popular compact car in India. The new car comes with 1.2L DDiS 190 diesel engine (190Nm/75ps) and 1.2-liter K series VVT petrol engine (115Nm/84.3ps). Its fuel efficiency has been improved up to 10%. New equipments such as Bluetooth connectivity and reverse parking sensor are also available. Global NCAP has disclosed crash test results for the Maruti Suzuki Swift and Nissan Datsun GO. The both cars scored zero stars for protection of adult occupa...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/20

s marks the beginning of a new chapter for high-end hybrid mobility in Kazakhstan. It is built on the CMA Evo architecture and EM-P super hybrid system. It has a maximum WLTC combined range of 1100 km and a pure electric range of 200 km. The Lynk & Co 08 received a five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP.  Based on social media updates of Geely International...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/19

three versions: Extreme, Ultra, and Sport, with some trims sold out in several launch markets. On April 6, Fisker Inc. announced that it has completed testing and met all applicable US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) for the Fisker Ocean SUV. It also meets New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) standards for a 5-star rating. Fisker expects full European regulatory approval by the end of April, with customer deliveries to follow. In the ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/19

he initiative of Chery Automobile and designed by an Italian based Pininfarina, was displayed as the "A3 concept" at the 2006 Beijing Motor Show. Its 1.6 or 1.8-liter own brand "ACTECO" engine is mated to a manual transmission. It got the 5-star rating in the Chinese collision safety standard of "C-NCAP." Sales prices are 74,800 yuan for the 1.6-liter "Standard" type, 84,800 yuan for the "Comfort" type, 82,800 yuan for the 1.8-liter "Jiashe" type...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/19

ARAI establishes full euro NCAP sled testing suite in India On May 16, the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) announced the successful completion of its first Far-Side Sled Test in accordance with the Euro NCAP 2026 protocol. With this milestone, ARAI has established full capability across the complete suite of Euro NCAP sled tests, covering Knee Mapping, VTC, Whiplash, and Far-Side evaluations.  Euro NCAP sled tests replicate real-...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/18

by a 1.2-litre Revotron iCNG engine producing 73.5 PS and 103 Nm in CNG mode. Its key features include a twin-cylinder iCNG setup that maintains a 210-litre boot space in CNG mode, direct start in CNG mode (first-in-segment), a single ECU for gasoline -CNG transition, 6 airbags, ESP, 5-star Bharat NCAP rating, and a 26.03 cm HARMAN twin digital screen setup. Based on the Tata Motors press release ...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/13

Global NCAP gives zero-star adult safety rating to Toyota Starlet On May 13, Global NCAP announced that the outgoing version of the Toyota Starlet received a zero-star rating, while the child occupant protection was rated at three stars. The vehicle was tested as part of the #SaferCarsForAfrica campaign. The Starlet, manufactured in India, comes equipped with driver and passenger frontal airbags and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) as standard,...

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lineups to 17 countries including Mexico, Chile and Colombia in addition to Brazil. On March 8, BYD announced that the ATTO 3, its first passenger vehicle for the UK, has been officially put on sale. Positioned as a battery electric SUV and based on BYD’s ePlatform 3.0, the vehicle meets the Euro NCAP Five-Star Safety Certification. On April 10, BYD unveiled the DiSus (yunnian in Chinese) full-stack in-house developed intelligent body control s...

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IVEX, Belgium, delivers new software to support Euro NCAP’s 2026-2028 safety testing On May 6, IVEX announced a new software that will integrate Euro NCAP’s 2026 Protocols into IVEX’s NCAP Evaluator. Euro NCAP recently demonstrated its 2026 testing protocols and is preparing for official vehicle evaluations across all safety stages: Safe Driving, which includes a new On-road Driving evaluation, Crash Avoidance, Crash Protection, and Post Cr...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/11

