Latest Auto Headlines
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Car Dealer Shielded From Liability in ‘Courtesy’ Car Accident
Jun 28 2023 // Massachusetts car dealerships that provide customers with a courtesy vehicle to use while their car is being repaired are protected by federal law from liability should the courtesy car be in an accident, despite a state...
Massachusetts Judge Rejects Auto Insurance Class Actions Over Diminished Value
Jun 23 2023 // A judge in Massachusetts has denied class certifications for claimants seeking payments from two insurers for the lost resale value of their motor vehicles that were damaged in accidents and then repaired. Suffolk County...
Three Die After Brother Crashes Into Vehicle Driven by Sister in New York
Jun 22 2023 // A third person has died following a head-on crash between two siblings in a rural town in western New York, officials said. Dahlia J. Klink, 24, was pronounced dead Sunday night from injuries she suffered after her younger...
Commuter Train Collision with Truck in Connecticut Seriously Injures Pickup Driver
Jun 16 2023 // A commuter train collided with a pickup truck in Connecticut on Wednesday, injuring the driver and heavily damaging the vehicle, authorities said. The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. at a Metro-North Railroad street...
Driver Whose Car Vaulted 120 Feet Over Truck: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’
Jun 16 2023 // A woman whose car was captured on video vaulting into the air over a tow truck and crashing onto a Georgia highway says she’s recovering after spending two weeks in a hospital and undergoing several...
High Definition Vehicle Insurance Expands Commercial Trucking Product Into Oklahoma
Jun 15 2023 // High Definition Vehicle Insurance, a commercial auto insurance provider, launched its insurance products for commercial trucking fleets in Oklahoma, effective July 1. HDVI used approximately 3.5 billion miles of telematics...
Allstate Announces May Catastrophe Losses, Auto Rate Hikes
Jun 15 2023 // Allstate Corp. today released estimated catastrophe losses for the month of May of $885 million or $699 million, after-tax. There were a dozen events in May causing $893 million in catastrophe losses, Allstate said, but...
Usage-Based Insurance Surges as Customers Dissatisfied With Auto Insurance
Jun 14 2023 // About one third of auto insurance customers in the U.S. reported a rate increase in the past year, leading to a growing number moving to usage-based insurance (UBI). This has led to the largest decline in customer...
Washington Workshop to Address Increased Auto Insurance Complaints
Jun 14 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is holding a workshop to hear from consumers, insurers and other parties on the reasons about auto and homeowners insurance issues being reported “at a record...
UK Autonomous Vehicle Dreams Could Break Down at Starting Line Without Rules
Jun 12 2023 // Britain could lose out on investments in autonomous vehicles (AVs) and see startups shift testing elsewhere if promised laws to regulate the technology are not passed before the next general election, startups and...
Texas Car Dealership Sued for Age and Disability Discrimination
Jun 7 2023 // DALLAS – Pete’s Car Smart Inc., a car dealership based in Amarillo, Texas, violated federal law by firing a long-time employee based on her age and cardiovascular-related disability, the federal agency announced...
Children Rescued from Burning Car While Florida Mom was Shoplifting, Police Say
Jun 7 2023 // Shoppers at a Florida mall managed to pull two children out of a burning car after their mother left them alone while she shoplifted, police said. The vehicle caught fire May 26 outside the Oviedo Mall, just northeast of...
Auto Claim Severity Up 35% Over Pre-Pandemic Rates: LexisNexis Report
Jun 5 2023 // Claim severity for bodily injury and property damage increased by 35% since 2019, while collision claim severity has jumped 40%, LexisNexis Risk Solutions says in a new report. The data broker’s 2023 U.S. Auto...
NHTSA to Require Auto Braking on New Vehicles and Set Tougher Standards
Jun 2 2023 // The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three...
School Bus, Tanker Truck Collide, Sending 18 to Hospital in South Carolina
Jun 1 2023 // A school bus collided with a tanker truck in South Carolina, sending at least 18 people, mostly children, to the hospital, authorities said. The bus was carrying 36 passengers when it collided with the tanker at about 4 p....
Truck Driver Indicted After Deadly Oregon Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers
Jun 1 2023 // The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, court documents show. A grand jury in Marion...
Miss. High Court: Law Firm Not Liable for ‘Negligent’ Subro Action in Car Wreck
Jun 1 2023 // A collections law firm for State Farm Insurance cannot be held liable for a poorly handled subrogation claim against a Mississippi driver, but the insurance company must still face trial in the matter, the Mississippi...
Florida DFS Charges Claims Adjuster with Submitting $24,000 in Fraudulent Auto Claims
May 26 2023 // Florida investigators have charged a former Progressive Insurance claims adjuster with fraud, alleging that she used claimants’ identities to submit fraudulent auto claims, then pocketed almost $24,000 in...
Truck Driver in Multi-Vehicle Freeway Crash That Killed 7 in Oregon Arrested
May 24 2023 // The driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon, killing 7 people in one of the state’s deadliest crashes in recent years, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI...
Rising Premiums Tighten Auto Insurance Market as Customers Shop Deals: J.D. Power Study
May 22 2023 // Saving money is the primary focus of consumers searching for auto insurance, according to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Insurance Shopping Study. Now in its 17th year, the report highlights the increasing focus on cost as...
