New Car Assessment Program
An NCAP ( New Car Assessment Program (me) , for example: " New Car Assessment Program ") is intended to give automobile buyers and automobile manufacturers a realistic and independent assessment of the safety features of some of the best-selling vehicles and also carries out standardized crash tests for automobiles.
A distinction is made between:
| designation | Abbreviation | founding year | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States New Car Assessment Program | US NCAP (US NCAP) | 1978 | Washington, DC , USA |
| Insurance Institute for Highway Safety | IIHS | 1959, ratings from 1995 | Arlington , USA |
| Australasian New Car Assessment Program | ANCAP | 1993 | Canberra , Australia |
| Japan New Car Assessment Program | JNCAP | 1995 | Tokyo , Japan |
| European New Car Assessment Program | Euro NCAP | 1997 | Brussels , Belgium |
| Korean New Car Assessment Program | KNCAP | 1999 | Seoul , South Korea |
| China - New Car Assessment Program | C-NCAP | 2006 | Tianjin , China |
| Programa de Evaluación de Vehículos Nuevos para América Latina y el Caribe | Latin NCAP | 2010 | Montevideo , Uruguay |
| New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asia | ASEAN NCAP | 2011 | Kajang ( Selangor ), Malaysia |
| Global New Car Assessment Program | GNCAP | 2011 | London , UK |
| Bharat New Vehicle Safety Assessment Program | BNVSAP | 2017 | tbd |