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Auto Club: SoCal Memorial Day Travel Will Top All-Time Record From 2005

May 15, 2018 Travel, Insurance & Consumer Tips

The Automobile Club of Southern California expects this Memorial Day holiday weekend to be the busiest on record for the state and locally, with 5.19 million Californians and 3.21 million from Southern California expected to take trips. In 2005, when the...

AAA: One In Five U.S. Drivers Want An Electric Vehicle

May 08, 2018 Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips

American appetite for electric vehicles is heating up. A new AAA survey shows that 20 percent or 50 million Americans will likely go electric for their next vehicle purchase, up from 15 percent in 2017. With lower-than-average ownership costs, increased...

100 Years In Santa Maria

May 04, 2018 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Corporate Information

The Santa Maria branch of the Automobile Club of Southern California is celebrating its 100th birthday beginning on Wednesday, May 16 at its 2033 S. Broadway location with a community event including free window VIN etching for vehicles to prevent car...

Auto Club, LAPD, NICB Fight Car Theft With Window VIN Etching

April 18, 2018 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

The Automobile Club of Southern California, the Los Angeles Police Dept.-Hollenbeck Division and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) teamed today to expand car theft prevention with free vehicle window VIN etching at the LAPD-Hollenbeck Division...

Double Digits Means Double Trouble For Vehicle Breakdowns

April 17, 2018 Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips

As 64 percent of family travelers gear up for a road trip this summer, AAA warns that the majority of U.S. vehicles are at a higher-than-average risk for a breakdown. A new analysis of AAA roadside data shows that vehicles 10 years and older are twice as...

Auto Club, Law Enforcement Offer Free Car Theft Prevention Window VIN Etching In Los Angeles

April 09, 2018 Insurance & Consumer Tips

Did you know that California is the state with the most stolen vehicles? To help address this problem, the Automobile Club of Southern California and local law enforcement will provide free anti-car theft Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etching for...

AAA Inspected And Approved Restaurants Available On Amazon Alexa And Google Home

March 26, 2018 Travel, Insurance & Consumer Tips

Consumers can now look beyond their fingertips to find a AAA Diamond Rated restaurant. AAA has made it as simple as asking Amazon Alexa or Google Home for suggestions. With access to 31,000 AAA Inspected & Approved restaurants, the voice-based...

AAA Survey: 88 Million To Take Family Vacations in 2018

March 15, 2018 Travel, Insurance & Consumer Tips

Led by millennials, some 88 million Americans plan to take family vacations this year. According to the latest research from AAA Travel and the Automobile Club of Southern California, 44 percent of millennials are planning a family getaway, more than...

Top Local Restaurants Receive AAA Four, AAA Five Diamond Ratings

February 21, 2018 Travel, Insurance & Consumer Tips

Forty Southern California restaurants have received the AAA Four or AAA Five Diamond Award®, the travel authority’s highest rating, over the past 12 months, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Belvedere in Los Angeles and the...

More Americans Willing To Ride In Fully Self-Driving Cars

January 24, 2018 Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips

American drivers are beginning to embrace self-driving vehicles, according to a new study from AAA. The annual survey reveals that 63 percent of U.S. drivers report feeling afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle, a significant decrease from 78...

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