Experts Available To Discuss 'Good' Ratings for Cars in Crash Tests

    --May 28, 2002--

TOPIC:	For the first time, all the vehicles that underwent the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash tests received a "good" rating, according to an article by USAToday.com. Nine midsized sedans were tested, including the Saab 9-5, which the IIHS designated the "best pick," the article says. The IIHS test simulates the situation of a driver swerving to miss an obstacle such as another car. The vehicle travels at 40 miles per hour and hits a pliable barrier.
EXPERTS:	ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

Mr. David A. Champion is the director of Consumer Reports Auto Test Facility. He is an engineer with extensive experience in automotive testing, design and development, has been director of the Auto Test Department at Consumers Union since June 1997. As director, Champion oversees CU's extensive testing operations at the department's 327-acre facility in East Haddam, Conn., the largest independent consumer automobile testing center in the world. The Auto Test Department buys and tests more than 40 cars and trucks a year. Results of those tests are presented in various Consumers Union publications, including the annual "New Car Yearbook," the "Cars CD ROM," the annual "Buying Guide" and Consumer Reports magazine, whose April Auto Issue is widely read and trusted. Earlier, Champion worked for Land Rover of North America, and supervised the startup of that company's test facility in Phoenix, Ariz. PR: Douglas Love, Consumer Reports (lovedo@consumer.org, 914-378-2437).