As automotive technology advances and supply chains grow more complex, AIAG’s latest CQI manuals are designed to help you meet today’s toughest challenges with practical, proven guidance — supporting safer, more efficient, and more resilient operations across the automotive industry.
Explore just a few of our newest CQI releases below and find additional manuals in our Special Process Assessments area to get up to speed — and be sure to stay tuned for the upcoming CQI-32 for bar steel, launching soon.
Wiring Harness Quality Guidelines (CQI-35): Designed to support manufacturers in consistently producing high-quality automotive wiring harnesses, the CQI-35 manual provides proven methodologies for addressing potential risks, improving performance, and building customer trust. As failures in wiring can lead to hazardous situations, including breakdowns and short circuits, this comprehensive framework helps reduce warranty issues and minimize manufacturing faults and scrap for internal combustion engine (ICE), hybrid, and electric vehicles alike.
Software Assurance Approval Process (SwAAP) (CQI-34): Modeled after the fundamental Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), the CQI-34 SwAAP manual provides a standardized framework for software approval in the automotive industry. Whether the software functions as a standalone product or integrates into a larger system, SwAAP ensures consistent quality and smooth collaboration between customers and suppliers —offering and approachable, effective solution for managing the growing complexities of automotive software.
Safety Critical Bulk Material/Catalog Item Management Guideline (CQI-37): Addressing OEM expectations and the need for clearly defined responsibilities among OEMs, Tier “N” suppliers, and Bulk/Catalog suppliers — in both build-to-spec and build-to-print scenarios — the CQI-37 manual provides essential guidance for all suppliers, regardless of quality certification status. It offers expert insights into managing bulk material and catalog items that become safety-critical components, ensuring greater alignment, accountability, and safety throughout the supply chain.
3D Model Technical Data Package Exchange Guideline: Standardize how you share product design information between organizations — and reduce waste, cost, and complexity across your supply chain — with this key guideline offering a more consistent, common approach. Explore Technical Data Packages (TDPs), success factors for technical collaboration, and solutions for communication gaps to see how a unified approach to product design information exchange can minimize key risks, improve quality, and boost efficiency across your supply chain.