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CCC: Consumer Satisfaction in Claims Experiences Linked to Insurers and Service Quality October 15, 2024 Consumer satisfaction in auto insurance claims experiences are closely linked with insurers and repairers offering high-quality service and minimizing the...
Jeep Owners Should Park Outside Pending Recall Fix, NHTSA Says October 2, 2024 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said owners of 154,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid electric SUVs should park outside and...
Thieves Hunting for Copper Are Vandalizing American EV Chargers September 25, 2024 By Kyle Stock and Tope Alake Rick Wilmer spends most of his work days at the office. But every so often, the chief executive officer of...
NHTSA Reports Decrease in Traffic Deaths: What’s Behind the Numbers? September 23, 2024 Highway fatalities have fallen 3.2% in the first half of the year from the same period in 2023, data from...
Carmakers Adjust Electrification Plans as EV Demand Slows September 12, 2024 By Andrey Sychev, Greta Rosen Fondahn and Agnieszka Olenska Several global automakers are scaling down their electrification targets, hurt by slowing demand for fully electric vehicles due to lack...
Cars Collect Troves of Data About Traffic And Road Hazards. Should They Share It? September 10, 2024 By Jeff McMurray The secret to avoiding red lights during rush hour in Utah’s largest city might be as simple as following a...
U.S. Regulators Aim to Force Recall of 51 Million Car Air Bags September 10, 2024 By Keith Laing U.S. regulators took a step toward forcing a recall of as many as 51 million air bag inflators they have...
NTSB Probe of Jeep Engine Fire Reports Could Affect 781K Vehicles September 10, 2024 By Albertina Torsoli Stellantis NV said it’s cooperating with U.S. authorities investigating reports of Jeep engines catching fire, in a potential setback for...