General Motor's Enjoy MPV fail Global NCAP crash test

General Motor India's multipurpose vehicle (MPV) Chevrolet Enjoy has failed crash test conducted by vehicle safety group Global NCAP with the vehicle scoring zero point in terms of adult occupant protection.

According to the UK-based Global NCAP, an umbrella body of consumer car safety testing bodies, the Enjoy, which is sold without airbags in its basic version, "recorded a disappointing zero stars" for adult occupant protection.

Due to the lack of airbags and poor structural performance in the model, the driver injuries would have been unacceptably high, it said after the crash test.

Enjoy scored two stars for rear seat child occupant protection.

GM India sells Enjoy at price ranging from Rs 4.99 lakh to Rs 7.3 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

" ... we are extremely concerned about the poor result of the Chevrolet Enjoy. There is nothing to enjoy about a zero star safety score and GM should be embarrassed that they are selling cars with such inadequate levels of occupant protection to Indian consumers," Global NCAP Secretary General David Ward said in a statement.

When contacted, a GM India spokesperson told

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