While Maruti Suzuki has been drawing a lot of flak on social media for its vehicle safety standards, Bharat NCAP can prove to be a saviour for the Indias largest carmaker with dwindling market share.
The newly launched Bharat NCAP will be implemented from October 1, 2023 and carmakers can voluntarily offer their vehicles tested as per the Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) 197.
The global safety watchdog has been crash-testing India-made passenger vehicles since 2013. It will now provide technical support for Bharat NCAP tests, scheduled to begin from October.
Bharat NCAP, launched under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, evaluates vehicle safety through crash tests, assigning star ratings to encourage safer cars and competition among manufacturers in India. But what do these stars entail?