# SmartLinks for Automotive Manufacturers — DPP Compliance, Anti-Counterfeit & Parts Traceability

SmartLinks helps OEMs and tier-N suppliers meet EU DPP obligations, defeat counterfeit parts and build direct relationships with end users — one connected identity per part.

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SmartLinks helps automotive manufacturers meet EU DPP obligations, combat counterfeiting, and build direct relationships with the people who use your products — all from one connected identity per part.

## From the production line to product life.

SmartLinks helps automotive manufacturers meet EU DPP obligations, combat counterfeiting, and build direct relationships with the people who use your products — all from one connected identity per part.

### Compliance. Authentication. Ownership.

Everything an automotive manufacturer needs to comply with new EU rules, defeat counterfeits and win a direct line to the end user — from one part-level digital identity.

- **Compliance & Digital Product Passports** — The EU Battery Regulation, ESPR and the new End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation are creating the most comprehensive product data requirements the automotive industry has ever seen. SmartLinks generates and maintains your Digital Product Passports automatically — so compliance becomes a by-product of your product identity, not a separate project.
    - EU Battery Passport — composition, carbon footprint, performance, recyclability
    - ESPR DPP for vehicle components — material origin, repair, end-of-life guidance
    - End-of-Life Vehicle traceability — recycled content, dismantling, materials
    - Tyre DPP compliance
    - GS1 Digital Link native — standards-based, interoperable, future-proof
    - Data-carrier agnostic — QR, NFC, RFID or DataMatrix
- **Authentication & Anti-Counterfeit** — The global counterfeit automotive parts market is worth £45 billion. Standard QR codes can be reproduced with any printer. SmartLinks provides multi-layered authentication that gives every genuine part a digital identity that cannot be cloned — and gives your technicians, dealers and customers instant verification with a single scan.
    - Unique, cryptographically secured QR per part — serial-level, not batch
    - NFC & RFID tamper-evident tags for safety-critical components
    - Instant scan-to-verify for technicians, dealers and end customers — no app
    - Counterfeit detection and reporting analytics
    - Recall precision — target affected serial numbers, not entire product lines
    - Optional blockchain-backed provenance for premium / safety-critical parts
- **Post-Purchase & Owner Experience** — Automotive manufacturers typically have zero direct contact with the person who fits or uses their part. SmartLinks changes that. When an end user scans your part for the first time, they register as the owner — and you gain a direct, first-party relationship with them for the lifetime of that product.
    - End-user registration on first scan — first-party data from unseen buyers
    - Digital fitting instructions — UNECE R90 compliant, update without reprinting
    - AI product assistant trained on your technical documentation — 24/7
    - Lifecycle triggers — service, warranty, recall, repurchase prompts
    - Accessory and spare parts upsell — contextual, on-product, at peak intent
    - Smart Product Pages per SKU — always-current specs and diagrams

### A printed QR won't survive a sidewall. Embedded RFID + NFC will.

For tyre manufacturers, the 2027 Tyre DPP needs a carrier that lasts the life of the tyre — through retread, remould and end-of-life sorting. SmartLinks binds vulcanised UHF RFID, sidewall NFC and label QR to one tyre identity. See the deep-dive → /solutions/automotive/tyre-tags

- **Vulcanised UHF RFID** (Life of tyre)
- **Sidewall NFC inlay** (Consumer tap)
- **Printed QR on label / box** (Pre-fit only)

### Traceability that works across tiers

Automotive supply chains are among the most complex in the world — thousands of components, hundreds of suppliers, multiple jurisdictions. SmartLinks gives every component a persistent digital identity that travels with it from sub-assembly to finished vehicle.

- **From sub-component to finished vehicle** — One identity, one record — travelling with the part.
    - Bill of Materials linking — connect sub-components to parent assemblies digitally
    - Batch and serial-level tracking with full provenance chain
    - Structured data exchange with dealer networks and service centres
    - Multi-tier visibility without exposing confidential supplier information
    - Interoperable with Catena-X and existing automotive data ecosystems
    - One record, every downstream regulator view

### Key stats

- **£45B** — counterfeit auto parts market
- **Serial-level** — authentication per part
- **Feb 2027** — EU Battery Passport mandatory
- **GS1 UK** — Approved connected product platform

### See how SmartLinks works for your parts.

Book a 30-minute walkthrough with the team, or start free and connect your first part today.

- Book a walkthrough: https://calendly.com/prove-anything/prove-anything-discovery-meeting
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