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SA regulators permitting sale of vehicles with lower safety standards | SA News

Vehicles with inferior safety protection features compared to those in all other major global markets are being permitted to be sold into the South African market because of the compulsory safety standards set by the country’s regulators.

This is the implication of the responses from both Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) and Hyundai South Africa to the latest #SaferCarsForAfrica campaign crash test results from Global NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme).

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