News Releases for Automotive

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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...

Icy Temperatures Cut Electric Vehicle Range Nearly In Half

February 07, 2019 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

As freezing temperatures plague much of the country, electric vehicle owners may experience a decrease in driving range, compounded by use of the vehicle’s interior climate control. New research from AAA reveals that when the mercury dips to 20°F and the...

Auto Club Joins Honda to Deliver Next-Generation AAA Services to Vehicle Passengers

January 08, 2019 Automotive

The Automobile Club of Southern California’s innovation tech lab, ClubLabs, will see its collaboration with Honda Motor Company spring to life at CES 2019 when the auto manufacturer demonstrates it Honda Dream Drive prototype. Creating an...

Auto Club Offers Last Resort Option For A Safe Start To The New Year

December 26, 2018 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Automotive

For the 23rd year in a row, the Automobile Club of Southern California will offer its free Tipsy Tow service during New Year’s Eve. The community service which aims to keep drinking drivers off the road will be available from 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31,...

Auto Club: Decade Of Year-End Travel Growth Creates New Record

December 13, 2018 Travel, Insurance & Consumer Tips, Gas Prices, Automotive

For the 10th straight year, travel is expected to increase for the Christmas-New Year holiday period compared to last year’s holiday, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Auto Club expects 8.7 million Southern Californians will...

AAA Illuminates the Dangers of Driving With Cloudy Headlights

December 11, 2018 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Automotive

New research from AAA reveals that clouded or yellowed headlights generate only 20 percent of the amount of light that new headlights do, leading to dangerous nighttime driving conditions. This decrease is caused by sunlight damage to protective plastic...

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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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