With the continuous upgrading and replacement of technology, the overall safety performance of automobiles is also getting higher and higher, which can be reflected in the crash tests of various institutions. It is not difficult to find that under the increasingly stringent collision standards, more and more models have received high ratings in the evaluated cars. Taking the data of IIHS, the most stringent collision mechanism in the United States, for example in the past three years, in 2020, 23 of the models collided with this agency received TSP+ (Best Safety +) ratings, and this number increased to 49 in 2021.
Recently, IIHS announced the list of the best safety models in 2022, and this year's TSP+ rating reached 65 models, and TSP (best safety) models also had 36 models. Specifically, the performance of Korean cars is very eye-catching, a total of 21 models have been selected on the list, and 11 models have received TSP+ reviews, including Hyundai's Tucson, Paristi, Shengda, Nexo, Kia's K5 Stinger, and Genises G70 G80 G90 GV70 GV80 GV80.
Seeing this, it is estimated that many people can't believe it, is this still the Korean car we know? However, there is a fact that also needs to be faced, in addition to imported cars, the domestic and foreign versions of the same model may be somewhat different, (refer to last year's Sonata crash test results). And with such a good security performance in the U.S. market, you can see why it sells well locally.
In addition to the Korean series, the Japanese car that was considered unsafe by many people in the past is also reversing the impression, in the Japanese brand, Toyota, Honda, Subaru have 6 models on the list, of which Toyota Camry, Highlander, Xena, Honda Civic, Accord, Odyssey are all models that we are extremely familiar with, and these models have also received TSP+ ratings.
In addition, Nissan, Mazda, Lexus have 5 models awarded, Mazda 3 CX-5 CX-30, Nissan Tianlai, X-Trail, Lexus ES350 Lexus IS has also been rated TSP+, closely related to Chinese consumers.
The American car does not seem to be very powerful this time, only 6 models have received TSP+ ratings, but the Two Tesla new energy models of Model 3 and Model Y are also on the list, and the performance of safety is also a reassuring pill.
Finally, it is worth mentioning the Volkswagen brand, this time only one model ID.4 is on the list, got TSP+ evaluation, but Volkswagen has not been selling high in the US market, and it is not very popular. In 2021, Volkswagen's sales in the United States will only be 375,030 vehicles, compared with 2.16 million in China, with a significant gap.
In fact, the increasingly stringent safety crash test standards are a good thing for both manufacturers and consumers, which can force manufacturers to progress, and at the same time allow consumers to enjoy better and safer products, a win-win situation.