Professional automotive translation services

Automotive content is safety-critical and heavily regulated. A minor mistranslation in a torque specification, warning label, or service procedure can compromise safety and increase liability. That is why automotive translations demand industry knowledge, validated terminology, and strict quality control aligned with IATF 16949 and ISO 26262 principles.

Manufacturers face complex routes to market: EU and UNECE type approvals, VCA guidance in the UK, emissions and environmental declarations, and extensive aftersales documentation. Localising owner’s manuals, software interfaces, and telematics content is essential for user safety and brand trust. Multilingual communications also support recall effectiveness and ensure compliance with consumer protection requirements.

The supply chain is global. OEMs collaborate with Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers across continents, exchanging specifications, PPAP files, and supplier quality agreements. Accurate translation enables smoother procurement, faster onboarding, and fewer production errors, directly improving time-to-market and total cost of quality.

In the UK, accurate translations help with DVLA registration, VCA approvals, and customs documentation for imports and exports, while also supporting worldwide regulatory submissions. Certified translations from Kings of Translation are recognised internationally, helping teams move information across borders without delays or compliance risks.

Our translators are subject-matter experts in powertrain, EV systems, chassis, interiors, diagnostics, and infotainment. We combine engineering literacy with linguistic precision to ensure that units, tolerances, and service procedures are consistent and unambiguous. We follow ISO 17100 translation processes and apply terminology governance informed by IATF 16949 expectations.

We establish project-specific termbases for vehicle platforms, model years, and component families, ensuring consistent terminology from manuals to dealer portals. Each project includes multi-step quality assurance: translation, independent revision, in-context review, and optional in-market validation. Layout-sensitive content benefits from professional DTP for labels, diagrams, and right-to-left scripts.

Certified translations are available from £29.90 per page, while standard technical translation starts at £0.05 per word. Typical turnaround for certified documents is 24–48 hours; larger technical sets are scheduled with agile sprints and rolling deliveries to keep launches on track. With our 98% client return rate, teams rely on our responsiveness and personal service.

Kings of Translation is an ATA member with a BBB A+ rating. Our certified translations are accepted worldwide, including by British authorities. This combination of global acceptance and client-centric care ensures your documentation moves seamlessly through engineering, regulatory, and customer-facing channels.

We integrate with leading CMS, PLM, and knowledge platforms—such as Adobe Experience Manager, WordPress, and common PLM systems—so your manuals, websites, and dealer content flow directly into translation. API-driven workflows, translation memory, and automated terminology checks reduce cost, accelerate turnaround, and protect consistency across product lines.

Our translation memory and termbase strategy keeps updates efficient: repeated strings are leveraged across model years, while change tracking highlights engineering revisions. For complex formats—DITA XML, structured authoring, or tagged data—we preserve structure, metadata, and variables throughout the process.

A dedicated automotive project manager coordinates sprints, maintains stakeholder visibility, and scales capacity during peaks. Secure file exchange and NDAs safeguard proprietary designs. The result is a predictable, scalable localisation pipeline that supports continuous releases, over-the-air updates, and rapid market rollouts.