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ARLINGTON, VA - The rate at which people file insurance claims for theft is highest for versions of the 2007-2009 Cadillac Escalade, a luxury SUV. The Escalade is followed by the Ford F-250 crew pickup, Infiniti G37 luxury car, and Dodge Charger with a HEMI engine.
Read More →A new study shows automotive software is as vulnerable to malicious hackers as the average PC. Most people don't realize a typical fleet vehicle contains 70-100 megabytes of binary code in 50-70 onboard microprocessors, and the amount of internal software code promises to grow in the future. The research paper demonstrated how a sophisticated hacker could wreak havoc on a vehicle by manipulating the in-vehicle computer network.
Read More →EL SEGUNDO, CA --- Advances in telematics are making car theft a riskier business -- and thankfully, the technology figures to thwart even more thieves in the near future.
Read More →VISALIA, CA --- OnStar's Stolen Vehicle Slowdown (SVS) service helped police safely recover a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe that had been carjacked at gunpoint Oct. 18 in Visalia, Calif. This is the first time that SVS has been activated to help a subscriber in a carjacking situation, General Motors and OnStar said.
Read More →Automotive Fleet has collected these “Strange but True” stories from fleet managers, drivers, and fleet management companies. Do you have a strange, but true story? Something so incredible it couldn’t have been made up? Share your stories with Automotive Fleet. E-mail: Lauren.Fletcher@bobit.com.
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A majority of fleets have an average of two vehicles stolen per year. Most fleets (53 percent) recover all stolen vehicles; however, many will never recover stolen fleet vehicles.
Read More →DES PLAINES, IL --- Through formal information exchange agreements with three private companies, the National Insurance Crime Bureau has boosted efforts to detect and identify stolen vehicles.
Read More →TRENTON, N.J. --- New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram announced that two North Jersey men were sentenced in May for being part of a theft ring that targeted luxury cars.
Read More →Top stories include new reports mandating seat belts.
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