Baar (July 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to announce the first award of the SGS Premium Performance Mark for an automotive cellular communication product. Li Auto’s L9 Livis 5G high-performance intelligent cockpit platform was evaluated using SGS’s proprietary testing protocol for automotive 5G cockpit communication (PT-26-000-105640).
Baar (July 13, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce that its Pune Chakan laboratory has been approved to provide testing services under Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX®). This voluntary standard provides a uniform level of information security for car manufacturers and their supply chains, and
SGS Laboratory Becomes First TISAX-Approved Service Provider in India Read More »
Baar (June 11, 2026) – SGS is supporting the automotive industry with comprehensive solutions designed to accelerate and support the transition away from per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including the ‘No PFAS Detected’ green mark services. Within the automotive industry, PFAS and fluoropolymers are widely used due to their exceptional heat‑ and stain‑resistance, as well
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Baar (May 28, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has opened a new state-of-the-art automotive materials laboratory in Kolín, Czech Republic, strengthening its European automotive testing network. Strategically located to support original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their supply chains, the Kolín laboratory delivers comprehensive automotive materials testing services with a
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Baar (March 2, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has expanded its Renault‑aligned rubber material testing services to China through its laboratory in Guangzhou, extending capabilities established at its long-standing Renault-recognized laboratory in France. Building on more than 30 years of collaboration with Renault, SGS has transferred mature European methodologies,
SGS Expands Renault‑Aligned Rubber Testing Services to China Read More »
Geneva (October 17, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued the world’s first CB certificate for a DC electric vehicle (EV) charging station compliant with the newly revised IEC 61851-23:2023 standard. The updated standard sets a new benchmark for safety, efficiency and interoperability testing in the global EV sector.
SGS issues world’s first IEC 61851-23:2023 CB certificate for DC EV charger Read More »
SGS reports that Washington State’s Department of Ecology has released a draft rule targeting PFAS in 12 categories of consumer products under Cycle 1.5 of its Safer Products for Washington Program.
Washington State Proposes New PFAS Restrictions Under Safer Products Program Cycle 1.5 Read More »
Geneva (May 2, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 046.25, exploring ISO PAS 8800, a recently published standard addressing the Functional Safety of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies used in vehicles. Together with existing standards such as ISO 26262 and ISO 21448, it plays a crucial role in
Introducing ISO/PAS 8800 for Road Vehicle Functional AI Safety Read More »
As modern vehicles increasingly rely on enhanced technology, SGS’s Consumer Compact looks at the growing market for software-defined vehicles to see how these changes impact cybersecurity.
SGS explores cybersecurity for software-defined vehicles Read More »
SGS publishes SafeGuardS to provide an overview of the state of Washington’s signing into law a bill designating 6PPD-containing tires as a priority product under cycle 2 of its safer products scheme.
