new delhi car companies such as maruti suzuki hyundai mahindra and renault refused to read much into global ncaps crash test results that failed some of their models and said they are producing vehicles in line with the existing safety norms the companies said that they will upgrade the cars to more stringent safety norms as the new crash test regulations kick in from 2017 maruti suzuki which saw two of its models celerio hatchback and eeco van fail the test said that its products are safe when looked from the perspective of the present day norms all our products are safe they meet the safety standards of the country and in most cases exceed them the tests by global ncap are conducted at speeds that are higher than those prescribed by the regulatory authorities not only in india but in europe and usa the results of global ncap have to be seen in that perspective a company spokesperson saideeco van during the crash test photo courtesy globalncaporg the countrys biggest carmaker said safety is a top priority we are fully committed towards enhancing the safety of our products and making consumers aware about the same our objective is to make our products compliant with all future regulation ahead of the timeline hyundai which saw the failure of its eon mini car said that existing norms are being met hyundai vehicles are designed and built to meet all the prescribed safety standards set by indian regulatory authorities a statement from the indian subsidiary of the korean car major said global ncap had given a zero starrating to the eon renault india saw its kwid small car fail test even with the version sporting air bags the french company said that it is geared up to meet the stricter standards safety is of paramount importance for renault and all our products meet and exceed the requisite safety standards set by indian regulatory authorities india is gradually moving towards international safety norms by including more robust safety regulations as a customerfocused company renault fully supports this initiative the company said the mahindra scorpio suv also failed the test but the company said that this was because the nonairbag variant was tested the star rating as released by global ncap in the latest crash test was conducted on nonairbags variant of the scorpio typically in any star rating process nonairbag variants do not perform well on safety standards it said in a statementmahindra scorpio photo courtesy globalncaporg the statement further added all mahindra automotive products are developed and manufactured to meet or exceed the safety standards set in india for a safe driving experience in fact many models exceed the expected regulations of 2019