ISO/TS 16949

ISO/TS 16949 - Automotive Industry QMS

As the Automotive Industry becomes increasingly international, the need has arisen for one accepted Management System. The goal of ISO/TS 16949 is to create a harmonized standard that incorporates existing Automotive Quality Systems requirements into the global economy. Organizations that gain approval to this standard eliminate the need for multiple certifications.

TUV Rheinland was one of the few organizations selected to participate in the IATF's ISO/TS 16949 registration program.

For those not familiar with ISO/TS 16949, the standard was jointly developed by the IATF members and submitted to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for approval and publication. The document is a common automotive quality system requirements catalog based on ISO 9000, AVSQ (Italian), EAQF (French), QS-9000:1998 (U.S.) and VDA6.1 (German) automotive catalogs. This document, coupled with customer-specific requirements, defines quality system requirements for use in the automotive supply chain.

The IATF has developed a common registration scheme for 3rd party registration to ISO/TS 16949. The registration scheme includes third party auditor qualifications and common rules for consistent global registration.