans say they are not ready to give up control. According to a new survey from AAA, nearly 80 percent of American drivers are confident in...