Who this service is for
Vehicle manufacturers and importers preparing a new type, adding a variant or making a technical change for the Vietnamese market.
When the service is needed
- A new vehicle or multiple configurations require a defensible type scope.
- UNECE test reports or type approvals are available, but their relevance to the Vietnamese project is unclear.
- Representative samples and the test plan must be defined before filing.
- A product change may affect certification evidence or COP.
What the customer should prepare
- Configuration and variant matrix, specifications and intended Vietnamese market route.
- Drawings, technical files, test reports, UNECE approvals and other certificates available.
- Production-site information, COP plan and expected changes.
- Target milestones, known issues and the customer's technical focal point.
What LotusTSE does
- Analyze configurations, types and variants to build a regulatory requirements matrix.
- Review each item of evidence against the covered product, configuration, amendment series and approval scope; consider QCVN 09, QCVN 14 and relevant UN Regulations where applicable.
- Identify gaps, representative samples, testing needs and technical-file structure.
- Track technical issues and assess changes within the agreed scope.
What the customer receives
- Regulatory requirements matrix by configuration and variant.
- Evidence matrix showing potentially usable evidence, verification points and gaps.
- Representative-sample proposal, test plan and documentation pathway.
- Reviewed technical file and open-issue list.
Risks identified and reduced
Early comparison of the configuration, type boundary and evidence helps reduce repeat testing, unsuitable sample selection, late configuration changes and extended clarification caused by inconsistent files. LotusTSE does not make the certification decision.
Project coordination
How the project is managed
The parties agree the scope, deliverables, responsibilities and indicative milestones before work starts. A LotusTSE technical focal point tracks work items, information awaiting customer input, identified risks and next actions. Milestones that depend on an authority, laboratory or other external organization are updated against actual status.
Start a project
What to send for an initial review
Send a product or facility description, the proposed configuration or scope, country of origin, available technical evidence, the issue to be resolved and the target timing. LotusTSE will identify the most important missing inputs before proposing the scope of services, deliverables, coordination method, indicative schedule and fees.