In recent years, major car manufacturers have been actively developing safety technology, but Dacia, a subsidiary of Renault, has done the opposite. Many new cars have only 1-2 stars in the "Euro NCAP" evaluation, but they have delivered good sales results. More bluntly: "Not everyone needs a driver assistance system!"

Dacia, which specializes in entry-level markets, is reluctant to introduce a large number of driver assistance systems, and has successfully achieved excellent sales performance in Europe.

Dacia, who specializes in entry-level markets, has only 2 stars for its latest Sandero supermini and Logan in Euro NCAP, and even the electric car Spring and the seven-seater station wagon Jogger have only 1 star. The key lies in the lack of today's common initiative Safety gear.

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Generally speaking, consumers will not pay for such a bad safety evaluation, but in fact Dacia's sales performance in Europe is quite good. As far as passenger cars are concerned, the brand is the third best-selling car manufacturer in Europe so far this year, with a market share of The rate is a substantial improvement over the same period last year.

In fact, the crash test results of Dacia models are not bad, but the lack of high-level active safety results in a low safety evaluation.

The reason why Dacia sells well in Europe is the lack of high-end active safety equipment such as lane maintenance systems, which greatly reduces the cost of car manufacturing, and at the same time, the price is quite close to the people. Taiwan dollars), making it the first choice for many budget-conscious consumers.

In response to its safety evaluation, Dacia's performance in crash tests is not bad. If the mainstream driver assistance system is introduced, it is no problem to increase the score to 4 stars, but Dacia CEO Denis Le Vot said that many people actually don't need so much driving. The auxiliary system, even if you don't have enough confidence in it, why not just cancel it.

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