Bharat Ncap

Only two three-row cars have been crash tested at Bharat NCAP, and both have scored a five-star safety rating.

Toyota Innova Hycross scores 5-star safety rating at Bharat NCAP

The Innova Hycross bagged five stars in the adult and child occupant protection categories.

Bharat NCAP: From Harrier to XEV 9e, here are safety ratings of EVs tested so far

All seven EVs crash tested at Bharat NCAP so far have scored a 5-star safety rating.

Rare earth magnet crisis: Maruti denies any disruption even as e Vitara production plans hit

Maruti plans to produce around 67,000 units of the e Vitara, the carmaker's maiden EV, in FY26.

Kia Syros achieves Bharat NCAP 5-star safety rating for adult and child protection

Kia Syros displayed high crash protection standards in the test, demonstrating its exceptional ability to safeguard occupants in a variety of impact scenarios

Mahindra SUVs secure 5-star safety ratings under Bharat NCAP

The vehicle scored 31.09/32 in adult occupant protection (AOP) and 45/49 in child occupant protection (COP), setting a new benchmark in safety.

Tata Motors' Curvv ICE and EV bag 5-star safety rating at BNCAP: Watch the crash test

Curvv.ev scored 30.81/32 points for Adult Occupant Protection (AOP), and 44.83/49 points for Child Occupant Protection (COP) from BNCAP, Tata Motors said.

India's safest electric cars: Tata Punch EV, Nexon EV receive 5-star rating in Bharat NCAP test

The Indian New Car Assessment Program, more commonly referred to as BNCAP, crash test cars and conduct performance assessments on safety features and technologies

Kia Carens scores 5 stars for child safety, Honda Amaze gets zero stars

This assessment marks one of the final evaluations under Global NCAP's Safer Cars for India initiative as the country transitions to its own Bharat NCAP safety evaluation program

Maruti Suzuki applies for Bharat-NCAP safety ratings for some vehicles

Last year, Tata Motors' SUVs Safari and Harrier became the first recipients of the safety rating for adult and child occupant protection as per Bharat-NCAP. The SUVs were given 5-star rating.

India committed to achieving global road safety targets set in Stockholm Declaration, says Gadkari

Gadkari, while addressing the ministerial session focusing on road safety at the 27th World Road Congress in Prague, Czech Republic, emphasized on adopting a holistic approach to minimise road crashes and fatalities by stakeholders at all levels.

Bharat NCAP should evolve to Bharat NVAP: Save Life Foundation Chief

The Founder and CEO of the Save Life Foundation contends that while Bharat NCAP is a step in the right direction, it should go on to include a crash test apparatus for buses and trucks, which are responsible for mass fatalities on highways.

Here’s all you need to know about automotive safety features

All active and passive safety features available in modern cars are explained here in detail.

Bharat NCAP: Here’s how India’s first car safety testing programme will work

Bharat NCAP aims to make Indian cars safer and more export-worthy. While it is voluntary, it will spur automakers to use the results to broadcast their high safety standards to consumers

MORTH rolls out Bharat NCAP, India’s own crash-testing norms for cars

Apart from improving road safety and curbing pollution, the programme is expected to enhance the global competitiveness of Indian vehicles

LIVE: Nitin Gadkari Launches Bharat NCAP | New Car Assessment Programme

Nitin Gadkari launches Bharat NCAP. Bharat NCAP is a significant step forward in the government’s commitment to improve road safety through raising the safety standards of motor vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes in India. The programme aims to provide a tool to the car customers to make a comparative assessment of crash safety of motor vehicles available in the market. Watch!

Bharat NCAP launch on August 22 by Nitin Gadkari: Here's all you need to know

Bharat NCAP: Bharat NCAP to be launched in India tomorrow. To revolutionize road safety with star ratings for vehicles.

Nitin Gadkari to launch Bharat NCAP today to elevate India's vehicle safety, global competitiveness

The primary aim of the program is to provide car buyers with a tool to assess and compare the crash safety of different motor vehicles available in the market

Bharat NCAP a step in right direction; to encourage production of safe cars in India: Auto companies

While welcoming the initiative, the automakers noted that it would encourage the production of safer cars in the country.

Bharat NCAP must take into account Indian conditions, say Maruti Suzuki executives

India’s largest car maker is concerned at the new car safety regulations due to kick by the end of the first quarter of 2023, particularly a six-airbag requirement, because the resultant price increases could deter first-time car buyers. 

Airbags Versus Structural Integrity: What is most crucial to automotive safety? | The Drive Report Ep 3

What does the central government’s proposed rule of making six airbags standard across all vehicles mean for customers? Can it really mitigate the fatality count or is it a supplementary restraint measure with the structural integrity of the shell being the most crucial? Importantly, why are some brands opposed to the proposed norm? To know whether six airbags are necessary or excessive, watch this video where Parth Charan analyses the crucial aspects.

Bharat NCAP vehicle safety prog to be rolled out from April next year

According to the statement, Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) is applicable on type approved motor vehicles of category M1 (motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers, comprising eight seats, in addition to driver’s seat) with gross vehicle weight less than 3.5 tonnes, manufactured or imported in the country.