The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asia, or known as ASEAN NCAP, is an
automobile safety
Automotive safety is the study and practice of design, construction, equipment and regulation to minimize the occurrence and consequences of traffic collisions involving motor vehicles. Road traffic safety more broadly includes roadway design ...
rating program jointly established by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) and Global New Car Assessment Program (Global NCAP) upon a collaborative
MoU signed by both parties during the FIA (
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; en, International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users. It is the governing body for ...
) Foundation Annual General Assembly in New Delhi, India on 7 December 2011.
In January 2013, ASEAN NCAP has published the program's first phase results involving seven popular models in the
ASEAN
ASEAN ( , ), officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, militar ...
region’s market. At this stage, two separate assessments conducted in the rating scheme which are the Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) by star-rating and Child Occupant Protection (COP) by percentage-based rating.
Member organizations
Currently, the following organizations are officially in the ASEAN NCAP member organizations:
* Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS)
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Global New Car Assessment Program (GNCAP)
* Automobile Association of Malaysia (AAM)
* Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP)
* Automobile Association of Singapore (AA Singapore)
Financial support organizations
* Global New Car Assessment Program (GNCAP)
* Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS)
Testing
Due to the high number of deaths on motorcycles in the region, ASEAN NCAP began prioritizing biker safety from 2017.
See also
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Milo tin
Milo tin is a Malaysian pejorative used to describe unsafe or cheaply made vehicles. It is comparable to the slang term, 'deathtrap'.
The term 'Milo tin' originated in the 1950s as a result of shoddy workmanship and cost-cutting measures, in w ...
References
External links
ASEAN NCAP Official websiteOverview of ASEAN NCAP Tests
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New Car Assessment Programs
Consumer organisations in Malaysia
Organizations established in 2011
2011 establishments in India