WASHINGTON - The insurance industry's first tests of how well minivans hold up in side impact crashes gave poor marks Sunday to the 2006 Ford Freestar and Mazda MPV models without side air bags. Those ...

Every minivan currently on sale is ineligible for a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety due to lackluster ratings in one or more of the agency’s crash and safety ...

Tougher safety rules are on the way for car seats, with a new federal regulation focusing on dangerous side-impact crashes.