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IATF 16949: Automotive
IATF 16949 is designed to help companies implement effective and robust quality management systems across the entire lifecycle of automotive-related products, including design, development, production, installation, and servicing. It provides a structured framework to ensure consistent quality, drive continual improvement, and reduce waste throughout the supply chain.
As a specialised standard for the automotive sector, IATF 16949 is not a stand-alone quality management system. Instead, it is implemented as a supplement to and in conjunction with ISO 9001, leveraging its principles while addressing the specific requirements of the automotive industry.
IATF 16949 is not a stand-alone quality management standard but is implemented as a supplement to and in conjunction with ISO 9001.
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What is IATF 16949?
Automotive supply chain stakeholders are increasingly quality-conscious. Every material sourced must comply with the highest quality standards. IATF 16949 is an opportunity for you to prove your product quality and supply chain competitiveness and build lasting relations within the automotive industry.
IATF 16949 represents an opportunity for standardisation and improvement across the automotive industry. IATF 16949 has been issued to 25,000 companies in 80 countries to date. It is a mandatory requirement for all leading vehicle manufacturers.
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The Benefits of IATF 16949
1. Enhanced Quality Assurance
4. Global Compliance Assurance
2. Improved Delivery Performance
5. Streamlined Registrations
3. Consistent Supply Chain
6. Competitive Market Advantage
7. Substantiating Information Demand
Steps to getting
IATF 16949 certified
Woking towards IATF 16949 certification with IMSM is a trouble-free, step-by-step approach.
1. Initial consultation
We help you outline your goals, focusing on what your business wants to achieve and how it defines success, particularly in relation to your client’s requirements. You and your ISO consultants will agree on reasonable outcomes and delivery dates.
2. System Documentation
Our client portal IMSMLoop offers a comprehensive insight into the progress of your ISO implementation, along with copies of the relevant audit reports, certifications, and any necessary corrective actions. The portal serves as a central hub for tracking your ISO journey.
3. IATF 16949 Framework Adoption
Ensuring the framework is embedded throughout your organisation, we can also develop and deliver tailored training for staff to ensure that the understanding and implementation of IATF 16949 is watertight. Creating consistency across your organisation.
4. Submission to External Auditor
Your organisation applies to the third-party certifying body that you have selected to conduct your audit. This audit objectively determines whether your business conforms to IATF 16949, and the relevant accompanying documentation is accessible through our client portal, IMSMLoop.
Why choose IMSM?
Simple: We make it simple. Since 1994, we've helped businesses achieve ISO certification, with over 150 experts worldwide and 15,000+ clients trusting us to implement their ISOs. We've proven to be experts at handling the logistical heavy lifting, saving your company valuable time.
With a transparent fixed fee, flexible approach, and real-time access to updates, documentation, and an array of other features through IMSMLoop, we collaborate with your organisation to make any ISO implementation as straightforward and beneficial as possible.
- World-class gap analysis
- Experienced ISO consultants
- Regular updates
- Flexible terms and contract
- Fixed fee
- Full implementation

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How can ISO Specialists help your business?
Getting started with ISO certification might seem daunting; this is often the reason why businesses enlist the help of an ISO consultant. For 30 years, we've supported and guided organisations like yours through certification. Our experienced consultants take the lead on auditing your business, helping you use the results to enhance your quality management system. If necessary, there is also plenty of room for training.
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“We decided to use IMSM to help and support us through the process. We were fairly new to this as a company and to have a company like IMSM guiding us through the requirements saved us time and gave us the confidence to present to the external auditors, knowing we had everything covered”
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"Our IMSM Assessor put in a lot of time and effort; they did a really good job for us, helping to organise what we had here. We had a lot of the pieces in place, they just weren’t put together, which IMSM helped us to do. We have a system in place now and we continually follow up on everything. “