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ASEAN NCAP and Australasian NCAP Continues Smart Partnership
Sydney, 23 October 2015 – The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) continues its journey by introducing its first official crash test at Crashlab in Sydney, Australia. This is the fourth lab after MIROS PC3 (Malaysia), JARI (Japan) and KATRI (Korea). Cashlab conventionally has been used by Australasian NCAP (ANCAP) to…
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Response from ASEAN NCAP
Kajang, 22 October 2015 – Following the recent updates on the exclusion of top tether by PROTON Holdings Berhad (“PROTON”) in one of its tested models by ASEAN NCAP, PROTON had announced their regrets for the miscommunication with ASEAN NCAP on the top tether matter. PROTON declared they had overlooked to inform ASEAN NCAP on the omission…
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ASEAN NCAP Child Safety Day
Kajang, 16 October 2015 – Child occupant safety inside a vehicle is one of the most concerned topics discussed recently. There have been incidents whereby a child could have been saved if he/she was properly restrained. Even the vehicle itself plays a significant role in providing protection to the child occupant with child safety fitment…
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Safety Specification Violation Detected in the Region
Kajang, 13 October 2015 – The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) today announces that they have received complaints from consumer on violation of safety specification in one of their tested vehicles. It is said that a top tether fitment has been removed from the locally made car, which is vital…
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Press Release: Crash Test Results for Toyota Hilux and Indonesian Compact Cars
Bandung, 21 September 2015 – The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) had performed a series of crash tests recently especially on models that are produced for the Indonesian market. The tests were conducted to target the Indonesian consumers in conjunction with the ASEAN Automobile Safety Forum 2015/003 jointly organized by…
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Safe Car Buying Guide
Do you own a car? How is your experience when buying a car? Is it simple? High chances are majority will not agree. After completing 43 ratings up to date, it is more important than ever for ASEAN NCAP to educate consumers on how to buy these safe cars. Which car is your preference? ASEAN…
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In Person with ASEAN NCAP
The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) was established in December 2011 upon the signing of Memorandum of Understanding during the FIA Foundation Annual General in New Delhi, India. Since then the ASEAN NCAP team has never looked back and keep on progressing to promote vehicle safety in Southeast Asian countries.…
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Launching of Load Cell Wall at MIROS PC3, Malacca
Kajang, 28 August 2015 – Technology keeps evolving particularly with the demand of an industry. In the vehicle industry, crash testing the safety level of a vehicle is pertinent. In the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) crash test procedure, Kyowa’s data logger is one of the technologies that provide significant…
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Motorcycle Crash Tests by ASEAN NCAP, TGGS and MIROS PC3
Kajang, 28 August 2015 – Motorcycle fatality recorded as one of the highest road traffic deaths in the world. According to WHO in Global Status Report on Road Safety 2013, motorized 2-3 wheelers make up 33% of road traffic deaths in South-East Asia region. Based on this record, the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast…
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Press Release: Higher variant Mitsubishi Triton scored 5-Star rating
Kajang, 21 August 2015 – Following the test on Mitsubishi Triton by New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) released on 7th July 2015, ASEAN NCAP also reviewed the test result conducted by Australasian NCAP (ANCAP). The Triton model of higher variant was tested by ANCAP in March 2015 and scored a…