Honda CR-V SUV Gets Top Rating in Side Crash Test
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Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s 2005 model CR-V  compact sport utility vehicle has earned the top safety rating  in side impact crash tests, a U.S. research group linked to the  insurance industry said on Friday.
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YOU wouldn&#39;t buy a car without checking out its safety features, making sure the tires weren&#39;t flat, the brakes weren&#39;t faulty and the seat belts weren&#39;t broken.
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Honda Motor Co.'s  luxury Acura division topped a consumer satisfaction survey intended to measure how well U.S. car shoppers felt they were treated in dealer showrooms whether or not they bought a vehicle on the spot.
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SAO PAULO, Oct 23  - World champion Michael Schumacher was involved in a high-speed crash in Saturday&#39;s practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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The redesigned Saturn VUE passed the government&#39;s rollover test with a score similar to other sport utility vehicles, federal regulators said Monday.
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The nation's attorneys general announced a &#36;27 million ad campaign Monday to coax SUV owners to drive safely and to convince them they are not invulnerable when they get behind the wheel one of the big vehicles.
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Cars made by Korea&#39;s Hyundai have been rated as the best value among all makes due to improved customer opinion of its quality, according to a published report Monday.
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Sport utilities showed modest improvement in rear-crash protection according to a U.S. insurance industry analysis released on Tuesday, but more than half the 87 light trucks tested fell short of optimum safety and pickups fared the worst.
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Honda Motor Co. took the top ranking among mass-market automakers in a closely watched annual survey of vehicle quality released on Wednesday, while Toyota Motor Corp.'s flagship brand slipped to sixth place.
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WASHINGTON - The Kia Spectra received the US insurance industry&#39;s worst safety rating in a frontal crash test, becoming the first vehicle to get the &quot;poor&quot; rating in three years.
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Honda Motor Co  posted a forecast-beating 63 percent jump in quarterly earnings as strong sales of its new CR-V crossover made up for higher raw material costs, and it raised its full-year net profit forecast on a lower tax rate.
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Serbian Interior Minister Dragan Jocic was seriously injured in a car accident, police said Saturday. He was reported in stable condition.Driver Mirko Damjanovic also was seriously hurt, police said.The driver hit a dog and lost control of the car late Friday near Velika Plana, about 40 miles southeast of Belgrade, senior police official Milorad Veljovic said. The car flipped several times before going off the road.Jocic, 48, was transferred to Belgrade for treatment at an orthopedic clinic, where he underwent an operation, and was in stable condition, Veljovic said. Read more
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For two months, Jacob Sevlie's insurance company tagged along whenever he slid behind the wheel of his Honda Accord. An electronic monitor closely tracked Sevlie's driving time and behavior. If he had a heavy foot or was a sudden braker, the recorder would betray him.
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Airbags that drop from the roof or inflate from the seat to provide head protection in serious side crashes significantly reduce deaths, especially when cars are struck by bigger sport utilities and pickups, according to industry research to be released on Thursday.
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New cars will include labels with crash test ratings and more realistic fuel economy estimates.  In Autopia.
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By The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C.  Dec. 14--The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation  office of Occupational Safety and Health Act is investigating an industrial  accident that occurred at the Husqvarna Outdoor Products' facility outside  Orangeburg.
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Responding to a tough insurance industry crash test, automakers are making major strides to improve the safety of family sedans, according to new data released Sunday.