Terms of Use

Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc.

Terms of Use. By using the pages in this web site, you agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree, you should not use this site. The content of this web site may be changed or modified at any time. Your continued use of the site after any change or modification to this agreement constitutes your agreement to any such changes or modifications.

Access to the Members Only section of this web site is limited to employees of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. (AIAM) and designated employees of its member companies who have been authorized to access the site ("users"). Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) are distributed to such users and are not transferable. Access by any other individual or entity is strictly prohibited.

Copyright Restrictions. The contents of this web site include information, graphics, text, and other material that is the property AIAM. The contents are protected by copyright, and AIAM owns all rights, title, and interest in the contents, including the copyright therein. You may view and download one copy of the contents from this web site for your use only, provided you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices. Except as otherwise permitted under copyright law, the contents may not be sold, adapted, modified, performed, promoted, advertised, sublicensed, edited, or distributed in any medium or method now known or later developed by any individual or entity without the written permission of AIAM.

Users may not retransmit, distribute, publish, commercially exploit or otherwise transfer any copyrighted material. The burden of determining that any information or other content on this web site is not protected by copyright rests with the user.

Restrictions on Use. You may not use this web site for any illegal purpose or in any manner inconsistent with the Terms of Use. You agree not to resell or otherwise transfer or dispose of, the contents. You agree not to use, transfer, distribute or dispose of the contents in any manner that could misrepresent, or not accurately reflect such or disparage or defame AIAM. You acknowledge that this web site has been developed, compiled, prepared, revised, selected and arranged by AIAM through the application of methods and standards of judgment developed and applied through the expenditure of substantial time, effort and money and constitutes valuable intellectual property of AIAM. You agree to protect the proprietary rights of AIAM in this web site during and after the term of this agreement and to comply with all reasonable written requests made by AIAM to protect its contractual, statutory and common law rights in the site. You agree to promptly notify AIAM in writing upon becoming aware of any unauthorized access or use of this web site by any party or of any claim that the site infringes upon any copyright, trademark or other contractual, statutory or common law rights.

Restriction of Liability. You agree that use of this web site is entirely at your own risk. The site is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation any warranty for information, services, or for uninterrupted access. AIAM specifically disclaims any and all warranties, including without limitation: 1) any warranties concerning the availability, accuracy or content of information, products or services; and 2) any warranties of title or warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of this web site, or its content, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action. You specifically acknowledge that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with you.

Neither AIAM nor any of its agents, members, affiliates or content providers shall be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of use of this web site or inability to gain access to or use the site or out of any breach of any warranty.

Furthermore, AIAM shall not be liable even if it has been negligent or if its authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages -- or both.

In any event, AIAM's liability to a user for all losses, damages, injuries, and claims of every kind (whether the damages are claimed under the terms of a contract, or are claimed to be caused by negligence or other wrongful conduct, or under any other legal theory) will not be greater than the amount such user paid to access AIAM's web site.

The above limitation or exclusion may not apply to the extent that applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. You hereby acknowledge that the provisions of this section shall apply to all content on this web site.

AIAM intends for the content to be accurate and reliable. However, technical inaccuracies or typographical errors may sometimes occur.

Trademark Notice. Association of International Automobile Manufacturers and AIAM Logo are the trademarks and service marks of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc., and may not be used or reproduced without permission, other than as permitted herein, or by express written permission of AIAM, other than to identify the services of AIAM.

Legal Advise. Although the contents may include discussions, articles and materials concerning legal issues, it is provided for informational purposes only. Such materials may or may not reflect the most current legal developments and are not intended to constitute, and should not be considered, legal advice. Transmission of such information is not intended to create, and receipt by the user does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. None of the material on this web site is intended to substitute for the user obtaining legal advice from competent, independent, legal counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.

Web Site Links. AIAM provides access to other World Wide Web sites from this web site. Such linked sites contain information created, published, maintained, or otherwise posted by institutions or organizations independent of AIAM. AIAM does not endorse or approve any products or information offered at sites you reach through this web site. Your linking to the web sites of others, or to off-site pages or other sites, is at your own risk and without the permission of AIAM.

Web sites shall not link to AIAM's web site, except with permission. No link to AIAM web site shall include any of AIAM's trademarks, except as expressly approved in writing beforehand by AIAM.

AIAM controls and operates this web site from its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, in the United States of America. If you use AIAM's web site from locations outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.


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Advancing Technology: The Safest U.S. Cars and Trucks Available Today

In advance of federal regulations, AIAM members offer 62 models with Electronic Stability Control, which aids drivers in controlling their vehicles, reducing single vehicle crashes by 63 percent for SUVs and 30 percent for passenger cars.

Economic Impact

The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. (AIAM) is a trade association representing 14 international motor vehicle manufacturers whose U.S. market share is 40 percent and growing.

Our members are dedicated to improving the safety and efficiency of our vehicles, as well as furthering our contributions to and investments in American communities.