MOCT / KOTSA(KATRI)

New Car Assessment Programin Korea

July. 2007

Contents

1. Statistics (Vehicles, Drivers, Accidents and Fatalities)

2. New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)

3. Future Plan of NCAP

Vehicles and Drivers

0.51.1

3.4

8.5

12.1

15.4

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Registered Vehicles

(millions)

Korea

37.4

2.2

40.4

4.1

43.4

8.5

44.6

16.4

46.0

18.7

48.3

23.5

0

510

1520

253035

4045

50

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

population driversNumber of Drivers

(millions)

Accidents and Fatalities

KOREA

5.6

7.5

12.3

10.3 10.2

8.17.2

6.3

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2005

(thousands)

Accident Fatalities

120147

255 248

290

214

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

(thousands)

Trends of Car Accident

promote the development of safer vehicles

by automobile manufacturers

New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)

inform car buyers of vehicles’ safety ratingMain

Purpose

of NCAP

Korea NCAP

- From 1999

- Based on the Motor Vehicle Control Act

Article 32 of 2 (Aug. `02)

- Publish the results (Korean only)

- Website : www.car.go.kr

English version will be available in 2007

Vehicle Categories and Test Items

Vehicle

categories

’99 ’05 2007

Passenger

car

Add bus not more than

4.5tons

Small truck not more than 1ton

Test

Items

’01 ’03 2005’99

’01 ’03 2005’99

Frontal impact

Add break test

Add side impact

Add rollover

& head rest

1 test item 5 test items2 test items 3 test items

※ Small truck is excluded the test item of side impact.

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Total (42 vehicles) : 31 Passenger cars, 9 RV, 2 Buses

2005

Side impact

M.P(3)C.P(1)RV(1)

L.P(4)C.P(4)

M.P(1)RV(2)

BUS(2)

Brake test

RV(6) L.P(2)C.P(3)

L.P(2)C.P(2)

M.P(3)C.P(1)RV(1)

M.P(1)RV(2)

BUS(2)

Frontal impact

CompactPass.(3)

MediumPass.(4)

L.P(3)RV (6)

Mini(3)L.P(2)C.P(3)

Mini(3)

L.P(2)

C.P(3)

M.P(3)C.P(1)RV(1)

M.P(1)RV(2)

BUS(2)

M.P(1)RV(2)

BUS(2)

Rollover

M.P(1)RV(2)

BUS(2)

Head restraint

※ Some of the popular cars sold in Korea

Progress of NCAP

• Two hybridⅢ 50% male dummy

- buckled with a 3-point seat belt

- driver and front passenger seats

• Five step star ( ) rating★ - based on serious(AIS4) head

and chest injuries

• Door opening & openability ,

fuel leakage after impact

Test method KNCAP KMVSS

Full-wrap Frontal impact against a fixed barrier

56kph 48.3kph

Frontal Impact Test

Test method kncap knvss

90 degree side impact with a deformable moving barrier

55kph 50kph

• One Euro SIDⅠ - buckled with a 3-point seat belt

- driver seat

• Multi-layered honeycomb

• Five step star ( ) rating★ - based on head, chest, abdominal,

pelvis injuries

• Door opening & openability ,

fuel leakage after impact

Test method KNCAP KMVSS

90degree side impact

with a deformable moving barrier55kph 50kph

Side Impact Test

Rollover Test

• Calculate a vehicles SSF

(static stability factor) at rest

• Dynamic maneuvering tests

- using fishhook pattern

- measure the vehicles inside tires

lift off the pavement

- tip : both inside tires lift

at least 50mm off simultaneously

• Five step star ( ) rating★

TT

2H2H

SSF = SSF = T : Track widthT : Track width H : Center of gravity heightH : Center of gravity height

• Test method

- vehicle is stopped abruptly

at a speed of 100kph

- wet and dry road conditions

- all vehicle are equipped with ABS

• Classified into one of four

geometric zones• Measure distances

- from the top of head to

the top of restraint

- from the back of head to

the front of restraint

• Vehicle stopping distance

• Stability of vehicle at a 3.5m lane

Braking Performance Test

Head Restraint Test

Brake and Head Restraint Test

Statistics and Future Plan

• The new car sales of small truck (not more than 1ton) were 9% of all new car sales.

• The largest share of fatalities in car accident was pedestrian as 39%.

• The half of frontal crashes was offset crashes.

• The number of neck injured persons by rear-end collisions were approx. 260,000.

• There was severe injuries on the head by pole side impact.

• An Euro SID2 and progressive type honeycomb for side impact test shall be adopted in 2007.

Vehicle passenger (22%)

Motorcycle (17%)

Etc.(18%)

Pedestrian (39%)

Cycle (4%)

Distribution of accident fatalities(2005)

Future Plan of NCAP

2007

Pedestrian Head

2009

Offset Frontal

2010

Pole Side

Vehicle categories :

Add small truck(not more than1ton) for frontal impact and head restraint tests

※ Issued in rule

2008

Pedestrian Leg

H/rest Dynamic

Thank You Very Much