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Auto Club, TRAP & NICB Fight Car Theft With “Window VIN Etching”

June 19, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

The Automobile Club of Southern California, the Taskforce for Regional Autotheft Prevention (TRAP) and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) teamed today to expand car theft prevention with free vehicle window VIN etching at the Auto Club’s Whittier...

Auto Club: Gasoline Prices Drop Below $4 in Many Regions

May 30, 2019 Gas Prices, Automotive

With many Southern California refineries increasing production and shiploads of imported gasoline product hitting California shores in recent days, retail gasoline prices continue to decline, with many averages falling below $4 per gallon, according to...

Auto Club: New Record Number Of Memorial Day Travelers For Second Straight Year

May 15, 2019 Travel, Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

Despite gas prices near $4 a gallon, the Automobile Club of Southern California is projecting a new all-time record number of local Memorial Day travelers for the second year in a row, with 5.42 million Californians and 3.35 million from Southern...

Why Aren’t Americans Plugging In To Electric Vehicles?

May 09, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

AAA’s latest survey reveals that despite many Americans having interest in electric vehicles, when asked if most vehicles will be electric by 2029, only 4 in 10 said yes. Yet, a separate study AAA conducted earlier this year found that more than half of...

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

April 24, 2019 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...

Auto Club: Time To Bring U.S. Headlight Standards Out Of Dark Ages

April 16, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

Driving at night carries the highest fatality rate for drivers and pedestrians but could be made safer by headlight technology already on the roads in Europe and Canada. New research from AAA, done in partnership with the Automobile Club of Southern...

Gas Prices Soar: Auto Club Recommends How To Cut Rising Gasoline Costs

April 09, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Gas Prices, Automotive

Some Southern California residents may have received sticker shock as average gasoline prices in the region climbed more than 50 cents per gallon in the last month with some stations selling regular for about $4 a gallon this week, according to the AAA...

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

April 08, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

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...

Three in Four Americans Remain Afraid of Fully Self-Driving Vehicles

March 14, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

A year after several high-profile automated vehicle incidents, American attitudes toward fully self-driving cars have not rebounded. AAA’s annual automated vehicle survey found that 71 percent of people are afraid to ride in fully self-driving vehicles -...

Americans Spend 70 Billion Hours Behind The Wheel; Up Eight Percent Since 2014

February 27, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

Americans spend an additional 20 minutes driving each week compared to 2014, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Collectively, Americans are now spending 70 billion hours a year behind the wheel - an eight percent...

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Automobile Club of Southern California

The Automobile Club of Southern California is a member club affiliated with the American Automobile Association (AAA) national federation and serves members in the following California counties: Inyo, Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura.

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