News Releases

2024 AAA Car Guide – EVs Reign Supreme

April 10, 2024 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Corporate Information, Automotive

AAA awards the 2023 All Electric Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4MATIC SUV with the overall top score for the 2024 Car Guide. This year, all category winners are either electric, plug-in electric hybrids or hybrids. Additionally, the SUV category was divided...

Parents Of Fatal Crash Victim Mourn Son’s Loss To Distracted Driving

April 02, 2024 Transportation and Traffic Safety

To mark the start of April’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Automobile Club of Southern California joined State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, law enforcement and the parents of a young Corona man who was killed by an impaired and...

Auto Club: Price Increases At The Pump Slow Down As Labor Day Weekend Approaches

August 24, 2023 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

Southern California gas prices surpassed their levels from a year ago in many areas, including Los Angeles, San Diego and Riverside but have remained stable for three days in a row, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for...

Southern Californians Mark Unofficial End Of Summer With Trips Over Labor Day Weekend

August 21, 2023 Travel

Southern Californians will mark the unofficial end of summer by taking long weekend trips over the Labor Day holiday in increased numbers compared to last year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. AAA booking data for flights,...

Auto Club to Acquire Wawanesa the U.S. Subsidiary of Wawanesa Mutual

August 01, 2023 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Corporate Information

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa Mutual) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Wawanesa General Insurance Company (Wawanesa General), its U.S. subsidiary, to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s...

Auto Club, Law Enforcement And Crash Survivor Encourage Attentive Driving During National Distracted Driving Awareness Month And Beyond

April 03, 2023 Transportation and Traffic Safety, Corporate Information

The Automobile Club of Southern California joined law enforcement and a man injured in a severe distracted driving crash to push for drivers to get off their smartphones when behind the wheel. The group also encouraged drivers to learn how to use Driving Focus features on smartphones.

Auto Club: SoCal Thanksgiving Travel Expected To Surpass 2019 Levels, Become Busiest On Record

November 15, 2022 Travel

The Automobile Club of Southern California projects 4.5 million Southern Californians will travel during the Thanksgiving holiday period this year – an all-time record for the holiday and a 2.5% increase from last year. Nationwide, AAA is projecting this Thanksgiving to be the third busiest on record....

Auto Club: National Gas Prices drop below $4, Southern California prices still declining for eight straight weeks

August 11, 2022 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

Southern California gas prices continue to be down by 70 to 75 cents from a month ago in many areas, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $5.38, which is 16 cents lower than...

Auto Club: Gas Prices Reach New Record Highs As Summer Arrives

June 02, 2022 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

High demand for travel as we head into the summer and continued concerns about global and local supply of gasoline will continue to put upward pressure on pump prices, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve...

Auto Club: Memorial Day Drivers Will Pay Record Breaking Prices At The Pump This Holiday Weekend

May 26, 2022 Weekly Fuel Prices Report, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Gas Prices

High crude oil prices, concerns about global oil supply and high demand for gasoline will continue to put upward pressure on pump prices as we head into the Memorial Day weekend, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for...