According to foreign media reports, India will introduce a safety rating system for passenger cars. The country hopes this measure will encourage manufacturers to provide advanced safety features to consumers, and hopes that the move will also improve the country’s production of vehicles.” export value”.
India’s road transport ministry said in a statement that the agency will rate the cars on a scale of one to five stars based on tests assessing adult and child occupant protection and safety assist technologies. The new rating system is expected to take effect in April 2023.
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India, which has some of the world’s most dangerous roads, has also proposed making six airbags mandatory for all passenger cars, although some automakers say the move will increase the cost of vehicles. Current regulations require vehicles to be equipped with two airbags, one for the driver and one for the front passenger.
India is the fifth largest auto market in the world, with annual sales of about 3 million vehicles. Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai, controlled by Japan’s Suzuki Motor, are the country’s top-selling automakers.
In May 2022, new vehicle sales in India rose 185% year-on-year to 294,342 units. Maruti Suzuki topped the list with a 278% increase in May sales to 124,474 units, after the company’s record low of 32,903 units in the same period last year. Tata came in second with 43,341 units sold. Hyundai ranked third with 42,294 sales.
Post time: Jun-28-2022