India’s alarmingly high rate of road accidents has prompted Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari to call for urgent action. At the SIAM annual conference, Gadkari urged stakeholders, particularly car manufacturers, to prioritize safety by investing in driver training programs and developing safer vehicles. He highlighted the importance of the Bharat NCAP program, a crash-safety rating system that encourages manufacturers to prioritize occupant protection.
Tata Motors has achieved a major milestone with its subsidiary, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd (TPEM), announcing that the Punch EV and Nexon EV have secured a 5-star safety rating from Bharat-NCAP. This is a significant achievement, as TPEM becomes the only OEM with the safest SUV portfolio scoring 5-stars across Bharat-NCAP and Global-NCAP tests. The Punch EV received the highest ever scores achieved by any vehicle till date for adult occupant protection (AOP) and child occupant protection (COP), while the Nexon EV also scored highly in both categories. This achievement aligns with the Indian government’s vision for safer vehicles in the country and emphasizes the role of Bharat-NCAP in making India’s automobile industry ‘aatmanirbhar’.
