News & Press Releases

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 lo

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

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 NCAP has t

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 pro

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

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 Assessmen

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

Kajang, 14 August 2015 – A high purchasing trend of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) can be seen among ASEAN vehicle consumers. With new support from Bloomberg Philantrophies, ASEAN NCAP has progressively performing crash tests on several SUV models offered in the ASEAN market. This is to ensure the sa

Kajang, 31 July 2015 – New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) will be organizing the ASEAN Automotive Safety Forum (AASF) in Bandung, Indonesia with collaboration of Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (FTMD), Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). This annual e

Kajang, 16 July 2015 – A Honda HR-V was recently crash tested by the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian region (ASEAN NCAP). The Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) achieved a 4-Star result for its Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and achieved a 4-Star rating for Child Occupant Protection (COP) w

Kajang, 7 July 2015 – The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian region (ASEAN NCAP) recently crash tested the new Mitsubishi Triton. The Mitsubishi Triton received a 4-Star result for its Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and achieved a 2-Star rating for Child Occupant Protection (COP) with o

“Making safer cars is relatively easy compared to ensuring people to buy safe cars,” said the ASEAN NCAP Secretary-General while meeting at his office on 3 July 2015. “A few years back and today still, pricing plays a major factor when purchasing a car, yet safety concerns are growing especially in