Euro4 compliant 1.5-liter gasoline engine, permanent-magnet synchronous brushless motor (maximum power is 13kW), and nickel hydride battery. It travels 500 kilometers at maximum with improved fuel efficiency by 20% compared with the conventional gasoline model. It has been given four-star in the C-NCAP, the crash test standard in China. Changan Automobile and Honeywell International Inc. of the U.S. have agreed on Light-duty Turbocharging Engine...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/11

four newly integrated advanced safety tests that include:   •    Pedestrian automatic emergency braking •    Lane keeping assistance •    Blind spot warning•    Blind spot intervention These pass/fail tests, which have recently been added to NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), ensure consumers have the safety information to assess the benefits of new technologies and encourage other OEMs to address. (NHTSA release on ...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/09

n.   In South America, countries like Brazil and Argentina legally mandate the installation of front-seat airbags. However, the global trend is not towards mandatory installation, but rather towards expanding airbag use through market mechanisms and incentives, such as New Car Assessment Programs (NCAP) in each country and increasing consumer safety consciousness.   Even in developed countries such as those in Europe and North America, there a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/07

(MTPA), the facility will produce high-quality cold-rolled base steel for Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS), Galvannealed (GA), Galvanised (GI), and Press Hardened Steel (PHS) applications, with strength levels of up to 1,180 MPa The unit is designed to support vehicle lightweighting, meet Bharat NCAP safety norms, and enable import substitution in automotive steel. The PLTCM will support the domestic production of first-of-its-kind and patente...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/01

l intelligence hub supports crowd-sourced mapping, teleoperated remote operations, and map-based parking. Other highlights include the VisioBlade wipers system designed for curved-screen windshields, 42-inch ultra-wide display and a Driver Monitoring System (DMS) developed to comply with GSR II and NCAP 2026 standards. (From a press release dated April 29, 2026)...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/30

km (WLTP) of range. Charging supports 7 kW AC and up to 100 kW DC (10–80% in around 29 minutes), along with V2L capability. It features a rear multilink suspension and a 4.7-meter turning radius, with dimensions (LWH) of 4,003x 1,781x 1,557 mm and a 2,615 mm wheelbase. The model meets five-star C-NCAP and Euro NCAP standards, with over 30 active safety and driver-assistance features as standard.   Firefly has appointed Thonburi BlueSky Co., Lt...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/30

mission or the INVECS-II five-speed automatic transmission with a manual mode. GAC Mitsubishi Motors will increase sales by broadening the lineup of the SUV segment, which is rapidly growing in China. GAC Mitsubishi Motors' ASX has given a five-star rating of the China New Car Assessment Program (C-NCAP). ASX uses Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution Body (RISE), confirmed to have excellent impact safety from all directions. GAC Mitsubishi Motors r...

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heast Asia and West Asia. Dongfeng-Peugeot-Citroen began to accept advance orders for a 5-door hatchback "C-Quatre", which will be put on the market nationwide in early September. The model, which was developed based on the "Citroen C4" to conform to the European car safety assessment program "Euro NCAP," is compatible with the emissions regulations "Euro4." Peugeot China, a company overseeing Chinese operations of Peugeot, announced in Shanghai ...

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.6-inch central display, 8.8-inch digital cluster and Leap OS 4.0 Plus connectivity. Regarding safety, the B05 is built on a high-strength structure with 34,500 Nm/deg torsional rigidity and includes seven airbags and 21 ADAS functions supported by 14 sensors and cameras, targeting a five-star Euro NCAP rating. The vehicle is available to order with prices starting from EUR 26,900. (Stellantis on April 23, 2026)...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/24

launch of the world's first full-size luxury smart electric MPV MIFA 9, electric pickup T90 EV and electric light trucks and other new energy models in Europe. MIFA 9 has passed E-MARK and other European regulatory certifications, and is designed to meet the three five-star safety standards of EuroNCAP (Europe), C-NCAP (China) and ANCAP (Australia). The T90 EV, with a total length of 5.37 meters, is the first electric pickup of a Chinese-brand t...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/24

since 2001. The engine plant, opened in 2014, has an annual production capacity of 210,000 engines. On September 20, Ford announced that its compact Ka model, built in Camacari, Brazil, achieved three-star rating in adult occupant protection and four stars in child occupant protection in new Latin NCAP crash tests. The results show improvement compared to the tests performed in 2017, when the company introduced more stringent criteria for car as...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/24