SKODA KUSHAQ, Volkswagen TAIGUN achieve 5-star rating in Global NCAP crash tests

Chandigarh, October 15, 2022: The INDIA 2.0 cars SKODA KUSHAQ and Volkswagen TAIGUN from SKODA AUTO Volkswagen India have been accredited with Global NCAP ratings of 5 stars, the highest in the segment. With this recognition, the SKODA KUSHAQ and Volkswagen TAIGUN have become the first models ever to achieve 5 stars for both adult and child occupant protection. 

The Group’s India 2.0 project set out to custom-make cars of European quality standards to cater to domestic and overseas markets. This global safety recognition underlines the Group’s focus on safety and showcases India’s manufacturing excellence on a global stage. This further endorses SKODA AUTO Volkswagen’s commitment to developing and offering #SaferCarsForIndia.

Piyush Arora, MD and CEO of SKODA AUTO Volkswagen India said, “Since the launch of the SKODA KUSHAQ and the Volkswagen TAIGUN, both cars have established a strong market presence and contributed significantly to the success of the brand and the Group in India. I am confident that this recognition will help continue our brands’ growth momentum.”

Christian Cahn von Seelen, Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, SKODA AUTO Volkswagen India said, “I am proud and humbled that a prestigious organisation like Global NCAP has acknowledged our efforts, awarding the highest safety ratings for the SKODA KUSHAQ and Volkswagen TAIGUN, especially the never attained level of child safety.”

Global NCAP’s updated crash test protocols assess frontal and side impact protection for all tested models, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), pedestrian protection and side impact pole protection assessments are also required for vehicles scoring the highest star ratings. Assessed in their most basic safety specification, with ESC fitted as standard, the models demonstrated a stable structure in the frontal impact, adequate to good protection for adult occupants and marginal to good protection in the side impact scenarios. Child occupants received full protection during the front and side impacts.