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Euro NCAP is a voluntary vehicle safety rating system created by the Swedish Road Administration, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and International Consumer Research & Testing, backed by fourteen members, and motoring and consumer organisations in several EU countries. [6][7] They provide European consumers with information ...
The first NCAP was created in 1979, by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This program was established in response to Title II of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972, to encourage manufacturers to build safer vehicles and consumers to buy them. Over time, the agency improved the program by ...
Global NCAP logo, 2017 revision. Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) is a project of the Towards Zero Foundation, a UK-registered charity. The programme serves as an umbrella organisation encouraging co-operation between the various New Car Assessment Programmes around the world, [1] and supports campaigns to inform consumers about the safety of vehicles in markets that are ...
Since 2010, Latin NCAP has been rating new cars for Latin America and the Caribbean with procedures similar to the ones used by Euro NCAP. [ 5 ] Latin NCAP results cannot be compared to Euro NCAP results: Euro NCAP has 5 ratings: Frontal off-set, side, pole, whiplash and pedestrian tests, while Latin NCAP has 2: frontal off-set crash test and ...
ARCAP (Autoreview Car Assessment Program) is an automobile safety assessment program founded by the Russian car magazine Autoreview. It was Russia's first independent rating for the passive safety of a car, presenting itself as the local edition of the Euro NCAP program. [1] It also provides exclusive test results on some models not marketed in ...
Motor vehicle Kia Sorento Overview Manufacturer Kia Production 2002–present Model years 2003–present Body and chassis Class Compact SUV (2002–2009) Mid-size crossover SUV (2009–present) Body style 5-door SUV Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (2002–2009) Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (2009–present) Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (2002–present) Chassis Body-on-frame (2002 ...
David Schwietert (chief policy executive) Website. https://www.autosinnovate.org. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI) is a Washington, D.C. –based trade association and lobby group whose members include international car and light duty truck manufacturers that build and sell products in the United States.
Consumer Reports, impressed with the prompt OTA update, verified the improved braking performance and changed their rating to a recommended model. [153] [154] In February 2019 Consumer Reports revoked the Model 3 recommendation because "many customers have reported problems with the [car], including loose body trim and glass defects."