Toyota's Safety Pick

The poor global economy, the intense competition, and the internal reorganization efforts all may have weakened Toyota. For the first time in three years, no Toyota vehicle has earned a “top safety pick” from the IIHS.  Unlike Toyota, Ford seems to be on a roll as the Detroit automaker has dominated the list of top safety pick vehicles, which is no surprise to New York Ford dealers which have witnessed improved safety innovations on the latest FOrd models. Other vehicles that won praise from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety are Volvo models. Aside from Ford’s 2010 models, other automakers that made the list including Subaru, Volkswagen AG, Chrysler Group, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Kia, and Nissan.  Becoming a top safety pick has become a little harder in recent years points out a Minneapolis Chevrolet. The criteria have become more restrictive for the second time since 2006.  One of the ways in which the requirements have been tightened is that vehicles have to receive a “good” rating for rollover testing. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a nonprofit organization funded by automotive insurers.   It is an unusual turn of events for Toyota says a "used Toyota Boston dealer to not have a top safety picks in its lineup. The Toyota Camry came close, but suffered from its "marginal" rear crash test ratings.