The Car Safety Lie That Delayed 172,890 Deaths

India's best-selling cars received zero stars in crash tests. The Maruti Suzuki Swift. The Maruti Suzuki Eeco. The Mahindra Scorpio. The Hyundai Aura. The Renault Kwid. All five. Zero stars. Millions sold. When the government tried to fix it — manufacturers publicly argued that safety was too expensive for poorer buyers. The six-airbag mandate was delayed by one full year. During that delay — 172,890 Indians died on the road. This is the car safety story India's automotive industry does not want you to see. ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— SOURCES Global NCAP — Safer Cars for India — globalncap.org Ministry of Road Transport and Highways — Road Accidents in India 2024 Report Bharat NCAP official results — bncap.in Reuters — six airbag mandate opposition 2022 NPPA drug and consumable pricing investigation report Bombay High Court insurance upcoding judgments 2023-24 ———————————————————————— STRAVEN documents the systems failing Indian consumers. New video every few weeks. #CarSafety #India #Documentary