Issues
DOT and IIHS announce historic commitment from 10 automakers to include automatic emergency braking on all new vehicles
Almost Half of American Vehicles Aren’t Covered Under Existing Safety Regulations
Hundreds of crashes involving defective cars are going unreported each year because under U.S. safety rules automakers aren’t required to report suspicious accidents for models more than 10 years old.
AutoNation grounds vehicles under recall
9/6/15
AutoNation Inc. will no longer sell any vehicle, used or new, with an open safety recall.
The new policy will be costly, AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson says, but it’s the right thing to do for customers. Jackson declined to estimate the expense but noted that 5 to 10 percent of AutoNation’s inventory would be deemed unsellable at any given time under the new policy.