The Centre is expected to introduce a new set of crash test standards for passenger cars in India some time next year. Despite being the fifth largest producer of passenger cars in the world, there is no mandatory car crash test standard in India as of now. With increasing focus on minimising fatalities on the roads and growing road safety awareness, the government is working to introduce an internationally accepted test regulation for frontal and side impact.
“What Global NCAP has done could be a trial test under European standards. But, we are all preparing for the new crash test norms that may come into effect in India by March next year,” said a senior official of an Asian car manufacturer.
Meanwhile, Global NCAP, a U.K. firm and a member of UN Road Safety Collaboration, has welcomed the Indian Government’s move to launch a New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP). If this happens, every new car sold in India will have a proper crash structure and airbags,” said Global NCAP chairman’s Max Mosley in a statement.
