More Vehicles Earn Top Safety Awards From IIHS

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently announced that 71 vehicles earned Top Safety Pick awards compared to 39 last year. The number of winners in the top tier — Top Safety Pick+ — has increased by 11 for 2015, despite a tougher standard for front crash prevention. "This is the third year in a row that we are giving automakers a tougher challenge to meet," says IIHS President Adrian Lund. "The quest for Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards is driving improvement in the small overlap front crash test and getting manufacturers to offer automatic braking technology on more and more vehicles."