SH Auto Parts awarded IATF 16949:2016 certification for automotive component production

As a responsible, high quality OEM auto parts manufacturer, SH Auto Parts maintains full certification to international standards, including the latest ISO and IATF 16949:2016 standards. This gives Tier 1 customers the reassurance that OEM auto parts and suspension components are manufactured to automotive industry approved quality and performance standards.

What is the International Automotive Task Force (IATF)?

The International Automotive Task Force (IATF) is an industry member driven organization dedicated to the optimization of component and part manufacturing for Tier 1 automotive manufacturers. The IATF acts as a valuable quality control and training coordination hub that ensures the needs of manufacturers, suppliers and consumers are met.

Who are the automotive manufacturer members of the IATF?

• BMW Group
• Ford Motor Company
• Geely Holding Group
• General Motors
• IVECO Group
• Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Limited
• Mercedes-Benz Group AG
• Renault Group
• Stellantis
• Volkswagen AG
• Volvo Group

National automotive industry associations are also participant members in the IATF, which helps ensure that current and prospective local, regional, and global automotive regulatory and quality requirements are incorporated in the IATF standard.

Which 5 national automotive industry associations contribute to the IATF?

• Automotive Industry Action Groupo (AIAG) (U.S.)
• Associazione Nazionale Filiera Industria Automobilistica (ANFIA) (Italy)
• Fédération des Industries des Equipements pour Véhicules (FIEV) (France)
• Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) (U.K.)
• Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) (Germany).

We can see that the combination of participating automotive brands and industry associations in the IATF is comprehensive and representative of the global automotive manufacturing community. This makes the IATF the most relevant body for driving industry approved manufacturing processes and standards.

Why is there an IATF standard as well as ISO standards for auto parts manufacturing?

Publishing of the global Tier 1 automotive quality standard for OEM suspension components and other auto parts was transferred from ISO to the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) in 2016. The standard IATF 16949:2016 remains an ongoing partnership between ISO and the IATF due to the fact that IATF16949 builds on the ISO 9001 quality management standards.

The IATF was seen as a more logical organization to maintain oversight of the top-level international standard specifically for automotive manufacturing because of the complex, specialist in-depth knowledge and industry experience required to ensure the standard would be appropriate for the real-world needs of industry partners.

What are the international quality standards for Tier 1 auto parts manufacturers ?

The IATF 16949 standard is only one of the international standards that SH Auto Parts maintains as a part of our many commitments to environmental and quality management for Tier 1 auto parts manufacturing. It is perhaps the most important standard for global automotive production, as it represents a top-level partnership between the International Standards Organization (ISO) and the International Automotive Task Force (IATF).

Certified international quality standards held by SH Auto Parts for Tier 1 auto parts manufacturing

• IATF 16949:2016 Application of ISO 9001 for Automotive Production
• ISO 14001:2023 Environmental Management Systems
• ISO 14001:2017 Environmental Management Systems
• ISO 9001: 2022 Quality Management
• ISO 9001: 2018 Quality Management

ISO recognized the need for direct industry engagement to keep the standard up to date and relevant to the rapidly changing technologies and requirements that are specific to the automotive industry. The IATF acknowledges the important foundations of ISO quality and environmental management protocols upon which IATF 16949 was built.

This is why Tier 1 auto parts manufacturers need to be certified to ISO standards as well as the IATF standard to demonstrate competency and compliance.

SH Auto Parts: Tier 1 Auto Components to IATF standards

The IATF 16949 certification supports robust, continuously evolving, partnerships between component manufacturers and automotive brands to ensure seamless maintenance of international standards to meet country and regional requirements.

This guarantees that auto components manufactured to the IATF standard will meet the complex demands of automotive design implementation that complies with safety and performance regulations.

SH Auto Parts maintains quality and manufacturing processes that meet or exceed ISO and IATF standards to provide our Tier 1 automotive component customers with the peace of mind that comes with certified excellence at all levels. Contact us to find out more about our comprehensive, rapid and cost effective IATF and ISO qualified auto component manufacturing.