On the company's R&D front the Rohtak Centre will witness another inflow of capital for the Phase 2 construction. Maruti is working to reduce its dependence on Suzuki as the Rohtak R&D centre gets fully ready by 2019. This is the same facility that has given birth to S-Cross, Ciaz, Baleno, Ertiga and Ignis (each of the models undergo about 35-40 tests at the 600-acre facility during design and development period). The facility will help the company with help the company prepare for the new crash standards that come into effect this year in October. The government is introducing tougher safety rules, making airbags, anti-lock braking system and crash tests compulsory in a phased manner. Under the Bharat New Vehicle Safety Assessment Programme (BNVSAP), all new passenger vehicle models must pass full frontal impact, offset frontal impact and side impact crash tests from October this year.