Citation

van Ratingen MR, Williams A. J. Australas. Coll. Road Saf. 2014; 25(2): 52-55.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Australasian College of Road Safety)

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Abstract

The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) provides consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe. The organisation has an important influence on vehicle designs, leading to fewer traffic deaths on European roads. Established in 1997, Euro NCAP is a non-profit international association independent of the automotive industry. It is backed by seven European governments (France, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, and the Catalonia region of Spain); consumer groups through International Consumer Research and Testing organisation; European motoring clubs through the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA Region 1, ADAC and ACI); and UK insurers through the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre (Thatcham). Euro NCAP's headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, close to the European Commission and Parliament. Testing of vehicles is carried out at seven accredited laboratories located in six Member States of the European Union: ADAC, BASt, CSI, IDIADA, Thatcham (with MIRA) and TASS. Over the last 17 years, Euro NCAP has tested more than 500 vehicles, including superminis, small and large family cars, executive cars, MPVs, SUVs, pick-ups, roadsters and vans.

Language: en