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New information on human trafficking from the U.S. Customs & Border Protection presented in a webinar last week is now available on the AIAG website. Moderated by Assistant Director Field Operations Tinesha Cherry, the webinar discusses how the transportation industry is uniquely positioned to help recognize and report human trafficking.

Join AIAG and our esteemed panelists for a FREE webinar on March 2, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. EST to discuss the automotive impacts of the USMCA Free Trade Agreement, which was implemented in July 2020. Since implementation, many questions have been answered, however, some still remain as the automotive manufacturing community gets fully up to speed on compliance protocols and industry best practices.  

For the Corporate Responsibility Steering Committee (CRSC), 2020 was a busy year. At the end of 2019, the group decided our mission, vision and objectives needed revision, as they no longer reflected the progressive direction the group wanted to project for the automotive industry. Consequently, the CRSC worked together over the course of multiple face-to-face meetings to establish an updated mission and vision for the future of ESG leadership within the automotive industry.

GRI’s Business Leadership Forum Offers Opportunity to Build Knowledge and Expertise

​How is your organization meeting growing expectations to measure and report on waste prevention, and take advantages of the opportunities presented by circularity?

At AIAG, we know that Core Tools certification exams are a great way to demonstrate competency in the automotive Core Tools – and we’re making it easier than ever to take these exams at your convenience, with all four certification exams (i.e., APQP/PPAP, FMEA 4^th Edition, MSA and SPC) now available online, throughout 2021.

An AIAG member throughout both his collegiate and professional career to date, Honda North America’s Tony Mariucci believes that active engagement with AIAG helps drive positive change in our supply chain. Now, as the latest addition to AIAG’s Quality Steering Committee, Tony looks forward to continuing his involvement by participating in initiatives that support organizations at all levels with common standards and guidelines to reduce complexities in the automotive supply chain and its products.

Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, begins a 4-part series with Justin Rydzewski about Revision 4 of CQI-9. These two experts, who served on the revision committee, are full of interesting information and practical advice on how to understand and comply with CQI-9 Rev.4.

In response to subscriber requests, AIAG has added two new features to our CTS Software!

The first of these new additions allows users to add Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) symbols in CTS. As shown below, a popup window provides the various GD&T symbols that can be entered into Product Characteristics and Process Characteristics fields, as well as other areas of the control plan and FMEA. Of the 21 available GD&T symbols, users can view seven at a time, and can access the remaining symbols by clicking the left or right arrows in the popup window.

Steve Britt, senior manager — customs at FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, leads customs and international trade functions with teams in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. He is responsible for all import and export operations and compliance activities as well as providing strategic direction for risk mitigation and duty optimization activities.

In the weeks ahead, the Senate will be turning its attention to Bill S-216. The Bill, if passed, will enact Canada's first modern slavery disclosure legislation.

The proposed Modern Slavery Act would require mandatory modern slavery disclosure by companies subject to the Act, as well as an amendment to the Customs Tariff to prohibit the importation of goods produced using forced labour (which is already prohibited) and goods made by children.