June 5, 2013 - Industry News
Buick is one of just a few brands with a full line of 2013 Top Safety Picks. In addition, the Verano, Regal, LaCrosse, and Enclave all have a NHTSA 5-star overall rating.
Tags: IIHS, NHTSA, crash tests, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, IIHS Top Safety Pick, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Buick Encore
May 30, 2013 - Industry News
The new Subaru Forester aces the frontal crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Tags: IIHS, Subaru of America, Subaru Forester, IIHS Top Safety Pick+, MY-2014
May 29, 2013 - Industry News
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety releases a new video highlighting how the organization measures vehicle roof strength in crash tests.
Tags: IIHS, vehicle roof safety, crash tests, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
May 8, 2013 - Industry News
The first installment of a new video series explains what kinds of dummies IIHS uses and how they help engineers evaluate vehicle crashworthiness.
Tags: IIHS, crash tests, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, crash test dummies
March 13, 2013 - Industry News
The Honda Civic two-door and four-door, Volvo XC60, Lincoln MKZ and Mazda 6 have all earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s top safety award.
Tags: IIHS, Honda Civic, Lincoln MKZ, crash tests, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Volvo XC60, IIHS Top Safety Pick+, Mazda 6
March 11, 2013 - Industry News
To earn the new Top Safety Pick+ recognition, a vehicle must pass the IIHS’ new small front overlap crash test in addition to IIHS' existing group of tests.
Tags: Volvo, IIHS, crash tests, vehicle safety ratings, Volvo XC60, IIHS Top Safety Pick+
March 6, 2013 - Industry News
The Top Safety Pick award recognizes vehicles that draw a “good” rating -- the highest rating available -- in four IIHS crash tests: moderate overlap front, side, rollover and rear.
Tags: IIHS, crash tests, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, IIHS Top Safety Pick, Subaru Forester
February 19, 2013 - Industry News
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) posted new data on motor vehicle crash fatalities from 2011. In 2011, a total of 32,367 people died in motor vehicle crashes, which is down 30% from 1975.
Tags: IIHS, traffic fatalities, fatal accidents, rollover crashes
January 3, 2013 - Industry News
In this video of new safety testing involving small overlap frontal crashes by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the organization found that midsize family cars outperformed the luxury models tested.
Tags: IIHS, crash tests, vehicle safety ratings
December 21, 2012 - Industry News
To earn this new safety recognition level, all these vehicles have earned "good" or "acceptable" scores in IIHS’ new small overlap frontal crash test and top ratings in IIHS’ other safety tests.
Tags: IIHS, crash tests, 2013-MY, IIHS Top Safety Pick+, vehicle safety ratings
October 15, 2012 - Industry News
The 2013-MY Lexus ES, Hyundai Santa Fe and Subaru XV Crosstrek were given the top award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Tags: IIHS, IIHS Top Safety Pick, 2013-MY, Hyundai Santa Fe, Lexus ES, Subaru XV Crosstrek
October 5, 2012 - Industry News
Chrysler said that the all-new Dart received the maximum possible rating of 'good' in each of the four crash tests used by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Tags: Dodge, IIHS, IIHS Top Safety Pick, 2013-MY, Dodge Dart
August 16, 2012 - Industry News
In the newly developed small overlap frontal crash test, 25% of a car's front end on the driver side strikes a 5-foot-tall rigid barrier at 40 mph.
Tags: IIHS, NHTSA, 2012-MY, Volvo S60, Acura TL
June 13, 2012 - Industry News
All models in the current Acura lineup use the Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure that’s designed to enhance occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal crashes.
Tags: Acura, IIHS, IIHS Top Safety Pick, 2013-MY, Acura RDX
December 15, 2011 - Industry News
ARLINGTON, VA - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that 69 cars, 38 SUVs, 5 minivans, and 3 pickups earned Top Safety Pick ratings. The list of winners includes 18 new recipients for 2012.
Tags: IIHS, 2012-MY, IIHS Top Safety Pick
June 1, 2011 - Industry News
ARLINGTON, VA – The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) evaluated 13 small cars, six of which earned the organization’s Top Safety Pick award.
Tags: IIHS, IIHS Top Safety Pick, Small Cars, 2011-MY, 2012-MY, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, Lexus CT 200h, Nissan Juke, Toyota Prius
February 2, 2011 - Industry News
ARLINGTON, VA - Red-light cameras saved 159 lives in 2004-08 in 14 of the biggest U.S. cities, according to a new analysis by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Tags: IIHS, camera, fatal accidents
January 27, 2011 - Industry News
Both vehicles received 'good' ratings, the highest achievable, in all four of IIHS’ test categories.
Tags: IIHS, Chrysler
January 20, 2011 - Industry News
A study by the IIHS finds that a vehicle rated "good" for driver protection in a side impact is 70 percent less likely to die in a left-side crash compared with a driver of a vehicle rated "poor."
Tags: Driver safety, IIHS
December 23, 2010 - Industry News
Top Safety Pick winners group doubled in number from 2010, despite tougher qualifying criteria from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Tags: award, IIHS, Top Safety Pick, crash tests
November 4, 2010 - Industry News
You read about how cars perform on crash tests. Isn’t it more effective when you can actually see the crashes themselves?
Tags: vehicle safety, IIHS
September 2, 2010 - Industry News
The Regal is the seventh vehicle from General Motors to earn the award since the IIHS implemented a new roof-strength requirement for protection in rollover crashes.
Tags: IIHS, Buick, General Motors Corp.
August 26, 2010 - Industry News
Fiesta’s extensive use of high-strength steels, Trinity front crash structure, Side Protection and Cabin Enhancement Architecture and advanced airbag technologies helped the car perform well in IIHS testing.
Tags: IIHS
August 5, 2010 - Industry News
The SRX received a good rating for rollover protection. The vehicle previously earned good ratings for front, side and rear crash protection.
This is the first 5 series ever to earn the Top Safety Pick award, and the first BMW to achieve this since the IIHS implemented a new rollover test requirement.
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