The Automobile Association of South Africa says its involvement in NCAP crash testing is guided by a single principle, which is making safety information accessible to the most vulnerable buyers.
South African consumers have been asking for GlobalNCAP testing on Chinese cars for a while now, and the first one conducted on the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro shows concerning results ... NCAP assessments are market-specific.
two and zero stars, respectively ... AA SA buys the vehicles new and anonymously, then ships them off to the headquarters of their counterpart in Germany, ADAC, where they are crash tested at facilities used by both Global and Euro NCAP ... (Global NCAP) ... .
2025 Dongfeng Box in Euro NCAP crash testing Photo by Euro NCAP ... NCAP announced back in 2024 that it was heading into battle against manufacturers who insist on embedding too many basic functions beneath layers of often oversized screens.
... and consumers in Africa deserve the same levels of safety performance which are fitted as standard in other parts of the world.— Richard Woods, GlobalNCAP CEOThe Global NCAP assessment revealed..
Mercedes-Benz CLA earns Euro NCAP's BestPerformer of 2025 award using NVIDIADRIVE AV software, marking a shift toward AI-driven safety standards in vehicles. (Read More) ... .