NDTV Exclusive: Maruti Swift, Datsun Go to fail crash tests
Nissan global demand NCAP remove Datsun Go India after flunk crash test.
New Delhi In a setback Nissan Motors, control body of global consumer safety NCAP asked the Japanese automaker to withdraw its compact car Datsun GO Indian market saying it was sub-standard.
Datsun GO, which was launched in the country last year, failed crash test results conducted recently by the Global New Car Assessment Program NCAP He had failed on the number of safety critical.
In a letter to the CEO of Nissan, Global NCAP president Max Mosley has called for an emergency withdrawal of the Datsun Go Indian and related markets.
It is extremely disappointing that Nissan has authorized the launch of a new model that is clearly sub-standard as currently designed the Datsun Go certainly fail to pass the regulations of the frontal impact of the United Nations.
In these circumstances, I urge Nissan to withdraw the Datsun Go sales in India pending an urgent overhaul of the body shell of the car, said Mosley.
The application of the minimum crash test standards of the UN in the entire production of passenger cars worldwide is a key recommendation of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety, at- he says.
Given Carlos Ghosn responsibilities as President and CEO of Nissan and president of the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers, he must now show leadership in both Nissan and on behalf of the automotive industry in general which is the legitimate expectation of the UN that should improve car safety during the Decade of Action, said Mosley.
According to the results of the accident, the Datsun GO scored zero stars for adult occupant protection and only two stars for child occupant protection His vehicle structure collapsed in the accident and was found to be unstable.
The car lacks airbags meant that the head of the driver in direct contact with the steering wheel and the dashboard - the dummy readings indicate a high likelihood of fatal injuries However the failure of the body shell makes it unnecessary to adjust a cushion inflatable Global said NCAP.
When contacted a spokesman for Nissan said India We have not yet received the letter.
This week, Global NCAP came with the results of the accident as the Maruti Suzuki Swift and Datsun GO.
While Maruti Swift received a score of zero to 64 km h-star frontal crash test, the Datsun Go had received a two-star rating The control agency said the two cars showed the crash test mannequins suffered almost fatal injuries, and shells of their body disintegrated.
Reacting to the overall results NCAP, Nissan had said earlier that the Datsun GO met the regulations on local vehicles needed in India.
body SIAM automotive industry had also defended Maruti Suzuki and Nissan on SIAM Director General Vishnu Mathur question had said that every country has its own safety requirements and that the protocol followed by Global NCAP was not designed to India and tests shall be made on the basis the conditions here.
Earlier this year, some small popular cars sold in India, including Maruti Alto 800, Tata Nano, Ford Figo, Hyundai i10 and Volkswagen Polo, had also failed to global crash test NCAP showing a higher risk of injury death in road accidents.
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Nissan global demand NCAP remove Datsun Go India after flunk crash test, overall, NCAP request.