Latin NCAP has been rating vehicle safety in Latin America since 2009, starting with frontal crash tests. Over 70 vehicles have been rated. Tests now include side impact, whiplash protection, pedestrian safety, and electronic stability control. Latin NCAP uses the same injury criteria as UN regulations but tests at 64 km/h instead of the lower regulatory speed. This has revealed differences in vehicle structure and performance at higher speeds. Manufacturers have improved safety features in response. Latin NCAP recommends countries adopt UN regulations and develop local NCAP programs to test above minimum standards and inform consumers.

1. Latin NCAP: 5 years of progress
ALEJANDRO FURAS
Latin NCAP Secretary General
Global NCAP Technical Director
16th
May 2016
Delhi, India

2. Latin NCAP
Automobile
Clubs
Consumer
Organizations
Road Safety
NGO’s
Insurance
organizations
Governments

3. Latin NCAP timeline
2010 2011 2013 2014
First Latin NCAP
publication in MVD
New protcol Adult and Child:
- Frontal and Side
- 5 stars Adult:
Pole, ESC, SBR.
- ESC needed for 4 stars
2009
First Latin
NCAP meeting,
Rio 2009
2012 2015 2016
Publication in SP.
Publication in ARG.
FIRST B segment 4 stars
New protocol Adult.
First 5 stars. First A
segment 5 estrellas
New Child protocol.
First 5 stars Child.
LEGAL ENTITY
BRASILIA. Legal entity
established and
accredited

4. Latin NCAP rated more than 70 vehicles

5. Latin NCAP rated more than 70 vehicles
We warned about models with poor safety levels
And that structures are vital to offer an acceptable protection

6. Latin NCAP warned that “only airbags” is not enough
Latin NCAP recommended to governments to adopt UN regulations
UN94 (frontal impact) - UN95 (side impact)

7. Latin NCAP compared models:
Models that look the same like in other regions but they
perform differently under the same crash test conditions

8. Latin NCAP rated more than 70 vehicles

9. Showed the good results
Suzuki Celerio + 2 Airbags
64
km/h

10. Volkswagen up! + 2 Airbags
DriverFront Passenger
Good
Adequate
Marginal
Weak
Poor
It is possible to produce affordable and safe cars

11. It is possible to produce affordable and safe cars
Volkswagen up! + 2 Airbags
64
km/h
64
km/h

12. Latin NCAP Timeline

15. How do we do it…

16. Corazon
Injury criteria

17. 56 km/h56 km/h 64 km/h64 km/h
UN-R94
We are all humans, and certain crash conditions
will cause on all of us the same effect.
PASS
FAIL
Injury levels

18. Areas analisis driver / passenger
Good
Adequate
Marginal
Weak
Poor
Head
Neck
Chest
Pelvis
Femur
Knee
Lower Leg

19. Head injury
Head
Just below UN Regulation acceptance
readings = zero points for the head
colour RED
Full integrity = FOUR points (full points)
for the head and colour GREEN
Good
Adequate
Marginal
Weak
Poor
Full integrity = FOUR points
Just below UN integrity acceptance = ZERO points

20. 56 km/h56 km/h 64 km/h64 km/hUN-R94
We are all humans, and certain crash conditions
will cause on all of us the same effect.
PASS
FAIL
Injury levels (head example)

21. Ca
Car B
Frontal Crash Protection
Car C

22. 56 km/h56 km/h
Frontal Crash test: UN Regulation vs Latin NCAP
UN-R94
64 km/h64 km/h
Result: Pass or Fail Result:
Use the SAME injury criteria

23. 55km/h
55km/h
Ca
Car C
Car B
Frontal Crash assessment (NCAP 64km/h)
Testing at 64km/h we want to replicate the effect in
the car as it would have been involved in this crash:

24. 64 km/h
Latin NCAP (2015)

25. 64 km/h
Pole
Side Whiplash
Pedestrian
(One Single star rating)
ESC
AEB
Euro NCAP

26. SAME performance/score criteria
PER TEST
2015

27. Relationship with Manufacturers

28. Amount of models tested per Brand

29. Average Adult star rating

30. Average Child star rating

31. Manufacturers’ reaction

32. Manufacturers

33. Manufacturers

34. Latin NCAP recommendation
Adopt UN94 regulation – Oct 2017
Develop a local NCAP to test at 64 km/h
and inform consumers which car performs better at
higher speeds than regulatinos

35. www.latinncap.com
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