Roughly four out of five motorists surveyed by auto repair information website AutoMD.com say they support prospective legislation which would require automakers to release all the tools and information necessary to repair their vehicles to independent mechanics and the public.AutoMD.com's president, Shane Evangelist, says such legislation would help both drivers who do their own repair [...]
A report released from a special Idaho task force on transportation said the state must be willing to raise $543 million to pay for infrastructure improvements. The imposition of new fees and levies on gasoline, auto and trucking registrations, and car rentals were among the possible methods identified. A one-cent fuel tax was one of [...]
OnStar's remote assistance and emergency aid system provided unique new options to car owners when it was launched over a decade ago. Late last month, however, the service was integrated with Android and iPhone OS mobile devices to provide further new features, according to an announcement from the company.The applications, known as myChevrolet and OnStar [...]
Progressive Insurance is releasing a new program for its policyholders where they can opt to install a tracking device in their vehicle in order to receive a discount on their car insurance rates, according to The Detroit News.The Snapshot discount program involves installing a monitoring device on vehicles that records driving times, frequency and how [...]
While electric cars have been in the pipeline for decades, the advent of all-electric cars is just now arriving. Despite the plaudits from environmentalists and others with an interest in reducing fossil fuel consumption, however, the first generation of electric cars could disappoint the driving public, according to U.S. News and World Report columnist Rick [...]
Despite a growing body of evidence suggesting the practice is responsible for thousands of fatalities each year - along with inflated car insurance rates - texting while driving is still all too common among American motorists, according to a study conducted by the Insurance Research Council.Surprisingly, the age group most likely to be endangering themselves [...]
While many consumers get car insurance, they may not all understand their coverage. According to a recent survey from MetLife Auto & Home, a number of questions posed to consumers came back with results indicating some did not understand car insurance policies. For example, 56 percent of those polled said they thought the cost for [...]
Despite the lack of freezing temperatures like the northern U.S. or the blistering heat of the West, motor vehicle owners in Florida may still face several problems when trying to get their car batteries changed, according to the automotive editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Steven Cole Smith.The first thing Floridians who suspect a dead [...]
On the same day General Motors returned to the U.S. stock market with the largest initial public offering in the nation's history, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt completed a sweep of three major car design awards.The gas-electric vehicle's design is an important step forward, experts say. The Volt carries two motors, one of each type. The [...]
A follower of a Seattle Police Department Twitter account that gives out the details of vehicles reported stolen helped officers recover a Honda Civic earlier this week, according to a story in the Seattle Times.According to the newspaper, the city's police department activated the "getyourcarback" Twitter account earlier this month. Whenever officers receive a report [...]