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SAIC-Volkswagen Passat has been popular all over the network recently, because its A-pillar bent nearly 90 degrees in the C-IASI offset collision, and the airbag perfectly dodged the dummy's head, so the performance was rated as poor, so the reputation of this iconic product, as well as Volkswagen's image of safety and weight over the years, instantly collapsed. Public opinion on the Internet continued to ferment, and half a month after the incident, we found that SAIC Volkswagen voluntarily applied to hit Passat again.

SAIC Volkswagen Motor Co., Ltd. voluntarily applied for a crash test of the Passat model, according to the official website of C-NCAP. According to the information, the trial of the first round of the project will be conducted from January 13 to January 17.

According to the work flow of C-NCAP, pedestrian protection tests, three real car collision tests and whipping tests will be carried out. Finally, scores and star ratings will be carried out according to C-NCAP regulations.

Unlike the China Insurance Research C-IASI, the collision severity of the China Automobile Research C-NCAP is less severe. For example, the C-IASI of China Insurance Research adopts a 25% offset collision test on the front, in which the test vehicle hits the rigid barrier at the speed of 64.4km/h ±1km/h and the overlap rate of 25% ±1% (driver side). The dummy injury data, body structure deformation data and dummy motion state data are taken. On the other hand, the automobile research C-NCAP uses the front 40% overlapping deformable barrier collision test, the vehicle has a speed of 64km/h ±1km/h and an overlap rate of 40% ±20mm, and the front impact is fixed to the deformable energy-absorbing barrier.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, the result of the C-NCAP of China Automobile Research Institute is better than that of the China Insurance Research C-IASI. On the other hand, the collision of the China Insurance Research C-IASI is even harsher, and it tests the safety structure and material strength of the vehicles, so many joint venture domestic cars and Chinese special supply vehicles are hit with unqualified results, which are compared with the American models, highlighting the fact that they are treated differently and reduced in domestic production.

After the PICC Research C-IASI won the bottom score, the public has not made a positive response so far, but under the pressure of public opinion, what is the public's intention to choose another institution and voluntarily apply for the test? I believe consumers will also have different guesses.

So, in the China Insurance Research C-IASI offset collision at the bottom, A-column nearly 90-degree bend Passat, in the Automobile Research C-NCAP will win how many stars? It's worth looking forward to.

Not long ago, C-NCAP of China Automobile Research Institute released the fourth batch of test results in 2019, in which FAW-Volkswagen Tanyue won the "five-and-a-half-star" star rating with a combined score of 94.6%. In addition, SAIC-Volkswagen Xinlangyi also won five stars with a scoring rate of 89.2% in 2019. In 2018, Volkswagen's new golf scored 74.6% with only four stars, while Maiteng had a five-star rating.

C-NCAP (China New vehicle Evaluation rules) belongs to China Automotive Technology Research Center Co., Ltd., the latter is a scientific research institute established in 1985 according to the needs of the state's management of the automobile industry and approved by the state. It is now under the State-owned assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. It is a comprehensive technical service organization in the automobile industry.

C-NCAP 's collision results have been questioned by the outside world more than once. Judging from its published collision results, the situation of five-star evaluation is in the majority, and it is even called "five-star wholesale department" by many netizens. For the SAIC Volkswagen voluntary application for the Passat test, there are also many netizens hold great opinions on the process and results of the model crash test.

Some netizens believe that Passat went to the five-Star Wholesale Department to prove himself after the PICC research and development. In the comments, some netizens also speculated, "it should be to take a result to deceive customers, saying that this is a report of an authoritative organization, and that PICC research cannot be trusted."

In fact, the test voluntarily applied by the manufacturer is also very interesting. If Passat gets a five-star safety assessment after the results, it can be expected that the credibility of the Auto Research C-NCAP will be greatly reduced. If Passat gets a bad review again, it will certainly set off public opinion, which is undoubtedly an act of self-destruction of the manufacturer's reputation.

No matter how the process is, netizens must be looking forward to the final result.

According to official SAIC-Volkswagen data, the Passat sold 214000 vehicles in 2019, up 19.6 per cent from a year earlier. The collision results of China Insurance Research Institute do great damage to Passat's image and will have an impact on its future promotion and sales. Industry insiders commented that as the incident spread and fermented, it should also shake a considerable number of consumers' inherent impression of Volkswagen brands.

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