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Article: Automakers Achieve Enhanced Safety with Voluntary Commitment's September 1st Milestone
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- U.S. Newswire
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- August 27, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Automakers have
now successfully implemented a voluntary agreement under which new
cars and light trucks are engineered to be more compatible in front-
and side-impact crashes. Since launching the agreement,
manufacturers have been quickly increasing the percentage of
vehicles with the compatibility engineering, and as of September 1,
2009, 100 percent of each participating manufacturers' applicable
vehicles will be made in a way that improves crash compatibility.
The voluntary ...