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Automotive Quality Systems

TÜV SÜD Management Service has certified hundreds of small, medium and large automotive suppliers and manufacturers to ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, VDA 6.1 and ISO 14001. Audi, Bentley, BMW, Daewoo, DaimlerChrysler, GM Adam/Opel, Kia, Hyundai, Mercedes, Porsche, Rolls Royce, Skoda, Volkswagen and others utilize TÜV SÜD Management Service and TÜV SÜD Automotive as their partner in quality management systems and product quality, respectively. And not just in Germany. Operations in Asia and North America utilize our local service and global reputation to advance their internal processes and assure that a highly competent third party periodically measures their success against international standards or requirements documents in thorough and rigorous reviews. Such reviews improve internal efficiency and effectiveness, bringing forth better products at lower cost.

TÜV SÜD America is accredited to conduct registration/certification auditing to the automotive and other industries by the German Accreditation Council (DAR) and the U.S. Registrar Accreditation Board (ANSI-RAB) for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification, as well as the German Department of Transportation (KBA) for VDA 6.1 and the German member of the International Automotive Task Force (VDA-QMC) for ISO/TS 16949 automotive quality system certification. These are well accepted accreditations in the automotive industry worldwide.

More than 100 full-time auditors perform hundreds of automotive industry-related audits annually throughout the world, stationed in countries like the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, South Africa, the Middle East, the US and Mexico, Brazil, China, South. Korea, Japan, and India, to name a few.

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Automotive Management Systems Background:
ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949 & ISO 14001

What is ISO 9001?
Originally published in 1987 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO 9001 is a system that specifies, in broad terms, the necessary components of an effective quality management system. Rather than being specific to any one industry, ISO 9001 details the basic requirements of the quality function for all industries. ISO 9000 gives you the tools to grow a better business through continuous improvement and refined processes. To learn more about ISO 9001, click here.

What is ISO/TS 16949?
ISO/TS (Technical Specification) 16949 is a quality management system standard specific to the Automotive industry, which includes all the requirements of the ISO 9001:2000 quality management system standard verbatim. In addition, the standard combines the AVSQ (Italian), EAQF (French), and VDA 6.1 (German) automotive requirements.

Originally published in 1999 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO/TS 16949 was developed jointly by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF). The IATF consists of an international group of automotive manufacturers and national automotive associations including but not limited to DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, BMW and Volkswagen. ISO/TS 16949:2002 was released in April 2002.

What is ISO 14001?
ISO 14001 is an internationally recognized environmental management system standard that provides a highly effective, globally accepted framework for establishing and continually improving applicable management system processes. Similar in structure to the ISO 9000 quality management system standard, ISO 14001 outlines key requirements companies should comply with in order to operate in an environmentally responsible manner.

Currently many automotive manufacturers are requiring that suppliers have an environmental management system in place.

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