Category Archives: Motoring News

GM’s ignition-switch crisis deepens; death toll rises to 16

Kenneth Feinberg, a victims compensation lawyer hired by GM, speaks with family members of GM crash victims, in Washington - GM's ignition-switch crisis deepens; death toll rises to 16

By Bernie Woodall and Paul Lienert

General Motors ongoing safety crisis over deadly ignition switches deepened on Monday with the recall of 8.23 million mostly older cars linked by the U.S. automaker to three deaths.

SUV drivers are going to absolutely hate these new smart parking meters

SUV drivers are going to absolutely hate these new smart parking meters

By Brad Reed

Are you still driving a ridiculously large Humvee that gets somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 miles per gallon?

NHTSA says Chrysler recall too slow

NHTSA says Chrysler recall too slow

By TOM KRISHER

The U.S. government’s road safety agency is accusing Chrysler of moving too slowly to fix some Jeep SUVs in a recall announced more than a year ago.

China drivers lose nine working days per year due to traffic

China drivers lose nine working days per year due to traffic (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

TomTom released the first edition of its China Traffic Index, which shows that drivers are spending an average of nine working days a year stuck in traffic. (photo above  Beijing traffic)

60 per cent of UK drivers want more police on the roads

Drivers are frustrated by the lack of police on UK roads, with 60 per cent of those polled saying they would like to see more police patrols, according to a report by the RAC.

The report suggests that motorists believe other drivers won’t be caught when breaking rules because of the lack of police presence.