Even in the 1960s, there were reasons for expanding thebusiness beyond Germany and Europe.
TÜV experts were called upon from abroad on a regular basisto assist with explaining technical defects, especially when the affected facilitieswere supplied by German companies.
In 1964, for example, TÜV Bayern experts travelled to SouthAfrica to investigate an accident involving a cable car.
TÜV Baden experts regularly went to France to generatesample reports for vehicles that were intended for import to West Germany.