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AAA TEXAS: Corsicana’s Brinson Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Earns AAA Texas Approval

By Daniel Armbruster October 23, 2019 Corporate Information, Automotive

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas announced today that Brinson Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Corsicana has earned certification by AAA’s Approved Auto Repair program. The certification means the repair facility has met AAA’s strict criteria for technician...

AAA Texas: True Cost of Annual Vehicle Ownership Rises to $9,282

By Daniel Armbruster September 12, 2019 Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips

Coppell, TX — It’s going to cost more for those looking to buy a new car this year. Finance costs on new car purchases have jumped 24% in 2019, according to new AAA research, pushing the average annual cost of vehicle ownership to $9,282, or $773.50 a month. That’s...

AAA Texas: In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems Especially Distracting to Older Drivers

By Joshua Zuber July 24, 2019 Automotive, Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — New in-vehicle infotainment technology has the potential to increase comfort and extend mobility for older drivers, but first it has to stop distracting them. On average, older drivers (ages 55-75) removed their eyes and attention from the road for more...

AAA Texas Offers Free Tipsy Tow Service this Independence Day

By Daniel Armbruster July 02, 2019 Corporate Information, Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips, Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas encourages everyone who is of legal drinking age, and plans to have alcoholic beverages to celebrate Independence Day, to plan ahead. AAA Texas advises those who plan to consume alcohol to designate a non-drinking driver, call for a cab or...

Record-Breaking 3.5 Million Texans Will Travel to Celebrate Independence Day

By Daniel Armbruster June 24, 2019 Automotive, Gas Prices, Travel

Coppell, TX — More Texans than ever recorded by AAA, exceeding 3.5 million, are making plans to honor the red, white and blue with an Independence Day getaway this year. (AAA began tracking holiday travel in 2000.) Overall, national travel volume for the holiday is...

AAA Texas: Why Aren’t Americans Plugging in to Electric Vehicles?

By Daniel Armbruster May 09, 2019 Corporate Information, Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips, Travel

Coppell, TX — AAA’s latest survey reveals that despite many Americans having interest in electric vehicles, when asked if most vehicles will be electric by 2029, only 4 in 10 said yes. Yet, a separate study AAA conducted earlier this year found that more than half of...

AAA Texas: It’s Time to Bring U.S. Headlight Standards Out of the Dark

By Daniel Armbruster April 15, 2019 Automotive, Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — – Driving at night carries the highest fatality rate for both drivers and pedestrians but could be made safer by headlight technology already on the roads in Europe and Canada. New research from AAA found that European vehicles equipped with adaptive...

AAA Texas: Christian Brothers Automotive Aubrey Earns AAA Texas Approval

By Daniel Armbruster March 01, 2019 Corporate Information, Automotive

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas announced today that Christian Brothers Automotive in Aubrey has earned certification by AAA’s Approved Auto Repair program.

AAA Texas: Icy Temperatures Cut Electric Vehicle Range Nearly in Half

By Daniel Armbruster February 07, 2019 Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips

Coppell, TX — As freezing temperatures plague much of the country, electric vehicle owners may experience a decrease in driving range, compounded by the use of the vehicle’s interior climate control. New research from AAA reveals that when the mercury dips to 20°F and...

AAA Texas: Study Illuminates the Dangers of Driving with Cloudy Headlights

By Daniel Armbruster December 12, 2018 Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips, Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — New research from AAA reveals that clouded or yellowed headlights generate only 20 percent of the amount of light that new headlights do, leading to dangerous nighttime driving conditions. This decrease is caused by sunlight damage to protective plastic...

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