Category: Press Release

  • Two Chinese SUV Models Awarded with 5-Star ASEAN NCAP Ratings

    Kajang, Malaysia, 3 November 2025 – The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) recently conducted assessments of two Chinese automotive brands: ZEEKR and MG. The assessed models under these two brands are ZEEKR X and MG MGS5 EV, both of which achieved 5-Star ASEAN NCAP ratings. The ZEEKR brand was started…

  • Suzuki’s New Compact SUV Achieved 5-Star in ASEAN NCAP Test

    Kajang, Malaysia, 30 October 2025 – The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) recently conducted an assessment on the third Japanese brand for the year: Suzuki. As a steady automotive presence that has recently re-entered the Malaysian market, Suzuki continues its efforts across the diversified Southeast Asian market. The brand marked…

  • BYD Successfully Secured Its Inaugural 5-Star ASEAN NCAP Rating

    Kajang, Malaysia, 10 October 2025 – The BYD brand entered the Southeast Asian market in 2022. Apart from its models’ exterior looks, BYD has also taken significant actions by offering a number of important vehicle safety technologies in its models. The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) recently performed an assessment…

  • GAC Group Achieved Another Top Rating with GAC EMKOO

    Kajang, Malaysia, 17 September 2025 – The Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group) achieved another milestone in the latest test conducted by the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP). The vehicle safety programme for the South-East Asia region assessed the brand’s second model, the GAC EMKOO. ASEAN NCAP, hosted by…

  • Toyota’s Latest SUV Achieved 5-Star ASEAN NCAP Rating

    Kajang, Malaysia, 1 August 2025 – Since its establishment, the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) has conducted several assessments on Toyota models. This year, Toyota introduced its latest SUV for assessment under the current 2021–2025 ASEAN NCAP protocol. The new Toyota Yaris Cross achieved an impressive performance in the assessment,…

  • ASEAN NCAP AND MIROS CO-ORGANIZE VEHICLE SAFETY COURSE (VSC) 2025/008 WITH HCMUT, VIETNAM

    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 29th July 2025 – The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) in collaboration with the Faculty of Transportation Engineering, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam organize the Vehicle Safety Course (VSC) 2025/008 and the ASEAN NCAP Collaborative Holistic Research (ANCHOR V) Meeting in Ho…

  • PROTON e.MAS 7 Achieved 5-Star Rating from ASEAN NCAP

    Kajang, Malaysia, 16 December 2024 – The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries or ASEAN NCAP today released its final assessment result for 2024. ASEAN NCAP performed an assessment on the new electric SUV, PROTON e.MAS 7, prior to its launching debut. The new PROTON e.MAS 7 delivered a 5-Star performance in this…

  • A Zero-Star Rating Result for NETA V Released by ASEAN NCAP

    Kajang, Malaysia, 9 December 2024 – The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) today released its latest assessment result on the NETA V model. The model which is the first electric vehicle (EV) brand tested at the MIROS Provisional CRASE Crash Centre (PC3) in Malaysia made a very disappointing outcome with…

  • ASEAN NCAP Announced Its First Rating Assessment for GAC Motor

    Kajang, Malaysia, 15 August 2024 – The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) performed another assessment on a model that was recently launched in this region in the beginning of this year. The GAC EMZOOM is the first model under the brand GAC Motors to be tested by ASEAN NCAP under…

  • Chery OMODA 5 Scored 5-Star Rating in Its First ASEAN NCAP Assessment

    Kajang, Malaysia, 9 August 2024 – The automotive brand name Chery reentered the ASEAN market in recent years in which it launched its first model, Chery OMODA 5, in Indonesia and Malaysia in 2023. The Chery OMODA 5 is the first model under the Chery brand to be assessed by the New Car Assessment Program…