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Chery has emerged as one of the biggest winners at the 6th ASEAN NCAP Grand Prix Awards 2026, capturing five prestigious honours—the highest total tally secured by any automaker at this year’s regional safety recognition programme.
- Chery secures the highest number of accolades at the biennial awards organised by the ASEAN New Car Assessment Program (ASEAN NCAP) in collaboration with the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS).
- The Chery TIGGO 7 leads the brand’s haul with four major awards: Excellence Award for Best SUV, alongside Best Safety Performance Awards in Adult Occupant Protection, Safety Assist, and Motorcyclist Safety.
- Chery is also honoured with the Excellence Award for Most 5-Star Ratings (2021–2025), backed by the TIGGO 7 PHEV achieving an overall score of 94.68 points in its December 2025 safety evaluation.
Held alongside the 9th Vehicle Safety Course in Sepang, Selangor, the 6th ASEAN NCAP Grand Prix Awards brought together policymakers, road safety researchers, and automotive manufacturers to recognise top-performing vehicles evaluated during the 2024–2025 assessment cycle. The awards were presented in the presence of Deputy Minister of Transport Malaysia YB Datuk Haji Hasbi bin Haji Habibollah, Ministry of Transport Deputy Secretary-General (Policy) Dato’ Normah binti Osman, and MIROS Chairman Professor Dr. Wong Shaw Voon, with Men Lin Bo, Executive Vice President of Chery Corporate Malaysia, accepting the honours on behalf of the automaker.
| Award Category / Assessment Pillar | Recipient / Metric | Recognition & Score Breakdown |
| Excellence Award – Best SUV | Chery TIGGO 7 | Top-performing SUV in the 2024–2025 evaluation cycle |
| Best Safety Performance – Adult Occupant Protection | Chery TIGGO 7 | Category winner for occupant crash protection |
| Best Safety Performance – Safety Assist | Chery TIGGO 7 | Category winner for active driver assistance systems |
| Best Safety Performance – Motorcyclist Safety | Chery TIGGO 7 | Category winner for vulnerable two-wheeler protection |
| Excellence Award – Most 5-Star Ratings | Chery (Brand) | Recognising consistent 5-star ratings across 2021–2025 |
| Overall ASEAN NCAP Score (Dec 2025) | Chery TIGGO 7 PHEV (CSH) | 94.68 points (5-Star Rating) |
| Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) | Chery TIGGO 7 PHEV (CSH) | 40.00 / 40.00 points (Full score) |
| Safety Assist (SA) | Chery TIGGO 7 PHEV (CSH) | 20.00 / 20.00 points (Full score) |
| Motorcyclist Safety (MS) | Chery TIGGO 7 PHEV (CSH) | 17.50 / 20.00 points |
| Child Occupant Protection (COP) | Chery TIGGO 7 PHEV (CSH) | 17.18 / 20.00 points |
TIGGO 7 PHEV Leads with 94.68-Point 5-Star Assessment
The four individual model awards earned by the TIGGO 7 follow the strong crash-test and active safety results recorded by the plug-in hybrid TIGGO 7 PHEV (badged with Chery Super Hybrid CSH technology) during its official ASEAN NCAP assessment in December 2025. Evaluated under the stringent ASEAN NCAP 2021–2025 protocol, the SUV achieved an overall score of 94.68 points to secure a full 5-Star rating, placing it among the highest-scoring vehicles tested under the framework.
Detailed assessment figures show the TIGGO 7 PHEV achieved maximum scores in two core categories, recording a full 40.00 points for Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and a full 20.00 points for Safety Assist (SA). The model further registered 17.50 points in Motorcyclist Safety (MS)—a critical benchmark for Southeast Asian road conditions—and 17.18 points in Child Occupant Protection (COP).
Commitment to Regional Road Safety Standards
In addition to model-specific honours, Chery’s receipt of the Excellence Award for Most 5-Star Ratings (2021–2025) underscores the brand’s sustained engineering focus on structural crashworthiness and intelligent driver assistance technologies across its wider product portfolio.
Commenting on the five-award milestone, Men Lin Bo, Executive Vice President of Chery Corporate Malaysia, emphasized that safety remains central to the manufacturer’s regional product roadmap:
“The recognition from ASEAN NCAP is particularly meaningful for us as it motivates Chery to continue raising the bar in vehicle development. We remain committed to delivering products equipped with the latest technologies and the highest safety standards to provide our customers with greater confidence and peace of mind.”
Headquartered in Wuhu, China, Chery Group exports vehicles to more than 80 countries worldwide—including Malaysia—and has ranked as China’s top vehicle export brand for 23 consecutive years. As the automaker expands its local assembly and retail footprint across Malaysia, active and passive safety integration remains a primary pillar of its product development strategy.
