Automotive

Leveraging our experience in automotive safety and performance, TÜV SÜD partners the industry to realise the future of mobility across the product lifecycle.

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Common challenges in the automotive industry

Maintain agility and adapt to technological changes
Our safe, secure & compliant automotive solutions help you improve existing technologies & develop new innovations to meet current & future mobility demands.
Ensure high product quality and safety
Our holistic automotive solutions help you develop high-quality, safe, and secure vehicles & technologies, making mobility more safe, sustainable, & efficient.
Ensure standards and regulatory compliance
Our automotive services help you ensure vehicles & components comply with the latest global standards & regulations, so you avoid costly fines or recalls.
Enter global automotive markets successfully
We offer a comprehensive range of homologation services to achieve vehicle, system, and component approval to help you access target markets worldwide.
Minimise cybersecurity risks
Our assessments follow latest cybersecurity standards & regulations to identify critical components & risks to secure your cybersecurity concept and systems.
Save time and money
Our global specialists provide multi-site support to optimise testing & certification. This helps you save time & money, while, accelerating time-to-release.

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Partner with our automotive solutions experts to overcome existing industry challenges and accelerate your global market growth.

TÜV SÜD's service portfolio for the automotive industry

Our experts support you with holistic automotive services backed by their comprehensive understanding of the industry and regulations.

Research & development

Our design validation, assessments& testing services ensure product safety, security, compliance, & support homologation. Our expertise in automotive technology development & future mobility innovations includes autonomous & connected driving, e-mobility & hydrogen mobility.

Targeted services for various customer segments

Manufacturer and suppliers

We support you in continuously improving existing technologies and developing new innovations. As your provider of innovative automotive solutions for traditional and future mobility technologies, we help to make mobility safer, more secure, sustainable, and efficient. Our efficient automotive testing solutions drive the future of mobility, bringing new technologies to global markets quickly and safely. Our innovative automotive solutions and methodologies address all types of vehicles and include virtual simulation, digitalised, and databased approaches.

Retail and leasing companies

We provide comprehensive, bespoke automotive solutions for vehicle inspection, assessment and reconditioning. These are designed to meet the specific requirements of retail and leasing companies, car dealerships and repair shops. Our solutions are tailored to your business objectives and address each stage of the value chain.

Private vehicle owners

With over a century of experience in vehicle testing, we are a trusted provider of vehicle safety services. This encompasses periodic technical inspections, used car evaluations, and damage assessment reports. TÜV SÜD inspects the technical safety of millions of vehicles of all types annually, issuing them with our inspection plate. Our business-to-consumer services are available in state-of-the-art facilities, including those in Austria, Slovenia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia and South Africa.

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Initial Assessment and Conformity of Production (CoP)

As a designated Technical Service Category C (According to Reg. (EU) 2018/858) TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH can support any client willing to participate in the third-party type approval scheme with the European Type Approval Authorities. This support includes clients without any prior experience in this field. For this possible customer group an initial assessment is necessary and will be carried out by on-site audits and further quality assuring activities. Nevertheless, clients already holding type approvals can receive support in all CoP related topics.

In this context, the following requirements are crucial:

Regulation (EU) 2018/858
Regulation (EU) 167/2013
Regulation (EU) 168/2013
The UN/ECE Agreement of 1958 (UN/ECE regulations)
National legislation

or relevant successor legislation.

Besides this, Type Approval Authorities can issue further requirements which will be discussed during the initial phase of the cooperation between TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH and potential clients.

For further information please get in touch with [email protected].

All the above-mentioned services by the Technical Service Category C of TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH do not offer any certification service under an accredited scheme.

It is solely based on the designation by EU Type Approval Authorities.

The Process of the audit service is shown in the graphic below:

TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH pledges adherence to the Code of Conduct (Code of Conduct | TÜV SÜD). Upon signing the contract, the customer likewise agrees to adhere to the Code of Conduct.

For inquiries regarding information, complaints, and/or appeals, you may contact the Technical Service Category C at any time via: [email protected].

TÜV SÜD receives VCA Technical Service Designation

TÜV SÜD has been officially designated by the UK Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) as a Technical Service. In addition to our longstanding full-scope ECE designation, this extension under the GB Type Approval Scheme (effective April 2026) represents an important milestone in our continued commitment to supporting OEMs and suppliers across the mobility sector with independent, high-quality homologation services.

What the designation means

As a VCA-designated Technical Service, TÜV SÜD is authorised to conduct technical assessments, testing and documentation in line with VCA-mandated procedures. This strengthens the level of trust, transparency and assurance we provide to our customers and supports a more efficient path to market for vehicles, systems and components intended for major markets worldwide.

The designation further reinforces TÜV SÜD’s position as a comprehensive partner for mobility compliance, spanning global type approval and certification, testing and inspection, as well as technical advisory services.

Why this matters

Regulatory requirements in mobility are evolving rapidly, driven by advancements in connectivity, automated functionality and sustainability. In this environment, access to a technically competent, internationally experienced homologation partner is essential. TÜV SÜD’s experts deliver the engineering depth and cross-border regulatory expertise required to help organisations meet compliance requirements and achieve timely market entry.

Acknowledgements

This recognition reflects the dedication of TÜV SÜD’s global homologation, testing and project teams, as well as the trust placed in us by our clients. We look forward to leveraging this expanded designation to provide even greater value, reliability and clarity across compliance programmes.

How we support you

Organisations developing vehicles, subsystems or components—whether for type approval, component clearance or other technical service activities—are invited to contact us to explore how TÜV SÜD can assist with VCA-related services and broader homologation needs.