All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 2 2023 // The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three...
Jun 1 2023 // A school bus collided with a tanker truck in South Carolina, sending at least 18 people, mostly children, to the hospital, authorities said.The bus was carrying 36 passengers when it collided with the tanker at about 4 p....
Jun 1 2023 // The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, court documents show.A grand jury in Marion...
Jun 1 2023 // A collections law firm for State Farm Insurance cannot be held liable for a poorly handled subrogation claim against a Mississippi driver, but the insurance company must still face trial in the matter, the Mississippi...
May 26 2023 // Florida investigators have charged a former Progressive Insurance claims adjuster with fraud, alleging that she used claimants’ identities to submit fraudulent auto claims, then pocketed almost $24,000 in...
May 24 2023 // The driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon, killing 7 people in one of the state’s deadliest crashes in recent years, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI...
May 22 2023 // Saving money is the primary focus of consumers searching for auto insurance, according to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Insurance Shopping Study. Now in its 17th year, the report highlights the increasing focus on cost as...
May 19 2023 // Drivers are kicking the tires and trading up for new auto insurance policies.In the first quarter, new policy growth rate was up 17% over the same period in 2022, and a record-breaking shopping growth rate was up 10.2%...
May 17 2023 // British car plants will close with the loss of thousands of jobs unless the Brexit deal is swiftly renegotiated, Stellantis has warned, as Ford added its voice to the latest warning from the auto industry since Britain...
May 12 2023 // Claim severity for bodily injury and property damage increased by 35% since 2019, while collision claim severity has jumped 40%, LexisNexis Risk Solutions says in a new report.The data broker’s 2023 U.S. Auto...
May 12 2023 // Toyota Motor Corp. said on Friday the vehicle data of 2.15 million users in Japan, or almost the entire customer base who signed up for its main cloud service platforms since 2012, had been publicly available for a decade...
May 12 2023 // In 2022, the U.S. private auto insurance industry reported its worst underwriting results in over two decades, according to a S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis.The net combined ratio for the sector — when...
May 11 2023 // Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a measure that would curtail the use of geographical location in the rating of private passenger auto insurance, a factor that critics say now penalizes urban and minority...
May 8 2023 // Although the pandemic may appear more distant in the rearview mirror, its lasting impact on the personal auto insurance industry may be larger than initially expected.Private passenger automobile insurance is the largest...
May 4 2023 // The California State Assembly unanimously voted for a bill that will help accelerate the transition to clean-air technology by making sure clean fleets have access to available and affordable commercial insurance.Assembly...
May 3 2023 // A Holbrook, Massachusetts man has been found guilty and sentenced to two and a half years in the Norfolk House of Correction for damaging luxury cars bought under false pretenses in order to collect insurance...
May 3 2023 // A bride leaving her wedding reception was killed when a woman driving under the influence and well over twice the speed limit slammed into the back of a golf cart on a South Carolina beach road, authorities said.Data...
May 3 2023 // A former Bergen County, New Jersey man has been charged with running a large, multistate car theft and fraud ring.U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger reported that Warren Guerrier, formerly of Hackensack, New Jersey, pleaded...
May 2 2023 // In spite of continued actions to raise prices of coverage, auto loss cost continue to climb and profits will continue to elude personal auto insurers—probably until 2024, analysts at Standard & Poor’s said.John...
May 1 2023 // Management shut down production Saturday at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee after three workers were struck by a vehicle on a walkway just outside the plant, authorities said.One person was killed, a second was critically...