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  • Toyota C-HR adds to list of top performers

    10/04/2024
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    Toyota C-HR adds to list of top performers
    ANCAP SAFETY, Australasia’s independent voice on vehicle safety, today confirms a five-star safety rating for the new Toyota C-HR available in Australia and New Zealand.
    The all-hybrid line-up demonstrated solid safety performance assessed against 2023-2025 rating criteria, with the Toyota C-HR becoming the first model to be assigned a 2024 datestamp.     Read More >>

  • Four-star safety rating for Hyundai Kona

    15/01/2024
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    Four-star safety rating for Hyundai Kona
    ANCAP SAFETY, Australasia's independent voice on vehicle safety, has today confirmed a four-star safety rating for the latest generation Hyundai Kona available in Australia and New Zealand.
    Assessed against ANCAP's current 2023-2025 protocol criteria, the four-star safety rating applies to petrol, hybrid, and electric variants of the Hyundai Kona small SUV, with mixed levels of physical occupant protection, pedestrian protection and collision avoidance capability demonstrated in ANCAP's assessment.     Read More >>

  • Kia, Mercedes-Benz and BMW each achieve five stars

    6/12/2023
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    Kia, Mercedes-Benz and BMW each achieve five stars
    Following testing against the latest 2023-2025 criteria, the Kia EV9, Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV and BMW 5 Series have each achieved five-star ANCAP safety ratings.
    The electric Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV scored maximum points for its protection of the driver in the side impact test, for the front seat passenger in the frontal offset test, and for the protection of child occupants in both the side impact and frontal offset tests.
    A centre airbag to protect front seat occupants in side impact crashes is fitted, however evidence to demonstrate that the airbag would protect a range of occupant sizes was not provided by the manufacturer and points for this area of assessment were not awarded.     Read More >>

  • How safe was the car you drove in the 1990s?

    1/12/2023
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    How safe was the car you drove in the 1990s?
    Taking stock of the past 30 years of independent vehicle safety testing, ANCAP reflects on the vehicle models first rated when testing began in 1993.
    Commonplace on Australia's roads at the time were the Ford Falcon, Mitsubishi Magna, Holden Commodore and Mazda 626 – just to name a few.
    These, together with the Honda Accord, Subaru Liberty, Nissan Pintara, Toyota Camry and Volvo 940 all featured in the first round of safety ratings released in 1993, in an effort to inform consumers about the safety features, or lack of, that were fitted to their everyday drives.     Read More >>

  • Boost for vehicle safety with the Australian Government solidifying its commitment to ANCAP.

    23/11/2023
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    Boost for vehicle safety with the Australian Government solidifying its commitment to ANCAP.
    The Australian Government has once again solidified its commitment to boost the safety of new vehicles offered to Australian consumers, committing to fund the vital ANCAP safety rating program for a further five years.
    Assistant Minster for Infrastructure and Transport, Senator Carol Brown confirmed the Government's commitment during ANCAP's 30th Anniversary commemorative celebrations in Sydney.     Read More >>

  • ANCAP and Euro NCAP renew close ties with signing of MOU.

    23/11/2023
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    ANCAP and Euro NCAP renew close ties with signing of MOU.
    ANCAP and Euro NCAP have this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will cement the strong ties already in place between the two regional safety organisations and pave the way for closer collaboration in the future.
    Euro NCAP and ANCAP first signed an MOU in 1999 to assist with the alignment of test protocols and results, with this renewed MOU signalling the continued strength of ANCAP and Euro NCAP's shared mission and future ambitions. The MOU has been prepared to reflect the evolution of ANCAP and Euro NCAP over the past three decades, as well as the technological advancements made in vehicle safety and changing regulatory and environmental objectives.     Read More >>

  • First safety rating to new 2023 test criteria announced

    6/09/2023
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    First safety rating to new 2023 test criteria announced

    The first vehicle model to undergo independent ANCAP safety testing to the expanded 2023-2025 criteria - the battery electric Lexus RZ - has provided a strong demonstration of what can be achieved with modern safety features and technologies, achieving the maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating.

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  • Five-star ANCAP safety rating for MG 4 Electric.

    3/08/2023
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    Five-star ANCAP safety rating for MG 4 Electric.
    Australasia's independent voice on vehicle safety, ANCAP, has today released a five-star safety rating for the MG 4 Electric. The MG 4 Electric performed well across each aspect of ANCAP assessment under the 2020-2022 rating criteria.
    The MG 4 Electric is fitted with a range of collision avoidance technologies including autonomous emergency braking, active lane support, and fatigue monitoring. Good results were seen for its performance in AEB Cyclist and some AEB Car-to-Car test scenarios, including when turning across the path of an oncoming vehicle. Mixed results were seen in AEB Pedestrian test scenarios. AEB Backover functionality, designed to detect and respond to pedestrians in reverse, is not available.     Read More >>

  • Chery re-enters the Australian market with improved safety

    1/08/2023
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    Chery re-enters the Australian market with improved safety
    ANCAP SAFETY, Australia and New Zealand's independent voice on vehicle safety, has today released a five star safety rating for the Chery Omoda 5 – some 12 years after the last ANCAP safety rating for a Chery model was released.
    Elevating its safety offering well above that of its predecessors, and to more stringent test and rating criteria, the Chery Omoda 5 offers sound levels of structural and active safety protection. Previous offerings - the Chery J11 (2 stars) and Chery J1 (3 stars) - achieved ANCAP safety ratings well below the expected standard when rated back in 2011.     Read More >>

  • Volkswagen’s first fully-electric ID models arrive in New Zealand with five-star safety.

    18/07/2023
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    Volkswagen’s first fully-electric ID models arrive in New Zealand with five-star safety.
    Australia and New Zealand's independent vehicle safety authority, ANCAP SAFETY, has today released five-star safety ratings for the new Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5 models available for purchase in New Zealand.
    Volkswagen's first fully-electric SUVs both scored well across the range of independent safety tests and assessments, with the five-star rating applying to the following variants sold in New Zealand...     Read More >>

  • Mazda CX-60 PHEV, petrol and diesel arrive with five-star safety.

    11/07/2023
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    Mazda CX-60 PHEV, petrol and diesel arrive with five-star safety.
    A five star ANCAP safety rating has today been published for all PHEV, petrol and diesel variants of the new Mazda CX-60. Read More >>

  • Safety of mid-size SUV segment expands with 5 star ANCAP safety rating for Kia Sportage.

    6/07/2022
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    Safety of mid-size SUV segment expands with 5 star ANCAP safety rating for Kia Sportage.
    The number of models available in the popular Medium SUV segment with 5 star safety has expanded, with ANCAP today announcing a 5 star rating for the Kia Sportage.
    The existing 5 star rating for the GWM Haval H6 has also recently been extended to cover H6 Hybrid variants. Solid scores were awarded to the Kia Sportage for its protection of adult and child occupants, with scores of 87% achieved in both the Adult Occupant Protection and Child Occupant Protection areas of assessment.     Read More >>

  • Five-year funding for vital car safety program

    1/05/2018
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    Five-year funding for vital car safety program
    The Federal Government has marked National Road Safety Week by announcing the continuation of funding for the critical work of independent vehicle safety consumer organisation ANCAP for another five years, Read More >>
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