Annual Report
2022 / 2023
2022 / 2023
The Americas region covers South, Central, and North America. As well as product testing, services such as exhaust gas testing and vehicle inspections are key business areas. In recent years, these services have been established or expanded in, for example, the USA, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico.
DEKRA is expanding its vehicle inspection activities in the Scandinavian countries. In addition, the inspection of plants and power stations as well as digital services associated with the Industrial Internet of Things play an important role. The latter includes remote inspections and online monitoring services. Arnhem in the Netherlands is the central location for the company’s diverse classic and innovative product testing and certification services.
In the South-West Europe region, which comprises France, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, vehicle and industrial inspections are among the main DEKRA services. In France, DEKRA’s second home market, the vehicle inspection network is characterized by the company’s own stations and those operated by franchise holders.
At the site in Málaga, Spain, work focuses on the safe connectivity and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of cellphones, smart home products, and Industry 4.0 applications. There is also a test site for networked driving. The services at the site include product testing, the early-stage development of test processes, the testing of V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technologies, and big data applications.
These three countries make up one of DEKRA’s key regions, centered on its home market of Germany. Innovations are rolled out from Germany and future-defining issues such as hydrogen and cyber security are being addressed in each of these countries. For example, the DEKRA Technology Center at the Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Germany, is Europe’s largest manufacturer-independent test track for automated and connected mobility.
The portfolio not only includes services for corporate customers, for example, in connection with electromagnetic compatibility. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, DEKRA also introduced the Trusted Facility Certificate as a new standard for health and safety at tourist destinations.
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region consists of Asian countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea, as well as Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Alongside vehicle and plant inspections, the business there focuses on product testing for the automotive, energy, and medical technology industries, as well as for the retail sector.
