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The United States automotive industry faces strong head winds in 2022: US car sales declined 27 percent in 2020, and rose only 7.5 percent in 2021 (Atradius, N.V., 2021); the industry is also currently wrestling with a semi-conductor shortage and a shortage of plastic components (Atradius, N.V., 2021). Nonetheless, what has not changed is that there is a massive market beyond the United States, and that market is diverse, cosmopolitan in make-up, and fought over by automobile makers around the globe. It is also an industry in which production facilities frequently range across a host of national boundaries. Suffice it to say, strong translation services make it so much easier for US automobile manufacturers to connect with foreign consumers, foreign branch plants, and with far-flung employees working thousands of miles from company headquarters in a very different part of the world. Silicon Valley Translations will help you bridge the gaps that might otherwise keep people apart.

TTypes of Automotive Documents

The automotive industry is about much more than simply making cars: it is about providing customers with needed information, with needed support when problems occur, and it is fundamentally about giving technicians and dealers the tools they need to keep consumers happy and comfortable with their choice of vehicle.

Silicon Valley Translations offers translation services for more than two dozen types of documents that automobile companies commonly need translated:

Owner’s Manuals

Maintenance Manuals

Customs Documents

Training Manuals

Service & Maintenance/Repair Content

Handbooks

Engine Repair Manuals

Sales and Marketing Documents

User Documents

Parts Reference Manuals

Official Documents, Licenses / Registrations

Technical Specifications

Warranty Documents

Patents & R&D Content

Spare Part Catalogs

All of these documents, and so many others, must be perfectly translated for the sake of customer safety, to aid maintenance technicians, and to give dealers and salespeople the tools they need to identify customer needs and how their products can help. When documents are poorly translated, ambiguities and confusion can emerge with regard to warranties, customer rights and obligations, and the terms and conditions of licenses and technical specifications (especially technical specifications as they assume somewhat different shape in different markets).

The automotive industry is known for its intense competition, and for the suddenly changing fortunes of hitherto indomitable automakers. With excellent translation services, an automobile manufacture can communicate best practices and protocols to workers, can convey important information to customers, and can create a cohesive network of like-minded dealers and sales forces that extends into every corner of the globe. Silicon Valley Translations will make sure that well-translated documents become yet one more strength of your business.

WWhy Silicon Valley Translations?

SVT is a premium automotive industry provider. Our translators are experienced and capable of handling the most complex and lengthy documents. Here is why you should trust SVT with your next translation project:


  • ISO 17100 certified translation provider that ensures high levels and standards
  • Successfully completed 30,000+ translation projects
  • Quality control process that ensures a quality project every time
  • A rigorous translator testing and selection process
  • We see ourselves as partners helping our clients achieve their goals and aspirations. When you succeed, we succeed. And a strong translation service provider can fortify you against legal liability, engineering and sales miscommunications, and against sub-optimal productivity and customer service. Help us find the right translation fit for you, and let us make communication across national boundaries or borders one less thing you need to worry about. Silicon Valley Translations is here for you so that you can be there for your family of employees, and for customers across America – and around the world.

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