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Man, idk. If I buy a foreign car, say a Hyundai Ionique (the new sexy one) how do I know it's manufactured to other international standards and not specifically American standards?
Well, you don't need to know anymore now :)
But if you are in Europe, the standards are still in force. No cars may be sold that do not meet these requirements. The manufacturer must declare the conformity for each model, and in addition they are tested by independent organisations sometimes.
Presumably before you buy something as expensive as a new car, I'd assume you'd look at reviews.
You'd be able to see the car's Euro NCAP ratings, which, to be frank, were always much more comprehensive in testing than NHTSA anyway.
This isn’t foolproof.
The same car might be manufactured in multiple factories for multiple markets, to multiple levels of certification.
Your “new car” in one country, could be the previous years European model if the euro regs have changed.
That's true.