Automotive Translation & Localization
Providing the Highest-Quality Translations for the Automotive Industry
The automotive industry is among the world’s most rapidly expanding and evolving industries, with innovation in electric and hybrid vehicle technology driving global market share worldwide. For companies in the automotive industry, it is crucial to have an effective communication strategy across multiple languages when relying on global supply chains. As the industry faces increasing competition, early localization integration into the development process is essential for success in all automotive sectors.
Electric Vehicles: The Future of the Automotive Industry
As an increasing number of companies within the automotive industry invest in electric vehicle (EV) technologies, its cost compared to internal combustion vehicles (ICE) is becoming more competitive. Battery electric vehicles (BEV) and driverless cars are also poised to capture the automotive market. Autonomous vehicles, also known as driverless cars, have seen a rapid uptick in popularity. Recently, a growing number of tech companies have entered the autonomous-driving technologies market, often partnering with automotive companies. As these technologies revolutionize the industry, companies must invest in quality automotive localization solutions to tailor products, content and vehicles to diverse markets.
Learn more about our electric vehicle localization services.
Delivering End-To-End Localization Solutions
From user documentation to safety and compliance solutions, CSOFT has the worldwide resources and in-field expertise to serve global automotive companies and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in translation and localization. By providing localized automotive solutions, companies in the industry can deliver high-quality translations for the automotive navigation system and the In-vehicle infotainment system and ensure complete usability. With a global network of over 10,000+ in-country linguists and subject matter experts, CSOFT provides multilingual localization solutions for a broad range of content pertinent to the automotive industry’s manufacturing, sale, and post-sale operations in over 250 languages. Specifically, we excel in the following services:
- User Manual and Product Guide Translations
- Global Mapping Translations
- eLearning Translations
- Mechanical Engineering Translations
- Industrial Goods Translations
- Marketing Translations
- Legal Translations
- Oil & Gas Translations
- Renewable Energy Translations
- IT and Software Translations
- Linguistic, Cosmetic & Functional Testing
Measurable Translation Performance
Accurate translation of key product information is critical; it directly impacts the safety of millions of vehicle owners. However, the quality measurement of language translation has traditionally been subjective. To establish quantifiable metrics for measuring the quality of translation deliverables for automotive companies, representatives of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, together with representatives from translation suppliers, convened in the fall of 1997. Under the auspices of the SAE E/E Diagnostic Systems Committee, the task force established the J2450 standard to objectively measure the translation quality of automotive service information regardless of the source/target language and the methods by which the translation is performed.
Like other manufacturing processes within the automotive industry that employ various quality standards to obtain comparatively objective measurements of production quality, SAE J2450 consists of these seven error metrics to measure localization quality:
- Wrong Terms
- Word Structure or Agreement Errors
- Syntactic Errors
- Misspellings
- Omissions
- Punctuation Errors
- Miscellaneous Errors
Quality Translation Requires Automotive Expertise
Automobiles are complex machines that require precise, effective, and accurate documentation. Inaccurate translations of safety manuals and compliance documents can lead to product recalls. Additionally, poorly translated operation manuals, service manuals, maintenance information, and advertising can all cause significant damage to international brands.
Ensuring all information is properly translated is the first step toward developing customer satisfaction in new markets and achieving global success for your brand. By combining in-country linguists specializing in highly accurate automotive translation with our best-in-class language technology and processes, CSOFT’s automotive localization services offer consistent quality and affordable solutions.
Best-in-class solution for Automotive Terminology Management
Ensuring terminological accuracy and consistency across product literature is perhaps the most crucial step in quality automotive localization. The automotive industry is a multi-disciplined business sector with a vast vocabulary of highly technical terminology spanning many fields. CSOFT ensures high-quality technical translation and localization testing for the automotive industry, providing a streamlined process in the most complex automotive supply chains.
Even if an author or translator has received specialized training in the automotive field, researching terminology standards and best practices during the content development and translation process still takes time. When many translators must work on the same project to meet a deadline, achieving terminological consistency presents a formidable challenge.
To answer this problem, we developed industry-leading terminology solutions that allow linguists to look up terms and approved translations in real time, letting them focus on what they do best: technical writing and translation for quality-driven automotive localization solutions.
Delivering Four Million Words in Eight Weeks
With increasing attention given to R&D on a global scale, the transfer and trading of technology are becoming increasingly common. Maintaining technical accuracy in these transfers is paramount as companies and intellectual property are bought and sold over borders. This can be further complicated when two companies in the deal operate in different languages.
Such was the case for one of CSOFT’s clients — a large automobile manufacturer that, after purchasing technology from another automaker, needed to use it in its next line of vehicles immediately.
Providing High-Quality Software Translations
New technology revolutionizes the automotive market every year. Software is being implemented into the production process to enhance user experience in various ways. Voice recognition, Bluetooth pairing systems, and music streaming app pairing are among the latest automotive features in the global marketplace, becoming more readily available as the industry globalizes. Precise technical software translations are necessary to ensure visibility and accessibility across languages. Learn more about CSOFT’s software localization services.
Enhanced Automotive Manufacturing Processes
The automotive manufacturing industry relies heavily on technical expertise in building machinery and translating. CSOFT is certified in ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 13485: 2016, and SAE J2450, using the LISA quality assurance model to ensure that our localization solutions are as rigorously tested as our automotive clients’ products.
Delivering Precise Legal Solutions
Automotive manufacturers and retailers demand current and linguistically accurate translation solutions in the legal sector, as regional laws, regulations, and codes greatly influence the industry. CSOFT’s expert linguists and subject matter experts provide high-quality translations pertinent to the automotive industry, including road safety regulation handbooks and signage, emissions regulations, and product manufacturing regulations. Learn more about CSOFT’s legal translation services.
Quality Assurance
Professional, high-quality localization of a service or product is critical for translation solutions in global markets. CSOFT understands the importance of accurate translation, which is why we have developed a process for quality assurance to ensure that any translated project meets quality standards promptly and is also cost-effective. Our advanced translation technology management system allows translation projects to remain in one centralized location, updated in real-time, to ensure that CSOFT has you covered every step of the way. Additionally, we are certified in ISO 17100:2015, ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 13485:2016, ensuring our customized solutions meet global regulatory requirements and our clients’ highest expectations for quality.
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