December 30th, 2010 
admin By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times Monday, December 27, 2010
Automobiles, whether economy cars or the top luxury models, are rapidly becoming safer to drive, an insurance industry trade group says.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released its Top Safety Pick ratings for the 2011 model year, saying 66 vehicles, including 40 cars and 25 sport-utility vehicles, earned the group’s highest safety ranking.
That’s more than double the 27 vehicles achieving the group’s top safety grade at the start of this year. Big roof improvements to protect passengers in rollover accidents contributed a greater number of vehicles achieving better rankings.
“That gives consumers shopping for a safer new car or SUV plenty of choices to consider in most dealer showrooms,” said Adrian Lund, the institute’s president. “In fact, every major automaker has at least one winning model this year.” The institute rated 191 vehicles.
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