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DETROIT – General Motors safety engineers are helping to advance crash test methods by getting out of the lab and into University of Michigan Hospital to witness surgeries and other medical procedures resulting from crash-related injuries.
Read More →A stressful environment surrounds fleet, and increased accident management costs are contributing to fleet manager anxiety.
Read More →DETROIT – General Motors researchers are developing a promising driver assistance feature designed to detect pedestrians and bicyclists on congested streets or in poor visibility conditions before the driver notices them.
Read More →WASHINGTON – Nissan North America Inc. is recalling 11,076 2012 model-year Juke crossover vehicles because the rear seat back runs the risk of separating during a collision, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.
Read More →ARLINGTON, VA – The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) conducted a study of new advanced crash avoidance technologies and found that forward collision avoidance systems have the greatest impact on reducing crash incidents.
Read More →BRUSSELS – A car with adaptive cruise control and collision warning, for instance, cuts the risk of colliding with the vehicle in front on a motorway by up to 42 percent, according to the final report from the EuroFOT research project, which has brought together 28 European companies and organizations.
Read More →DETROIT – Buick’s lineup will continue to expand in the coming year with two all-new models – the 250-horsepower (187 kW) Verano Turbo luxury sedan and the Encore luxury crossover. In the 2013 model year, each model receives new active safety systems.
Read More →DETROIT - The Impala comes with three first-ever features: brake pre-fill; collision mitigation braking; and full-speed range adaptive cruise control.
Read More →DETROIT - The automaker conducted the studies in a driving simulator at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis and with VTTI on a GM test track in Michigan.
Read More →HOUSTON – Don’t be surprised if one of your collision repair vendors emerges with a new moniker. Recently, a number of major collision repair companies – including Service King Collision Repair Centers and Caliber Collision Centers -- have opted to expand their market share by acquiring existing body shops.
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