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Talk to Volvo Cars and the company will tell you that as far as it is concerned, every year is a safety year.

Talk to Volvo Cars and the company will tell you that as far as it is concerned, every year is a safety year.

As we all know by now there will be new reg plates next year. The trade fervently hopes that the ‘131’ and ‘132’ plates will mean they start selling cars in numbers again. Drop into a car showroom anywhere and they will be only too pleased to tell you all about it.

Euro NCAP started 2012 with the release of the results on the new Honda Civic. It was awarded the maximum five star rating, to become one of Europe’s safest cars.

Euro NCAP, Europe’s leading authority (indeed standard) on auto safety, has named the Ford Focus the Best in Class small family car in recognition of the vehicle’s crash test rating and advanced safety technology.

Ireland has made remarkable road safety progress over the last decade and is now the sixth safest country out of 27 EU member states.

The Kia Sportage SUV/crossover and Venga B-segment MPV were both given the maximum five-star rating, placing them at the top of their respective classes, by the leading independent European safety organisation EuroNCAP. They now join the distinguished company of other Kia models such as the Soul, cee’d and Sorento.

The latest Euro NCAP crash testing has awarded the top achievement of five stars to the new Volkswagen Passat and new Sharan MPV.

The latest Euro NCAP crash testing has awarded the top achievement of five stars to the new Volkswagen Passat and new Sharan MPV.

The Kia Sportage SUV and Venga B-segment MPV were both given the maximum five star rating, placing them at the top of their respective classes by the leading independent European safety organisation, Euro NCAP.