Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety is a national, award-winning non-profit auto safety and consumer advocacy organization. CARS works to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect consumers from auto-related fraud and abuse.
CARS is also on the forefront of exposing illegal practices such as "lemon laundering" of hazardous vehicles across state lines. CARS founder has a decades-long history of winning pro-consumer victories, against enormous odds.
The Founder of CARS, Rosemary Shahan, has been re-elected to a fourth three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Consumer Federation of America, the nation's largest consumer organization, CFA is comprised of over 300 member organizations, with a combined membership of over 50 million people. For several years, she has served as co-chair of the Committee on Housing and Transportation.
CARS has received numerous awards in recognition of our public interest work, including the Consumer Action Award of Excellence, National Association of Consumer Advocates Distinguished Service Award, and Albin Gruhn Consumer Advocate Award, previously presented to Esther Peterson, Consumer Advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Carter.
CARS has generated international news and award-winning news reports, including major reports in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CBS This Morning, Dateline NBC, 20/20, and various wire services.
Rosemary Shahan is a real example of a citizen-activist. She is as tenacious as a bulldog, consistent as the Milky Way, and as humane in her own way as Mother Teresa. -- Ralph Nader
