Nowadays, there is a very strict competition in the world automotive industry sector. This competition is twofold. In developed countries, while developing new vehicle models equipped with high technology, in developing countries, more economical vehicle models that are suitable for purchasing power are produced. Since the market has reached a certain level of saturation in developed countries, customer trends in production and design are essential and models are developed more frequently. In addition to this, it is important to use safe and fuel-saving materials that comply with international environmental norms in production and design.

Another development observed in the automotive sector is that due to the competition, company profits are decreasing, capacity surplus occurs, R & D expenditures put a certain financial burden and high investment is required to use new technologies.

The Japanese today has a very serious weight in the world automotive industry. Japanese automotive companies make 35 percent of their production abroad. In addition, 40 percent of domestic production is exported. The basis of these successes, production concepts and organization structures. The Japanese achieved 60 percent of the cost reduction in vehicles through total quality management and quality circles. Zero error approach, just in time production, material and environmental management, responsible worker, delegation of authority and R & D studies are the basic concepts in the formation of quality.

However, the Japanese developed the relations between the main and sub-industry and added the sub-industry to the product development studies.

The industry that produces motor vehicles, the main industry, and the industry that produces related components and parts are called sub-industry. The production of quality products by the companies in the main industry depends entirely on the quality production of the sub-industry companies. Industrial companies The more important the production companies, production processes, audit works and customer satisfaction, the more the main industrial companies will produce quality products.

Based on this fact, the main manufacturers of vehicles have prepared the QS 9000 standard in the USA, the EAQF standard in France, the AVSQ standard in Italy and the VDA 6 standard in Germany. All of them are based on the Quality Management System standard. However, in practice, when such diversity caused global difficulties, the Technical Committee operating within the International Automotive Task Force and the International Standards Organization came together and covered all these standards. ISO TS 16949 Automotive Quality Management System have prepared the standard.

As a result, these standards are not for the main companies producing automobiles, but for sub-industry companies or suppliers that produce for the main companies. These companies, who have established this system in their businesses, have applied to a certification body, ISO TS 16949 They can get Automotive Quality Management System Certificate.

our company TÜRCERT Technical Control and Certification company provides all kinds of support both for the establishment of this system and for the companies requesting the receipt of the certificate.