VCA South America

Welcome to the home page for VCA South America, for Type Approval service for industry.

With approaching 40 years’ experience, VCA supports the automotive industry globally from the UK and a number of strategic locations including Brazil, USA, Japan, Australia, Korea, China, Malaysia, India, Italy and Turkey. This means that VCA has the ability to respond quickly to your needs wherever you are.

Key Activities

• Regulatory support for manufacturers wishing to sell vehicles in South American countries – advice and guidance on applicable regulations, the supply of regulatory documents, comparison of applicable regulatory requirements in South America with those in the product’s country of origin.
• Brazilian national compulsory automotive component certification in cooperation with the Instituto da Qualidade Automotiva (IQA).
• Certification of automotive products in accordance with the internationally recognized Directives and Regulations of the European Union and the UN ECE Regulations.
• Validation of manufacturers’ processes for maintaining conformity of production – an integral part of all international automotive product approvals.