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Finally, along with NHTSA’s vehicle rating programs, other countries around the world have also established their own version of NHTSA’s NCAP to help educate and to provide safety ratings to the public. Currently, there exist NCAPs in Europe, Japan, Australia, Korea, and China. Similarly in the US, there exists the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Consumers Union (publisher of Consumer Reports) that also serve to generate and publish vehicle ratings. Over the years, many of these programs have also implemented changes to their dissemination methods, testing practices, test devices, and rating systems. While many...