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The annual IIHS Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ winners have been released for 2018. This year, Hyundai Motor Co. came out on top with six models, getting the Top Safety Pick+ award, which is the highest safety award offered by the IIHS. Learn more about the IIHS safety awards and the award-winning models below.

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IIHS Releases Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ Winners for 2018

The IIHS made some changes to their award criteria making it a little harder to qualify for a safety award this go around. The criteria now include stricter guidelines on headlights and passenger-side protection.

“Drivers expect that their passengers, who are often family, will be protected just as well as they are. Manufacturers have been taking this issue seriously since we first shed light on it, and we’re confident that good small overlap protection will become the norm on the passenger side, just as it has on the driver side,” said Adrian Lund, IISH president.

Check out some of the award-winning models that can be found at the Chris Auffenberg family of dealerships below. A full list of award-winning models can be found on the IIHS website.

Schedule a Test Drive Online at a Chris Auffenberg Dealership

Car shoppers who are interested in one of the models listed above are encouraged to schedule a test drive at their nearest Chris Auffenberg dealership location. The Auffenberg Hyundai of Cape Girardeau and the Auffenberg Kia of Cape Girardeau dealerships are great locations for testing new Hyundai and Kia models. New Chrysler models can be found at Auffenberg Chrysler of Herrin. New Chevrolet models can be found at Auffenberg Chevrolet Buick GMC in Farmington, MO. And new Buick models can be found at Auffenberg Chevrolet Buick GMC in Farmington, MO, or at Auffenberg Carbondale Buick, Cadillac, GMC in Carbondale, IL. We look forward to working with you.