Lamborghini has become the world's first car-maker to obtain official TUV Italia certification for its carbon-fibre repair service, which will be available to owners of both the Huracan and Aventador in Australia.
While Lamborghini Sydney will be an officially approved collision repair centre with the ability to carry out rectifications to the new Huracan, repairs to the Aventador flagship's carbon tub will continue to be carried out around the world by Lamborghini's ex-factory 'flying doctors'.
"This is due to the complexity of the equipment needed to check the integrity of the carbon monocoque," says Lamborghini. "At the moment factory has no intention of changing this method."
Overcoming a major challenge faced by the advanced carbon-fibre construction of its supercars, Automobili Lamborghini says this week's announcement is recognition of the Italian company's technological leadership in the research and development of advanced composite materials.
"Quality is a fundamental value in our company philosophy and underlies our success," said Automobili Lamborghini President and CEO, Stephan Winkelmann.
"We are therefore proud to be the first automotive company on a global level to receive this certification, which marks a further milestone in achieving the complete satisfaction of each and every customer."
TUV Italia CEO Ettore Favia said the certification recognises Lamborghini's fulfilment of requirements including accountability, traceability, reliability, punctuality and accuracy, following a series of audits performed by TUV Italia experts.
"When talking about performance, this certification is an exceptional tool in the monitoring of the repair service performance, and it is through this that Lamborghini can offer an additional level of qualification and guarantee to the market which, for this car, is global."
Lamborghini claims to be the only manufacturer in the world to manage the entire carbon-fibre process in-house, from simulation to design, production, testing, quality control and repair.
Developed in collaboration with Boeing and Lamborghini's Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory (ACSL) in Seattle, USA, the company has provided an exclusive global carbon-fibre chassis repair service since 2011.
Repairs are carried out by 'flying doctors' who have undergone initial training at the Boeing Repair Department, with further in-depth training at Abaris Training Resources Inc in Nevada, where they obtain the Advanced Composite Structures Damage Repair qualification, which is recognised by the US Federal Aviation Administration.