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News•January 8, 2009

Fewer Vehicles Recalled in 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The number of vehicles recalled by automakers dropped 30 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year, with a preliminary total of 10.2 million vehicles recalled during 2008.

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News•January 8, 2009

Nissan Recalls Pathfinders, Frontiers, Xterras

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Nissan is recalling 242,720 MY 2005-2009 Pathfinder, Frontier and Xterra vehicles.

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News•January 8, 2009

Three-Point Safety Belt Saved More Than a Million Lives So Far

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – Saving a life can be so simple: grab, stretch, click! The three-point belt is and will remain the car’s most vital safety detail.

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News•January 8, 2009

Volvo Takes New XC60 Nationwide Experiential Tour

IRVINE, CA - In 2009, Volvo will give even more customers a sneak peak at its safest car ever made — the Volvo XC60 with standard City Safety — through the nationwide From Sweden with Löv Experiential Tour.

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News•January 6, 2009

Navman Wireless Offers Canned Messaging for Increased Efficiency

GLENVIEW, IL – Offering the ability to communicate important details in a timely manner, canned messages provide time-stamped documentation that managers can later access in reports by driver or fleet.

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News•January 6, 2009

Hawaii Sees Spike in Auto Insurance Fraud Convictions

HONOLULU --- Hawaii saw a 61 percent increase in criminal convictions for insurance fraud in 2008, according to the Insurance Fraud Investigation Unit of the state's Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (fraud unit).

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News•January 6, 2009

FMCSA Offers Tips for Sharing Road With Big Trucks

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Sometimes fleet drivers need to be reminded that passenger cars on the highway are at a serious disadvantage if involved in a crash with a larger vehicle. In crashes involving large trucks, the occupants of a car, usually the driver, sustain 78 percent of fatalities.

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News•January 6, 2009

Palmer Joins SmartDrive as Chief Product Officer

SAN DIEGO, CA --- SmartDrive Systems Inc., a global driver safety and risk management company, has appointed Jason Palmer as chief product officer.

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News•January 6, 2009

Georgia Funds Road Safety Programs

ATLANTA --- The state of Georgia plans to spend $775,800 to fund four programs aimed at making driving on state roads safer, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

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News•January 6, 2009

Minnesota Sees Decline in Fatal Crashes

ST. PAUL, MN --- Preliminary statistics reveal that Minnesota in 2008 had the fewest number of traffic deaths in 64 years, the Associated Press reported.

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