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Automotive News Archive06-Oct-2006Full-Size Tundra to Challenge Detroit Trucks Toyota goes after Detroit's last stronghold -- full-sized trucks. Automakers Must Disclose "Black Boxes" Beginning in 2011, automakers must disclose presence of an onboard data recorder. New Study: Side and Roof Airbags Save Lives Universal adoption could save thousands of lives yearly, insurance study finds. OPEC Seeks To Tighten Oil Supplies, Stop Price Slide Oil prices rallied above $60 per barrel on the OPEC report. Toyota Beats Ford in July Sales More U.S. consumers bought Toyotas than Fords in July making the Japanese automaker number two in U.S. sales behind General Motors for the first time. Chevy Impala, Toyota Avalon Tops in Side Impacts The redesigned Chevrolet Impala and Toyota Avalon equipped with standard side airbags earned top ratings of "good" in side crash tests that simulate an impact from an SUV or pickup truck, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. NHTSA 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. Certified Dangerous: Airbags and Used Cars A five-month ConsumerAffairs.Com investigation finds widespread fraud by unscrupulous scam artists who rebuild wrecked cars and sell them as "certified."
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