FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – THURSDAY, MAY 10 Contact: Michael Brooks, 202-328-7700 mbrooks@autosafety.org Center for Auto Safety Formally Objects to GM Petition to Avoid Takata Airbag Inflator Recall Washington, D.C. — The Center for Auto Safety, the nation’s premier independent non-profit consumer advocacy organization dedicated to …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2018 Contact: Grace Garver, (202) 328-7700, ggarver@autosafety.org The Center for Auto Safety Welcomes Chief Engineer Fred Perkins Center for Auto Safety is delighted to announce Fred Perkins—an expert with more than 30 years of engineering experience—as Chief Engineer. In this role, Fred will be …
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For immediate release: April 4, 2018 Contact: Aidan O’Shea, Public Justice – aoshea@publicjustice.net, (202) 861-5240 Michael Brooks, Center for Auto Safety – mbrooks@autosafety.org 202-328-7700 Arizona Judge Rules that Goodyear Cannot Keep Court Documents on Possible Deadly Defect Secret Goodyear tried to hide documents related to possible deadly defect in tires still on …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2018 Contact: Richard Eckman, 202-737-0766, ricky@jagillis.com Grace Garver, 202-328-7700, ggarver@autosafety.org Jack Gillis and the Center for Auto Safety Reveal the Car Book’s Best Bets for 2018 Now Available for the First Time Online at www.TheCarBook.org …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2018 Contact: Grace Garver, (202) 328-7700, ggarver@autosafety.or Center for Auto Safety Statement on This Afternoon’s Senate Hearing on Takata Airbags Ahead of the Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on the defective Takata Airbags, Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety released this …
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Late Sunday, a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona was tragically killed after being struck by a self-driving vehicle undergoing tests by Uber. The woman, 49, was evidently crossing the street on her bicycle when she was hit by the vehicle, which was being supervised by a human passenger. Subsequently, Uber has …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2018 Contact: Grace Garver, (202) 328-7700, ggarver@autosafety.org Georgia Supreme Court Rules Against Chrysler in Jeep Fire Case – Center for Auto Safety Renews Demand for Complete Recall The Center for Auto Safety was pleased to see yesterday’s unanimous ruling by the Georgia Supreme Court in favor …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2018 Contact: Jason Levine, (202) 328-7700, JLevine@autosafety.org Center for Auto Safety Calls on Ford CEO Hackett to Recall 1.3 Million Ford Explorers for Carbon Monoxide Leaks – Complaints are up 900% Washington, D.C.—Today, in a letter to Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Hackett, the Center for …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2018 Contact: Jason Levine, (202) 328-7700, JLevine@autosafety.org Chrysler Recalls All 2017 Pacifica Minivans for Stalling After Petition by the Center for Auto Safety Washington, D.C.— Today, FCA US (Chrysler) announced a full recall of all 153,859 non-hybrid 2017 Pacifica Minivans in the United States due to …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2018 Contact: Jason Levine, (202) 328-7700, JLevine@autosafety.org Following yesterday’s announcement of a tragic death in a Ford Ranger in West Virginia, the result of another defective Takata airbag inflator, the Center for Auto Safety calls on NHTSA to exercise its public safety authority and immediately …
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