Proton is set to launch its new compact car on 25th September 2014.

As this car has already been tested and rated by ASEAN NCAP, this car will be launched with ASEAN NCAP rating as following:

Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) – 5-Star

Child Occupant Protection (COP) – 4-Star

ASEAN NCAP Secretary-General, Mr. Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim said, “This is the good sign for us and most importantly to the consumers that they will know the result of our rating even before the launch so that the decision making will be made easier for more values for their money. This is also our promise to conduct more tests after the pilot phases, frequently informed the consumers and therefore making the system of promoting safety culture especially in vehicle safety works.”

ASEAN NCAP Chairman, Prof. Dr. Wong Shaw Voon said, “I am personally glad with the current trend in our market in which safety is now growing as one of the important factors for car buyers to consider. Also, when looking into the recent results of ASEAN NCAP and safety specifications of new cars in the market, safety has now brought up the passenger car market to another level where the price remain competitive but at the same time we can see fitment of safety items such as airbags and ESC becoming more common in the affordable car sector.”

The following are the gist of the PCC result (Quarter III 2014 September Release):

 Proton Compact Car – 5-Star in Adult Occupant Protection (AOP); 4-Star in Child Occupant Protection (COP).

 Proton has set a new trend in producing safer cars, and this is the second time for Proton to achieve 5-Star in AOP after Prevé/Suprima S model.

 In addition to that, the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is made as standard fit in all variants and this offering is aligned with ASEAN NCAP objective to make ESC more affordable to the consumers.

 As final pricing will only be made public after this release date, ASEAN NCAP can only suggest that this car has the best prospect to be the most affordable 5-Star car (AOP) in the ASEAN region.

ASEAN NCAP Chairman, Prof. Wong added, “I congratulate Proton for this achievement and hopefully this will set a trend among all manufacturers to produce a “global platform” of 5-Star car in the region, and safety will not simply be compromised especially for the entry level cars.”

Full press release here – Click here to download.

Posted by ASEAN NCAP Communications