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Automotive News Archive19-Aug-2006NHTSA Gives 2006 SUVs High Marks The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that rollover ratings for 2006 SUVs show "a marked improvement over 2005 models." NHTSA says the gains are due to the increased number of SUVs with electronic stability control in 2006. Facing Massive Recalls, Toyota Executives Promise to Do Better Stung by an unprecedented number of recalls, Toyota Motor Corp. executives faced a barrage of hostile questions at a Tokyo news conference, as they promised that the world's number two automaker will intensify its efforts to maintain quality as the company works to increase production and gain market share. Gas Prices Force Consumers To Cut Other Spending A large majority of American consumers, 76 percent, fear gasoline prices will continue up and half of the country believes the cost of a gallon of gasoline could eventually exceed $5. Gas Prices Rise Like a 4th of July Rocket The average price for a gallon of gasoline in creeping toward $3 again with drivers now paying an average $2.93 for regular as the Fourth of July holiday comes to an end. Car Thieves Like the Fast, Furious and Blinged Out Car thieves are little bothered by soaring gasoline prices as they continue to steal hot, high-priced little sports cars along with blinged-out gas-guzzling SUVs. Court Rejects Curbs on Release of Crash Data Information that automobile and tire manufacturers submit to the government about crashes resulting in death, injury and property damage must be released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled.
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