A Comparison New Car Assessment Program NCAP Requirements and Procedures Around the World 2013-36-0499
The New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), introduced in 1979 by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is a vehicle safety rating system that conducts crash test and provides motoring consumers with an assessment of the safety performance of new cars. Similar programs were then developed around the world, initially for Europe (EuroNCAP), Australia (ANCAP), Japan (JNCAP), China (CNCAP) and Korea (KNCAP). NCAP most recently reached Latin America (LatinNCAP) and Southeast Asia (AseanNCAP). Although the roots are similar, many NCAP programs have significant differences on the test procedures and rating schemes. This paper is a comparative analysis of the recent NCAP protocols to highlight the most important technical differences.
Citation: Pereira, N. and Callaghan, B., "A Comparison New Car Assessment Program NCAP Requirements and Procedures Around the World," SAE Technical Paper 2013-36-0499, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-36-0499. Download Citation
Author(s):
Ney Q. Pereira, Brian Callaghan
Affiliated:
General Motors Company
Pages: 13
Event:
22nd SAE Brasil International Congress and Display
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
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