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Latin NCAP Changes as from 2013
As from 2013 Latin NCAP will introduce a series of changes in its protocols in order to increase the safety level requirement for the star rating range and improve information...
Latin NCAP brings the latest Phase 3 results
Latin NCAP brings the latest Phase 3 results: More safety progress in Brazilian made new models
The latest crash test results released by Latin NCAP in November 2012, revealed that the...
Latin NCAP announces the presentation of the last results of Phase 3 pending models to close its Pilot Phase
Following 2012 presentation of results, Latin NCAP will announce on March 19th the pending and last 2 results of models for Phase 3 and of its Pilot Phase.
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Latin NCAP Sponsorship Program
In order to widen the tested models by Latin NCAP, we would like to remind you about the Sponsorship Program where any government, Consumer organization, Road Safety Organization or Car...
Safety levels of cars in Latin America still too low but some brands are making progress
On November 13th the results of the Latin NCAP latest crash tested were launched in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event took place at the National Industrial Technology Institution (INTI) and...
Official Results Launch Phase III
New Latin NCAP Technical Workshop
As part of a series of workshops conducted in 2012, a new technical workshop was held at the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 2. The...Latin NCAP attended FIA XIV American Congress
Latin NCAP took part in the FIA XIV American Congress held on August 8-10 in Cancun, Mexico. Regional Automobile Clubs, Jean Todt, President of FIA, and agency's officials also attended...Important Road Safety Meeting
Within the context of the Decade of Action for Road Safety, promoted by the United Nations, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) conducted a...News from other NCAP Programmes
ANCAP: Continuous development in crash testing. The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) gave its support for the continuous development of crash testing following the release of findings of a...
Latin NCAP launches Online Consultation Document to become a permanent program in the region
Latin NCAP, the New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean, produced an online consultation document for governments, the private sector, civil organizations and the general public to...
European and Latin American Car model comparative
Between the 12 and 16 of June the III Ibero-American Road Safety Congress (CISEV) was held in Bogota, Colombia. The Congress was attended by prominent speakers and attended by important...
Upcoming Global NCAP Buyers Guide
Within the framework of the first Global NCAP Annual Meeting held in Malaysia on 23 and 24 May, the upcoming Global NCAP Buyers Guide was announced.
Following the Decade of Action...
Latin NCAP participated of the III Road Safety Interamerican Congress
Between the 12th and 16th of june the III Road Safety Interamerican Cogress took place in Bogotá, Colombia.Latin NCAP participated of the Congress with a informative Stand where...
Latin NCAP attends NCAPs annual meeting
On 23-24 May, a major meeting of New Car Assessment Programmes (NCAP) was held in Malaysia. This Global NCAP annual meeting gathered all active NCAPs in the world aiming to...
Japanese company started manufacturing airbags in Uruguay
The Brazilian branch of the Japanese company Takata, main supplier of airbags in Brazil, started manufacturing airbags in its Uruguayan plant. The company will manufacture six million airbag bags annually....
Q&A with Max Mosley, Global NCAP (GNCAP) Chairman
What is the role of GNCAP?
Consumer information has been a powerful driver of improved automobile safety over the last thirty years. Crash tests carried out by New Car Assessment Programme...
Latin NCAP workshops to continue in 2012
Following the workshops started in February at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (USP) Latin NCAP organized on 25-27 April two workshops at the School of Engineering of the University...
Latin NCAP in the media
Latin NCAP’s Secretariat makes available to all those interested, press articles on the Launch of Phase 2 Results, carried out in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 24 November, 2011.The...
Workshop at USP
On 2-3 February a workshop on Latin NCAP was carried out at the Sao Paulo University (USP), 25 engineers attended the event, among them Prof. Dr. Marcilio Alves y Dr....Global NCAP Annual Meeting
On May 23-24 will be held the first Global NCAP Annual Meeting in Malacca, Malaysia hosted by the Malaysian Institute for Road Safety Research (MIROS). The meeting will be combined...Opinions that matter
Some people playing important roles in Road Safety at international level gave their opinion on the work carried out by Latin NCAP.
Esteban Diez, Representative Infrastructure and Environment Section of the Inter-American...
Latin America’s top selling cars not safe enough says Latin NCAP
Poor structural integrity and absence of airbags put Latin American motorists at riskSao Paulo, Brazil: 24th November 2011 - The first ever consumer crash test programme of some of the...
Latin NCAP publishes in Brazil results of program’s second phase
Latin NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) will launch results of its second series of safety tests on November 24, at 12:00pm, at Renaissance Hotel, São Paulo.
The programme aims to provide...
Government Officials Round Table
After the launch of Latin NCAP Phase II results, a round table will be held with the participation of distinguished road safety actors.
David Ward, FIA Foundation Executive Director and Bernardo...
Distinguished guests
Road Safety key stakeholders will attend the event:
Among them:
- Juan Ramos García, Chief of the Transport Innovation and Vehicle Regulation Section - UNECE – Spain.
- Felipe Rodríguez, Executive Director Argentinean Road Safety...
Mexico proposes a reform on safety regulations for vehicles
Representative Fausto Saldaña del Moral proposed a reform to the regulatory framework for motor vehicles to be equipped with safety elements before leaving the manufacturing plant in order to reduce...TAM offers discounts to Latin-American Press
At Latin NCAP we are pleased to announce that TAM airlines offers a 10% discount (subject to flight availability for Latin America - Sao Paulo – Latin America) for those...Important international guests will attend presentation of Phase II results
On November 24, Phase II test results conducted by Latin NCAP will be presented in São Paulo, Brazil.
Among those attending the presentation there will be: Felipe Tara Rodríguez, Deputy Chief...
Presentation of Results - Phase II
Results of Phase II tests carried out by Latin NCAP will be presented next November.
National and international authorities are expected to attend the event together with consumers’ associations, and media...
Latin NCAP took part in SIMEA 2011
SIMEA is an annual event organized by AEA, Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Automotiva, its main aim is to look for and present strategies, solutions, techniques and innovations regarding mobility.
For the...
Uruguayan expert highlighted city achievements and suggested changes for the future
"Bogotá is on the right track regarding Road Safety," said expert Rosa Gallego interviewed by Colombian "eliempo.com"
Road Space Rationing, fines through the use of cameras and massive system organization...
High-Impact Programme
Latin NCAP is currently developing its Phase II as part of an Agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Gonzalo Rodriguez Memorial Foundation (GRMF), Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Region...
Governments of Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay committed to safety.
We are glad to inform the National Road Safety Agency (UNASEV) in Uruguay, presented a bill to ban as from 2014 the entry to the country of vehicles not complying...
LATIN AMERICA NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM – Latin NCAP to be launched
Latin America and the Caribbean will on 18 October 2010 see the launch of ‘Latin NCAP’, a ground breaking region-wide independent crash testing programme for car safety....
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