Regulatory News:
Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE:ALV and STO:ALIVSDB), the worldwide leader
in automotive safety systems, today together with Global NCAP and
fellow #STOPTHECRASH partners, recommends mandatory Electronic
Stability Control for all new cars sold in Brazil.
”We are quite positive towards the future of global traffic
safety development. In order to save more lives, we must all join
forces to secure a safe global traffic environment.” comments Johan
L�fvenholm, Group V.P. of Product and Process Development at
Autoliv.
The 2nd Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety, hosted by
the Government of Brazil and supported by the WHO on Nov 17-18 in
Brasilia, Brazil, will be a milestone for road safety. For only the
second time in history, government ministers and their partners in
key decision-making roles from nearly every country of the world
will convene to address road safety.
The UN’s Global Goal #3.7 also highlights the main issue on a
global level, stating: “By 2020, halve the number of global deaths
and injuries from road traffic accidents”.
“Together at Autoliv, we are proud ambassadors of the Stop The
Crash cause and at Autoliv we all approach our work with the creed
of Saving more lives”, adds Mr. L�fvenholm.
Please see joint statement from the #STOPTHECRASH Partnership
below.
See fact sheet about Global NCAP recommendation below.
Global NCAP recommends mandatory Electronic Stability Control
for all new cars sold in Brazil
At the launch event of the new Stop the Crash Partnership in
Brasilia today (17), Global NCAP has encouraged the Brazilian
government to make the life-saving anti-skid system electronic
stability control (ESC) mandatory for all new cars. In 2014 Brazil
made anti-lock brakes (ABS) a standard fitment and Global NCAP
believes that a similar requirement should now be made for ESC.
ESC is widely considered to be the most important car safety
development since the seat belt. In the United States, where ESC
became mandatory from 2012, it’s estimated that already more than
6,000 lives have been saved by this crash avoidance technology.
In addition to the USA, ESC is now mandatory in Australia,
Canada, the European Union, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Russia,
South Korea, Turkey and will soon also be in Argentina.
In their recent Global Status Report on Road Safety the World
Health Organization (WHO) expressed their concern that global car
manufacturers who are required to fit ESC in high-income countries
“can sell the same model to markets without this life saving
technology if the country does not apply the ESC regulation”.
To avoid de-specification of safety technologies the WHO says
ESC “should be mandatory in all vehicles”. Noting that the system
is also effective in commercial vehicles (such as trucks, coaches
and mini-buses) the WHO comments that “there is enormous
life-saving potential for this technology across the world’s entire
vehicle fleet that has yet to be tapped globally.”
New research commissioned by Global NCAP has revealed that
34,000 Brazilian lives could be saved and 350,000 serious injuries
prevented by 2030, if UN vehicle safety regulations including ESC
were adopted in national legislation.
David Ward, Secretary General of Global NCAP and Chairman of the
Stop the Crash Partnership, said,
“ESC is a vital life-saving technology which can prevent crashes
altogether rather than just protecting people when one occurs.
“Our latest research shows that hundreds of thousands of deaths
and serious injuries could be prevented in Brazil if ESC and a
package of other UN regulations were introduced. This is why Global
NCAP recommends that the Brazilian government build on their 2014
decision to mandate ABS and do the same now for ESC.”
Editor’s Note:
Led by Global NCAP, the #STOPTHECRASH Partnership includes the
ADAC, Autoliv, Bosch, Continental, Denso, Thatcham, ZF-TRW, and the
Toward Zero Foundation.
All are united in their shared commitment to promote advanced
vehicle safety technologies in support of the UN’s Global Goals and
the Decade of Action for Road Safety.
#STOPTHECRASH will host a live demonstration of the key crash
avoidance systems for delegates and media attending the 2nd Global
High Level Conference on Road
Safety (http://www.roadsafetybrazil.com.br/en) hosted by the
Brazilian government on November 17 in Brasilia.
For more information visit the campaign web site
www.stopthecrash.org
For regular campaign updates follow and share on the campaign
twitter feed
@stopthecrash (https://twitter.com/stopthecrash)
About Autoliv
Autoliv, Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety
systems, develops and manufactures automotive safety systems for
all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Together with its
joint ventures, Autoliv has lose to 80 facilities with more than
60,000 employees in 28 countries. In addition, the Company has ten
technical centers in nine countries around the world, with 21 test
tracks, more than any other automotive safety supplier.Sales in
2014 amounted to US $9.2 billion. The Company's shares are listed
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ALV) and its Swedish
Depository Receipts on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm (ALIV
sdb). For more information about Autoliv, please visit our company
website at www.autoliv.com.
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