Joe Young

1 month ago | markets.financialcontent.com | Joe Young

ARLINGTON, Va., March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is requiring better protection for second-row occupants for the 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards, encouraging automakers to make advanced seat belt technology and other safety innovations the norm in the back seat. As a result, only 48 models qualify for 2025 awards so far, compared with 71 last year at this time.

2 months ago | markets.financialcontent.com | Joe Young

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Automakers are delivering major improvements in their automatic emergency braking systems following the introduction of a tougher front crash prevention evaluation by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety last year.   “The rapid progress manufacturers have made to improve these vital crash avoidance systems is impressive,” IIHS President David Harkey said.

Oct 10, 2024 | markets.financialcontent.com | Joe Young

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Automakers have moved quickly to install louder, more persistent seat belt reminders since the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety began rating the features in 2022. The first year, only 17% of the new models tested earned a good rating, while 65% were rated marginal or poor. But manufacturers have already flipped those numbers. Sixty-two percent of the 2024 models tested so far are rated good, while only 24% are rated marginal or poor.

Jul 18, 2024 | markets.financialcontent.com | Joe Young

ARLINGTON, Va., July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seven out of eight small SUVs tested performed well in the IIHS rear crash prevention evaluation, which addresses low-speed backing crashes that account for a large portion of insurance claims. The Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Mitsubishi Outlander and Subaru Forester earn the highest rating of superior, while the Mazda CX-5, Toyota RAV4 and Volkswagen Taos are rated advanced. The Hyundai Tucson earns a basic rating.

Jun 6, 2024 | markets.financialcontent.com | Joe Young

ARLINGTON, Va., June 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For drivers of large SUVs, their imposing size comes with a sense of security. But some models are safer than others, new ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show. The Jeep Wagoneer is the only model out of three popular large SUVs tested to qualify for a 2024 TOP SAFETY PICK award.