"Kia responded to the report, noting that the Sonet LS is compliant with all applicable South African legislative safety requirements, as stipulated by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications. "
This is the problem in South Africa. That car would never be allowed to sell in Europe they would be told to fly a kite. But they dump them into African countries. And this not just a Kia thing, a LOT of manufacturers sell scaled-down very unsafe cars here but in other countries they're spec'd to the brim with safety as standard.
I asked Google what this car is called in other countries: "The Kia Sonet is a subcompact crossover exclusively designed for and sold in emerging markets (such as Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America). It is not available in the USA or the UK, and therefore does not have an alternate name in those specific market"
