Chinese NCAP smashes up some more cars and tells us the results

Chinese Car News | Ash | July 26, 2007 at 7:15 pm

C-NCAP the Chinese crash test authority that awards stars to each manufacturer depending on how safe, or unsafe their vehicles are much in the same way as the European NCAP, although it has to be pointed out there are minor differences between the two groups testing procedures.

In this months crash test round up we had:

Chevrolet Spark – 2 stars

Kia Cerato – 3 stars

Chang’an Ford Focus – 5 stars (!)

Honda Civic – 4 stars

FAW Besturn – 4 stars

Nissan Teana – 5 stars

It would be wise to point out that all of the above cars are made in China via their respective JV partners and are not imported vehicles. The FAW Besturn (stupid name, we think) is based off a Mazda 6 chassis/engine and was designed by an Italian design house. We will talk about this car later on China Car Times.

Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.