Autos
You wouldn’t want to buy the Chevy Corsica pictured in the General Motors advertisement that debuted in national newspapers earlier this month.
June 26, 1991
Money & Company
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April 29, 2008
Nearly every American car would be equipped with automatic emergency braking within six years under an “unprecedented” pact announced Thursday between federal regulators and the auto industry.
March 17, 2016
When Ralph Nader thrust auto safety into a national issue in the 1960s with his book “Unsafe at Any Speed,” it looked like political pressure had reach such a level that the federal government would never dare retreat on improving automobile safety equipment.
Dec. 24, 1996
Awareness: Auto Club and Childrens Hospital team up to educate parents on preventing the No. 1 cause of death of young kids: car crashes.
Feb. 12, 1998
Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater on Thursday endorsed criminal penalties for auto makers or suppliers who knowingly sell vehicles or parts with dangerous defects, a policy reversal that adds to a tide of anti-industry hostility in the wake of the Firestone tire recall.
Sept. 22, 2000
U.S. auto makers are contributing funding, equipment and advice to ensure that children are properly secured in the car.
June 6, 2000
Business
U.S. auto safety regulators have opened another investigation of Tesla, this time in response to drivers who say they lost steering control.
Aug. 1, 2023
An Atlanta jury on Thursday found General Motors Corp. liable for a teen-ager’s death in a fiery 1989 crash, awarding his family $105.2 million in damages and increasing the pressure for a nationwide recall of 4.7 million GM pickup trucks.
Feb. 5, 1993
Safety and crash-test information for most models can be found at the following Web sites: State Farm Insurance lets you select an auto make to see vehicle safety discounts (VSDs), and other rating indexes. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety at www.highwaysafety.org; click on “Vehicle Ratings” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posts Safety Testing and Ratings information Consumer Reports’ car-pricing service offers information on safety & recalls.
May 9, 2002