Proof that you are committed to your customers

The ISO/TS 16949:2002 Quality Management System certification for the automotive industry enables you to demonstrate your commitment to product quality and compliance to customer requirements with one certificate. In addition, it allows you to continuously improve your quality management systems and the relevant processes.

ISO/TS 16949:2002 is based on renowned quality management principles

ISO/TS 16949:2002 is a worldwide automotive standard developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) – a group of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers (General Motors, Ford, BMW, PSA Citroen, Volkswagen, Renault, Fiat) and their respective trade associations. It is based on the requirements of the ISO 9001:2000, AVSQ (Italian), EAQF (French), VDA6 (German) and QS-9000 (U.S.) standards, except brought together in a single standard. ISO/TS 16949:2002 can be applied to company sites worldwide, wherever automobiles, or their parts and components are manufactured.

The benefits of ISO/TS 16949:2002

The wide international recognition of the ISO/TS 16949:2002 standard increases the credibility of your organisation when bidding for global sourcing contracts or expanding business locally. It also assists you in reducing production variations and improves your manufacturing efficiency, which can positively impact your bottom line. Added to that, it helps create a common quality system approach to the entire supply chain (for suppliers/subcontractors) and facilitates access to the industry's best practices.

Certifying your Quality Management System through SGS will help your organisation develop and improve performance.

1. Your ISO/TS 16949:2002 certificate from SGS enables you to demonstrate high levels of quality compliance.

2. Regular assessment performed by SGS helps you to continually use, monitor and improve your quality management system and processes. This improves the reliability of your internal operations to meet customer requirements, as well as overall performance. You may also gain a significant improvement in staff motivation, commitment and understanding of their responsibility in improving quality.