Vehicles with inferior safety protection features compared to those in all other major global markets are being permitted to be sold into the South African market because of the compulsory safety standards set by the countrys regulators.
This is the implication of the responses from both Toyota South Africa Motors TSAM and Hyundai South Africa to the latest SaferCarsForAfrica campaign crash test results from Global NCAP New Car Assessment Programme.
In the tests, the Toyota Corolla Cross received a two-star rating for adult occupant protection due to the absence of standard side head protection, while the Hyundai Grand i10 received a zero-star rating because it offers only basic safety equipment such as driver and passenger airbags, and does not come standard with side body or head protection, nor does it include Electronic Stability Control ESC.
