Article: Automakers Achieve Enhanced Safety with Voluntary Commitment's September 1st Milestone

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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 ...

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