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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (June 27, 2012) — The number of light-duty vehicles seven years old or older registered in the U.S. grew by 17....
Dec
31
From time to time, we get Motorist fans that write us letters and share their gratitude for this non-profit service. We are always...
Nov
30
Millennials turn to DIY car repair to save money. According to new research from The NPD Group, the Millennial generation (those b...
Nov
30
A flying car is finally in the showroom, price tag $1 million (including your parachute). Transit enthusiasts yearn for new ways i...
Nov
30
DIYers are doing even more of their own auto repairs than in 2008 due to the lingering economic downturn. According to the ?2010 D...
Nov
30
HD radio makes AM radio sound like FM, gives FM the same quality as a CD. Developed by iBiquity of Columbia MD, HD radio was launc...
Nov
30
License plate readers scan a vehicle plate number and record its GPS coordinates. Using two cameras attached to a patrol car one o...
Nov
30
Safety 
Distracted driving contest seeks message ideas. Traffic crashes are the number one cause of death among US teens, with 5,000 young...
Nov
30
Safety 
Rural highways are more likely to kill motorists than urban roads, yet Americans feel much more relaxed and prone to risk taking o...
Nov
30
Safety 
Teenage drivers engage in distracted driving behaviors despite knowing that sending a quick text message, tuning the radio, or eat...
Nov
30
Safety 
Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) have had an unexpected consequence; it has made the need for a spare tire practically none...
Nov
30
Kia Soul comes under scrutiny by NHTSA. The investigation is based on one very serious complaint that the steering shaft decoupled...
Nov
30
Plug-in electric vehicles will grown to 3.2 million worldwide by 2015 according to a new report from the market research and consu...
Nov
30
Recycled car parts have come a long way since scrap iron and aluminum were collected during WWII to build battleships.Some example...
Nov
30
Safety 
Texting bans don't reduce crashes but actually increase the frequency of the number of insurance claims, according to the Highway ...
Nov
30
Jeep gas tank fires on 1993-2004 involves a potential 3,037,000 million Grand Cherokees. The location of the gas tank between the ...
Nov
30
Used motor oil will be considered as solid waste if the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s gets their way.This change...
Nov
30
Safety 
Texting while driving by adults is just as likely as teens and are substantially more likely to have talked on a cell phone while ...
Nov
30
Toyota Prius may be a clean machine when it comes to some pollutants, but it is a bigger polluter with other harmful emissions.Whi...
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