In terms of brand performance, Volkswagen and Renault respectively ranked as the No. 1 and No. 2 best-performing brands through the month
The 2017 Hyundai Hybrid aced all five Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crashworthiness tests, including the driver-side small overlap crash test, and qualified for the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award. Video courtesy of IIHS/YouTube. For the full story, click here.
The Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, Elantra GT and Santa Fe Sport all qualify for 2017 Top Safety Pick+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Also named Top Safety Pick+ award winners are the Acura RDX and ILX.
The sports sedan is named an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ when equipped with the optional EyeSight front crash-prevention system.
The action involves 25,500 vehicles in the U.S. and 4,000 in Canada.
The Mini Cooper Countryman was the only small car earning a "good" rating among the latest group of 12 cars subjected to the IIHS small overlap front crash test. Five small cars, all 2014 models, drew an "acceptable" rating in the test. Two cars registered a "marginal" rating, while four scored a "poor" rating.
The Volt was the only car in its 12-vehicle test group to be named a Top Safety Pick+. But the Mini Cooper Countryman was the only car to earn a “good” overall rating.
The recall covers Golf and Golf GTI cars built from Jan. 27-May 12 of this year.
The recall affects 51,641 cars manufactured from July 21, 2013, through Jan. 17, 2014.
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