The companies, however, contested the test results
Auto industry body SIAM, however, questioned the findings saying the Global NCAP crash tests were conducted at a speed of 64kmph while even in Europe and US, which has the most advanced safety standards frontal offset is tested at 56 kmph and India is also adopting the same standards from 2017.
"Globally safety standards are set by national governments and companies comply with those regulations. India will also be adopting crash test standards from 2017 conducted at speed of 56 kmph. Currently, vehicles sold in India comply with the regulations set by the government," Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers SIAM Director General Vishnu Mathur told
Global NCAP is not a standard setting body. It is a private NGO testing vehicles on its own benchmark. It is a commercial venture to give star ratings to companies which approach them to get rated for marketing purposes, he added.
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