The United Nations established a global technical regulation for wheeled vehicles in 1998. The regulation instructed manufacturers to build the front of the car in such a way that hitting a pedestrian would cause as little damage as possible.

As soon as these regulations were published, car manufacturers who did not want to get into trouble with either the UN or their governments made sure to comply with them. There is no logic in producing several fronts or different designs according to the degree of application of the regulations in each market, as soon as Hyundai, Ford or Subaru produced a new design - any car received a uniform front.