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Hybrid Vehicle Smog Testing Under Way For First Time

Many hybrid vehicle owners might think that California’s biennial Smog Check test is in their rear view mirror because the vehicles’ hybrid, near-zero emissions motor exempt them from such tests.  Not so.  Beginning this year and for the first time,...

Gas Price Drops Continue During And After Holiday

Southern California gas prices dropped for a third week but remain higher than any other region of the U.S., according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail state average is $3.234 a gallon for regular today, 7.7...

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Auto Club Teen Driving School Gets 50 Hybrid Vehicles

The Automobile Club of Southern California Driving School is getting greener with delivery of more than 50 new 2016 Ford Fusion Hybrids to be used with student drivers.  Fifteen vehicles were delivered in August, and more are on the way by late fall.  By...

Route 66 Wigwam Motel

The Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino is a featured destination in the Auto Club's new Route 66 map.

New 90th Anniversary Route 66 Map At Auto Club Branches

Route 66, immortalized as the “Mother Road” in John Steinbeck’s Depression-era novel, “The Grapes of Wrath” and touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people who traveled it on family vacations, is the focus of an Automobile Club of Southern California...

Labor Day Travelers Enjoy Lower Gas Prices

Holiday weekend travelers will be paying the lowest gas prices in five years in Southern California as pump prices dropped by double digits in most areas this last week, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The...

Family on Coronado Beach outside Hotel Del -Courtesy Joanne DiBona SanDiego.org

Coronado Beach outside Hotel Del Coronado

AAA Projects Slight Increase In Labor Day Travel

Local travel is expected to increase slightly this Labor Day weekend, according to AAA Travel and the Automobile Club of Southern California. About 2.5 million Southland residents are estimated to take trips – a 1 percent increase over last year’s...

SoCal Gas Prices Plunge Quickly

As oil prices hit new six-year lows and world stock markets tumbled, gas price drops accelerated this week throughout Southern California, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail state average is $3.403 a...