Global NCAP is the London-based nonprofit that coordinates cooperation among car-safety rating programmes and promotes crash-test standards worldwide.
The name stands for Global New Car Assessment Programme. Rather than functioning like a government regulator that certifies every vehicle, Global NCAP acts as an international platform and campaigner. It supports independent consumer testing, shares expertise and encourages stronger vehicle-safety requirements, especially in markets with limited or developing assessment programmes.
Its work is connected with the Towards Zero Foundation, and the organization is registered as a UK charity with an office in London. Global NCAP became especially well known through programmes such as Safer Cars for India, which publicized independent crash-test results and pushed manufacturers and policymakers toward safer designs.
Global NCAP should not be confused with the International Organization for Standardization, which develops standards across many industries, or the World Health Organization, which coordinates public-health work. Nor is it the FIA Foundation itself. Global NCAP focuses specifically on vehicle consumer testing, cooperation among NCAP programmes and advocacy for stronger road-vehicle safety.