Chrome bumpers made a quick exit from the automotive scene in the late '80s. In their place are elaborate, but flimsy, plastic covers hiding stamped-steel impact beams with a wide swath of Styrofoam ...

Replacement bumper covers can cost more than $1,000. But dents in the soft plastic bumper covers on cars and SUVs can often be smoothed out at home by applying heat and a little elbow grease. It takes ...

A new survey finds that tariffs and rising labor costs are leaving many drivers unable to cover emergency repairs. How to ...

An item on the '74-and-up Corvette that is considered so significant that it is a defining feature is the urethane bumper arrangements. Designed to meet the new federal crash standards phased in ...

DETROIT -- None of the six most-popular midsize sedans earned a top rating in bumper safety in the latest crash tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Mazda 6 was the only ...

If you've been around classic Mustangs for any time at all, you know bumper replacement isn't always an easy task. If you're lucky enough to have N.O.S. or rechromed original bumpers, replacement is ...

When the new BMW 3 and 4 Series came out, we knew we could count on the aftermarket to make a replacement front bumper that didn’t make the car look like a Rodent of Unusual Size. What if you crave ...

While technology in new cars can help keep you safer on the road, it can drive up repair costs by thousands of dollars, a new study shows. Rates.ca, a financial rate comparison site, compared the ...

A new survey finds that tariffs and rising labor costs are leaving many drivers unable to cover emergency repairs. How to keep those costs down.