Safety & Accident

MONTVALE, NJ - What Car?, the UK's biggest car buyer's guide, named Mercedes-Benz the winner of its 2010 prize for best safety innovation for the ATTENTION ASSIST feature, designed to combat overtiredness in drivers.

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ATLANTA - UPS recently inducted 928 drivers into its elite "Circle of Honor" - the largest for any single year in the company's history. The new additions bring the number of active UPS drivers who have steered clear of accidents for 25 years or more to 4,793.

Tags: award, driver safety, UPS

PLAINFIELD, IN --- An Indianapolis area body shop chain, Church Brothers Collision Repair, recently received a special award from Indiana recognizing the company's efforts to prevent pollution.

Tags: award, collision repair, emissions, waterborne paint system

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - Volvo Car Corporation has received the prestigious award "Genius 2009" by the insurance company Allianz for the development and implementation of the Volvo City Safety system.

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GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - Volvo cars' low speed collision prevention system, City Safety, has been awarded "Innovation of the Year" by the German based magazine "Auto Bild Allrad" - Volvo is the first car manufacturer to win the award twice.

Tags: award, City Safety, Innovation of the Year, Volvo, XC60

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - The Volvo XC60 and XC90 received Spanish safety institute Centro Zaragoza's "best safety choice" award in the categories for small and large four-wheel drive cars respectively.

Tags: award, best safety choice, Centro Zaragoza, City Safety, Volvo

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services announce that two members of its Maintenance & Safety Solutions team have received top automotive and fleet industry recognitions.

Tags: award, GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services , Maintenance & Safety Solutions