Cadillac is showing off a low-lying two-door coupe that likely is the prototype for the brand’s re-entry into the big, elegant and expensive luxury car market. The four-seat Elmiraj concept car, with steep angles at the corners, vertical LED headlamps and huge 22-inch wheels, was unveiled Thursday at a luxury car event in Carmel, Calif. …
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Seat belts save lives. Using one is “the single most effective way” drivers can prevent death in a car accident, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government agency charged with keeping motorists out of harm’s way. Yet when 26 million American children return to their classrooms aboard school buses over the next …
Sometimes, it’s a guilty pleasure to be able to say, “We told you so.” But in this case, we’re confirming a trend that is good news for American consumers, so we feel no guilt at all. Electric vehicle sales are up, and so are sales of fuel-efficient traditional cars. That reflects what our polling at …
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A recent analysis of four years of public surveys conducted by AAA shows that US citizens are less concerned about dangerous driving habits. The troubling decrease in concern about such activities comes alongside the first annual increase in traffic fatalities in seven years. Deaths were up an estimated 5.3 percent, totaling 34,080 in 2012, according …
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It’s been known as the Microbus. The Minibus. The Transporter Kombi. The Volkswagen Type 2. Whatever you want to call it, the last one is rolling off the assembly line in Brazil this month, marking the end of an era. The VW Microbus, the forerunner of the modern minivan, was last sold in the U.S. …
There’s a pedestrian approaching a crosswalk. He’s focused on his iPhone, oblivious to the fact he’s walking into danger. We’re driving down the street. There’s a minivan parked alongside the curb, obscuring the view of the sidewalk. We’re oblivious to the fact we’re moments away from tragedy. The pedestrian steps out in front of the …
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The key to improving safety on the road lies in developing and utilizing new safety technology, the nation’s head of traffic safety said last week. Speaking to a crowd of state and national traffic officials at the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) annual meeting in San Diego, Calif., David Strickland, the head of the National …
Tesla Motors is the the best performing stock in the world so far this year, up 410 percent, reports The Wall Street Journal. It is an amazing story considering the hostility and doubt so many analysts have around the future of electric vehicles–the only kind of vehicle Tesla currently sells. What seems crazy is the …
For the last few years, as budget-pressured states and municipalities have pressed law-enforcement to write more speeding and traffic tickets, employed speed camerasand battled in court against drivers who warn other drivers about speed traps, there are voices, including those of some police departments, saying higher speed limits would be safer and contribute to our …
In August, Toyota enjoyed its best month of sales in more than five years. The company sold more than 231,000 cars in the United States, a number that topped Ford for the second month in a row. But rather than sit complacent, Toyota is making some significant changes to some of its most well-known cars. …
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