1) Global NCAP provides an overview of their role and activities assessing vehicle safety through crash tests. 2) Recent NCAP assessments include ASEAN and Latin America, finding 8 out of 10 cars sold in ASEAN achieved 4 stars or higher, and Latin NCAP assessed over 59% of vehicle sales in key markets. 3) A research project on safer cars for India found many popular models like the Maruti Suzuki Eeco and initial versions of the Renault Kwid had no airbags and performed poorly in crash tests.

1. Alejandro Furas
Global NCAP Technical Director
AGM, IIHS, October 27th
2016
A Global Overview of the Role and Activities of NCAPs
A focus on the most recent NCAPs

2. Agenda
ASEAN NCAP.
Latin NCAP
Project: Safer Cars for India

3. 33
-By End of 2016 all Top 30 models were tested: 46 models from Top 60
-8 out of 10 car sold in ASEAN Region rated with ASEAN NCAP
-95% is 4-star & above

5. Latin NCAP
• Since 2010 until 2015 Latin NCAP assessed at least 59% of the
sales volume considering only the 3 big markets: Argentina,
Brazil and Mexico.
• As Latin NCAP tests the most basic variants in the market,
good performing cars benefit the markets where there is
poor or lack of regulation.
2016 - 2019 30 km/h
+ESC

6. Latin NCAP
Brazil: Fleet managers adopted policies like
4 stars minimum safety level and ESC for all
fleet cars. (Brasilia 2015)
Ecuador: the President talks publicly about crash tests and star ratings

7. Hyundai EON
Research Project: Safer cars for India
Tested Models
Maruti Suzuki Celerio Renalult Kwid (I)
NO Airbags
NO Airbags
NO Airbags
NO Airbags
Mahindra Scorpio
Maruti Suzuki Eeco
NO Airbags

8. Research Project: Safer cars for India
Summary of Results
Datsun Go
Maruti Suzuki Swift
Datsun Go
Toyota Etios
EON
Mahindra Scorpio
Eeco
Celerio
Renault Kwid (I)
Renault Kwid (III)
Renault Kwid (III)
1

9. Research Project: Safer cars for India
Summary of all results

10. Renault Kwid

11. Renault Kwid
JAN
2016
APR
2016
MAY
2016
Global NCAP’s
Kwid

12. Renault Kwid
Kwid (I)
JAN
2016
APR
2016
MAY
2016
Kwid (II) Kwid (III) Kwid (IV)
18,091 units
UNTIL
MEEBBA005G1323780
FROM
MEEBBA008G5362695
Est. 5,000 units
FROM
MEEBBA005G4350297
Est. 25,000 units
FROM
MEEBBA005G1323781
Global NCAP’s
Kwid
Tested
Asked to
be tested
Asked to
be tested
Not
Tested?

13. DriverFront passenger
Good
Adequate
Marginal
Weak
Poor
Renault Kwid (I) - NO Airbags
23.89
0.00

15. DriverFront passenger
Good
Adequate
Marginal
Weak
Poor
Renault Kwid (III) - NO Airbags
14.85
0.00

16. DriverFront passenger
Good
Adequate
Marginal
Weak
Poor
Renault Kwid (III) – Driver Airbag
16.63
0.00

17. KWID (I)
64
Km/h
64
Km/hKWID (III)

18. Conclusions: Adult Occupant protection

19. Role of NCAPs in emerging markets
NCAPs in emerging markets are becoming a solid
reference point and a powerful source of information
for consumers and governments.
NCAPs highlighted the importance and need of
performance based regulations and the need of a solid
control of those regulations
Car manufacturers can produce the latest platforms
and improve their structures in short time but they can
also remove reinforcements in short time as well.

20. Thank you very much!.
www.globalncap.org

21. Body shell integrity is critical for the protection of
occupants. Without adequate body shell strength
there is no point in fitting airbags.

22. RENAULT KWID (I) Maruti Suzuki Eeco

23. General Conclusions - Recommendations
Global NCAP recommends Indian government to adopt
Regulation UN94 (frontal crash protection) as mandatory
for all cars.
Global NCAP strongly recommends a BHARAT NCAP to
perform the frontal crash test at 64km/h
Global NCAP and its membership is ready to assist the
Indian Government with technical support