AQSR Certification - What it means to you:

The continuous improvement programs mandated by ISO/TS 16949 certification will bring you, the customer, a higher quality product and better service at stable to lower costs. In essence you will have a competitive advantage with the wood dash  product lines.
 

To the best of our knowledge no other Aftermarket or Port OE supplier in the Wood Dash Kit manufacturing business holds this certification.  Additionaly please note what the certification means:

ISO/TS 16949
 
Overview
 
In late 2001, members of ISO/TC 176, the ISO Technical Committee in charge of Quality Assurance and Quality Management standards, voted 79% in favor of publishing the final draft of ISO/TS 16949:2002. With the minimum two-thirds majority received, the official publication of ISO/TS 16949:2002 took place as planned in March 2002.
 
The 20-element structure so familiar to users of QS-9000 and ISO/TS 16949:1999 is now a thing of the past. The 2002 revision has adopted the content and structure of ISO 9001:2000, which promotes a "process approach" to developing, implementing and improving a quality management system. The process approach is reflected in the revised structure of the standard, which contains these 5 auditable clauses:
 
Quality Management System

Management Responsibility

Resource Management

Product Realization

Measurement, Analysis and Improvement.
 
ISO/TS 16949:2002 was prepared by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), with support from ISO/TC 176. IATF members include BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Ford Motor Company, General Motors (including Opel Vauxhall), PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Renault SA, Volkswagen and their respective trade associations - AIAG (U.S.), ANFIA (Italy), FIEV (France), SMMT (U.K.) and VDA (Germany). It is expected that Japanese OEMs will also adopt ISO/TS 16949:2002 as their quality management system standard.
 
Registration Requirements
 
In a letter to Automotive Suppliers dated August 2002, the Supplier Quality Requirements Task Force (representing Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler) released details of the eventual expiration of QS-9000:1998 and the industry-wide transfer to ISO/TS 16949:2002.
 
The key points include:
 
All QS-9000 certifications or renewals will expire on December 14, 2006. Beyond this date, ISO/TS 16949:2002 will fully replace QS-9000.
ISO/TS 16949:2002 "requires increased supplier management commitment to quality system improvement and performance measurements based on data and full process reviews".
Automotive Suppliers will need to determine if their current registrar is IATF recognized to audit to ISO/TS 16949:2002 (AQSR is IATF recognized).
Suppliers currently registered to QS-9000 are "strongly urged" to upgrade to ISO/TS 16949:2002 at the expiration of their current QS-9000 certification and no later than December 14, 2006 (or earlier based on individual OEM customer requirements*).
Suppliers currently registered to ISO/TS 16949:1999 will need to upgrade prior to the expiration of their current certificate or December 15, 2004 (whichever occurs sooner).

*Daimler Chrysler has already established July 1, 2004 as the deadline for registration to ISO/TS 16949:2002 for its direct suppliers. 


Buy with confidence that what you will recieve will stand the vigors of time and provde much enjoyment as a automtive enthusiast!



HOME      Acura- Hyundai Wood Dash Orders    Infiniti - Volvo Wood dash Order   Contact US

ACURA DASH KITS       AUDI DASH         BMW DASH KITS       BUICK DASH KITS      CADILLAC DASH KITS       CHEVROLET DASH KITS        CHRYSLER DASH KITS        DODGE DASH KITS        FORD DASH KITS        FREIGHTLINER DASH KITS        GMC DASH KITS        HONDA DASH KITS        HUMMER-DASH KITS         HYUNDAI DASH KITS      INFINITI DASH KITS      ISUZU DASH KITS      JAGUAR DASH KITS      JEEP DASH KITS     KIA DASH KITS    LANDROVER DASH KITS    LEXUS DASH KITS    LINCOLN DASH KITS     MAZDA DASH KITS    MERCEDES DASH  KITS
MERCURY DASH KITS        MITSUBISHI DASH KITS        NISSAN DASH KITS        OLDSMOBILE DASH KITS      PORSCHE DASH KITS      PLYMOUTH DASH KITS      PONTIAC DASH KITS        SAAB DASH KITS        SATURN DASH KITS        SCION DASH KITS        SUBARU DASH KITS        SUZUKI DASH     TOYOTA DASH KITS        VOLKSWAGEN DASH KITS        VOLVO DASH KITS