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ISO/TS 16949
Recognizing the need for a quality management system
standard that meets the requirements of automotive parts
manufacturers and suppliers in a global market, several
European and US OEMs as well as related associations in
their respective countries joined together in developing
an international quality management system standard for
automotive parts manufacturers. The International
Automotive Task Force was created, which - in close
cooperation with ISO - is in charge of coordinating the
development activities of the international automotive
quality management system standard ISO/TS 16949. The
standard ISO/TS 16949 is supported and recognized by the
major European and US-based automobile manufacturers:
BMW, Daimler-Chrysler, FIAT, Ford, General Motors,
Peugeot-Citroen, Renault and Volkswagen as well as by
their respective trade associations AIAG, ANFIA, FIEV,
SMMT and VDA. Automobile manufacturers from other
countries have accepted the standard.
ISO/TS 16949 is based on the standard ISO 9001:2008. The
latest and current revision of ISO/TS 16949 was
published in the year 2009.
The option to
operate according to ISO/TS 16949:2009 should certainly
be of interest to international suppliers of auto-parts
who sometimes must meet the requirements of more then
one quality management system standard.
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