Global car safety organizations, consumer advocate Ralph Nader to hold news conference and webcast to unveil latest car crash test results, urge automakers to eliminate Zero Star cars from the global market.
WHAT
The New Car Assessment Program for Latin America and the Caribbean (Latin NCAP), Global New Car Assessment Program (Global NCAP) and El Poder del Consumidor (Consumer Power, Mexico) will host a news conference and webcast on April 14, 2016, in Washington, DC.
Latin NCAP will unveil new crash test results of cars that are widely sold in Latin America. The findings will underscore a track record of double standards and the consistently low level of safety performance achieved by some car manufacturers in Latin America.
Global NCAP will continue promoting its No Zero Star Cars Campaign, which urges automakers to eliminate Zero Star Cars from the global vehicle fleet.
The news conference will take place the day before the UN General Assembly’s consideration of recommendations of the inter-governmental Brasilia Declaration, the strongest ever set of global commitments made to road and vehicle safety.
WHEN
Thursday, April 14 at 13:00 U.S. ET
WHO
RALPH NADER
Consumer Advocate
MARIA FERNANDA RODRIGUEZ
President, Latin NCAP
ALEJANDRO FURAS
Secretary-General, Latin NCAP
DAVID WARD
Secretary-General, Global NCAP
STEPHAN BRODZIAK
Vehicle Safety Coordinator, El Poder del Consumidor (Mexico)
WHERE
National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge
529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045
LIVE WEBCAST
For news media not based in the Washington, DC area, this event will be simulcast live online at www.latinncap.com. Crash test footage, crash test still photographs, and press kit materials also will be available at this website.
