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The technology, named eCall, can be triggered manually by a button or automatically by air bag deployment or crash sensors, according to an Associated Press report. The car then transmits via GSM wireless technology to indicate its location.
Read More →S.U.V. sales continued to grow last year as buyers sought smaller-size models. But sales of larger S.U.V.'s appear to have reached a plateau.
Read More →The debate between the supporters of hybrids and those of clean diesel is becoming more intense, according to recent media reports. Here's what the media is saying:
Read More →The fast-track expansion of OnStar-equipped vehicles begins this year and will be completed in 2007. The first year of OnStar safety and security service is included on all OnStar-equipped vehicles.
Read More →Ford recalls 358,857 Focuses for latch problem. GM is recalling over 193,000 vehicles to fix a variety of safety defects.
Read More →In last week's Driving Force newsletter we published a news story about the findings of a Colorado audit of the state's vehicle fleet, sourced from the Rocky Mountain News. The state agency that oversees the fleet maintenance program has since responded to some of the charges in the Rocky Mountain News story, summarized below.
Read More →The declining number of auto accidents, safer cars, new auto theft technology and fraud-fighting efforts are offset by higher medical claims, repair costs and jury awards.
Read More →Plan proposes to make each individual department in the county pay "rent" on the true cost of vehicles they use rather than owning them outright.
Read More →However, the days of the once-a-year insurance premium will eventually disappear for the majority of consumers with the rollout of risk-based variable monthly billing, according to an analyst.
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