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Most Electric and Small Cars Come Up Short in IIHS Safety Ratings

The Mini Cooper Countryman is the only small car to earn a good rating among the latest group of 12 cars subjected to the insurance industry’s small overlap front crash test. Two electric models and a hybrid also are in …

Small Cars Are Big Losers in Safety Crash Tests

The auto industry continued its poor performance in an influential U.S. safety group’s new crash test as half of the small cars tested did not fare well. Six of the cars tested, most of which were 2013 models, were rated …