In Euro NCAP they are clear how Chinese cars are

The Chinese cars They have gone from anecdote to something common on European roads. Great manufacturers such as Byd or Saic have own fleets for bring their cars from Chinabut also They are expanding to manufacture on European land. Some brands are opening concessionaires and, although the market grows, there may be a runrun about whether the Chinese car is As sure as the European, Japanese or South Korean. And who is clear about the answer is the agency that gives the security score in Europe.

EURO NCAP.

Skepticism. My partner Alberto confesses that one of the Questions that make friends and family more When addressing the purchase of a Chinese car it has to do with security. There is still a certain skepticism due to that belief that the ‘cheap made in China’ translates into some quality. With the new policies promoted by the Government of Xi Jinping, in fact, it seeks consolidate the country as a reference in the Technologies of the futureand precisely they have a lot to say in the battery technology or the electric car.

Obligations. Beyond that technological leadership, several things must be taken into account. Chinese companies have been forming joint ventures with more consolidated companies. Geely, for example, has an idyll with Renault. SAIC with Volkswagenso both They share technologies and objectives in areas such as the development of the electric car. In addition to this mutual learning, obligations by regulations come into play.

Since 2022, The European Union forces that all new cars approved on continental soil must have a Safety elements series such as emergency braking, the fatigue detector, notices on excess speed, lane outlet or rear camera with cross traffic alert, among other measures. And this is also forced Chinese manufacturers. In fact, due to pedestrian danger, The Tesla Cybertruck is neither expected in Europe.

Euro ncap is clear. And apart from the regulations, we have an agency as EURO NCAP. This is the person in charge of performing tests to measure active and liabilities security elements and, when there is a maximum score, it is something that manufacturers use as a marketing element. Surely you have often heard that “Five Euro NCAP stars”

Well, the funny thing is that, as we read in Reutersthe organism considers that Chinese cars not only have nothing to envy to Westerners, but are superior to certain models. Matthew Avery is Euro Ncap’s Director of Strategic Development and has been blunt about it: “Forget about what you can think about that the Chinese mean lower quality or worse safety performance. The quality of vehicles models of Chinese brands is better than that of others.”

Outstanding models. Among the models analyzed by Euro NCAP in recent months, we have some names that may sound more than others. The one that excels a 95% score in protection of adult occupants is Deepal S07but also stand out with high models such as MG55 EVhe Geely Ex5he Byd Sealion 7 or the Jaecoo 7 Phev.

What we have tried. That increasingly solid presence of Chinese cars we see not only in electrified options, also in combustion. My partner Alberto has been in charge of trying numerous Chinese models in recent months and, although the sensations are usually positive, where he believes that they must improve is in driving aids and in automated systems.

Being software, they have been ‘trained’ having as a reference the roads of China, slightly different from the European ones. In fact, brands like Leapmotor or Xpeng told us that they would improve in that aspect.

The great melon here, therefore, does not seem to be the safety of cars, but their reliability and after -sales attention. They will have to spend more years to verify how they evolve in this regard.

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