The Takata Airbag Recall Fiasco Has an Effect on the Price of Affected Vehicles
2 Apr 2015, 18:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / iSeeCars.com analyzed 19 million car listings to determine if the Takata-affected cars experienced a greater drop in price than those not subject to the recalls
GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility: 74 Fatalities Out of 200 Eligible Cases
29 Mar 2015, 14:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As of March 20th, 2015, the GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility approved 74 cases of fatalities out of 200 eligible claims
Volvo LifePaint Is Here to Save Cyclists From Being Hit by Cars at Night
29 Mar 2015, 12:22 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / There's a new solution for protecting cyclists during the night and not surprisingly, it comes from Volvo. Meet LifePaint, the glow-in-the-dark spray
Ford Wants To Save Drivers From Getting Speeding Tickets
24 Mar 2015, 10:16 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Ford of Europe is launching a new technology that could help prevent drivers from exceeding speed limits, and potentially from getting speed tickets
2016 Chevrolet Malibu to Get Teen Driver Safety Technology
22 Mar 2015, 11:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Teen Driver technology is General Motors' attempt at making a better Ford MyKey system for parents used to the anxiety of turning the keys over to teens
GM Ignition Compensation Fund Tally as of February, 2015: 56 Deceased, 87 Injured
20 Feb 2015, 13:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the first ignition switch recall was announced last year, GM founded the Ignition Compensation Fund. Still, applications are still going strong
2015 Buick Encore & 2015 Chevrolet Trax Crash Tested by IIHS
18 Feb 2015, 16:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the latest round of IIHS crash tests, the institute awarded the 2015 Buick Encore and its sister model from Chevrolet with a rather surprising award
2015 Ford Mustang Crash Test Results Impressed the NHTSA, 5 Stars Awarded
13 Feb 2015, 14:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awards the 2015 Ford Mustang a five-staroverall vehicle score in its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
This Compilation of Red Light Runners Is Supposed to Save Your Life
28 Jan 2015, 15:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Red light runners cause up to 100,000 injuries per year in the US alone and upwards of 1,000 casualties at the same time
BackOFF XP Brake Light Module Saves the Day When Riding a Motorcycle in Busy Traffic – Video
27 Jan 2015, 15:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BackOFF XP Brake Light Module is a smart device which is easy to install on the bike and which will flash your tail light as you brake
Automatic Emergency Braking Features Are the New Sweethearts of the NHTSA's NCAP
26 Jan 2015, 18:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Two cutting-edge automatic emergency braking systems will be added to NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
The NHTSA Could Change Its 5-Star Safety Rating System
22 Jan 2015, 13:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A recent report from the Detroit News claims that the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will soon be changing their 5-star safety rating system that has been in place since 1...
Jeep Cherokee Fire Leads to NHTSA Investigation
18 Jan 2015, 12:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Everybody's heard auto horror stories. It's impossible not to have read a forum or a friend of yours telling you "A buddy of mine just got a new sedan and its full of faults." Wh...
Snowmobile Almost Landing on Photographer's Head, Guy Saved by the Helmet
2 Jan 2015, 13:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jumping snowmobiles over mounds is definitely a cool way to spend some time in the winter, and if you also have someone to record your acrobatic skills things are even better. However, when it comes...
Volvo's Connected Helmet Technology Could Reduce SMIDSY Crashes Drastically
29 Dec 2014, 09:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Modern technology and the internet connectivity are becoming more and more involved in traffic safety and Volvo’s latest “connected helmet” project is just the newest addition to t...
Chevrolet Volt Steering Defect Leads to a Class Action Lawsuit Against General Motors
29 Dec 2014, 07:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors' biggest venture in plug-in hybrid electric motoring has been with us since December 2010, but the Volt was recalled on more than one occasions for a set of faults. This time aro...
Yamaha Recalls YZ250 Bikes over Engine Stalling, Risk of Injury or Even Death
26 Dec 2014, 09:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 2015 model year off-road competition Yamaha motorcycles fall under a recent recall campaign issued by the manufacturer and the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall has number 12-71...
Old Cars Putting Teen Drivers at Higher Death Risk, Study Says
22 Dec 2014, 10:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / So your son/daughter just passed the driver exam and it’s time for a first car. Better choose carefully, because the older it is, the higher the injury rate gets for the beginner motorist. ...
CGI to Be Involved in Hazard Perception Test
19 Dec 2014, 12:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in the UK will start using computer-generated imagery or CGI in the hazard perception tests, thus replacing the old classic video scenes with more accu...
2015 Dodge Challenger Gets 5-Star NHTSA Rank, Just Like a Camry
19 Dec 2014, 10:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Back in the days of the original Dodge Challenger you only had a lap seatbelt to keep you from being catapulted out through the window, just like most of the other deathtraps on wheels in the 60s. F...