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As project manager for Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, Rich Marshall has been a part of the Honda team for nearly two decades, including his current role in the Business Operations Department where he focuses on the organization’s quality documents and broader industry standardization initiatives.

This year's June 20^th event on “Charging Ahead — Managing EV Battery Risks for a Sustainable Future" is just around the corner...have you reserved your spot yet?

Featuring international trade law attorney Michael P. House — partner and firmwide co-chair at Perkins Coie — a 90-minute recording of our recent event on UFLPA trade policy has been added to our “Available Now Webinars” store.

When the Automotive Industry Action Group, known as AIAG, was faced with high demand for their newly released Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) 3^rd Edition and Control Plan 1^st Edition manuals, they knew exactly where to get help. By partnering with volunteers from the Judson Center, a non-profit human service agency in Southeast Michigan that provides specialized care in the areas of autism, mental and behavioral health, disabilities, foster care, adoption, and mentoring, the AIAG team not only got their manuals shipped out to automotive OEMs and suppliers around the globe, but they also got more smiles and laughs than they could have ever imagined.

A recording of our April 25, “The Importance of APQP/CP in the Supply Chain” webinar is now available at the AIAG Store!

Created by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), the new Rules Sixth details requirements for IATF-recognized certification bodies when conducting IATF 16949:2016 audits and issuing certificates.

With the summer months fast approaching, now's the time to register for July training! Click the links below to explore upcoming sessions for the new APQP and Control Plan (plus other Core Tools), implementing MMOG/LE, using the 8-D Approach, auditing to IATF 16949:2016, and more.

In a world racing toward cleaner, smarter mobility solutions, the electric vehicle revolution is picking up speed. But with great innovation comes great challenges. How do you enhance manufacturing and engineering quality, improve supply chain efficiency, and ensure compliance with corporate social responsibility requirements in this rapidly evolving landscape?

Registration is now open for the 2024 Hybrid IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference, October 15–16, 2024, at Laurel Manor Banquet & Conference Center in Livonia, Michigan. Register here and choose between the in-person or virtual experience.

This is part of a series in which we recap sessions from the 2023 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference held on October 17-18, 2023, at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan.

What are the major chemicals regulatory and legislative issues so far and what's to come? Those key questions were answered in a session at the 2023 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference titled “Auto Industry Hot Topics: Current Priorities and Emerging Issues.”