Powering Performance

Featuring critical updates to align with Rules 6th and new insights to advance the auditing process, the IATF Auditor Guide – 5^th Edition is now available at the AIAG Store!

The automotive industry is evolving at an unprecedented pace, with hybrid and EV vehicles leading the charge. As these vehicles become increasingly reliant on sophisticated software systems, managing the development and approval of this software has never been more critical. To meet this challenge, AIAG is proud to announce the release of the CQI-34 Software Assurance Approval Process (SwAAP) manual.

As modern vehicles rely more heavily on complex electrical systems, ensuring the quality, durability, and reliability of wiring harnesses has become even more essential. In response, the newly released CQI-35 Wiring Harness Quality Guidelines — soon to be available in Spanish — provides proven Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) methodologies to ensure automotive wiring systems meet top safety and performance standards by addressing potential risks, improving performance, and building customer trust.

As the automotive industry continues to contend with the complexities of global supply chains, the need for standardized approaches to manage compliance and uphold human rights has never been more critical. In response, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) is proud to announce the launch of our new Forced Labor Due Diligence Program, developed in collaboration with leading OEMs, including Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Stellantis, and Toyota.

As two trends—EV impact and embedded software—became a regular topic of discussion in the AIAG Quality Steering Committee (QSC), it was clear that various software (SW) approval processes were materializing with variation across the spectrum. If this continued, the industry would end up with dozens of SW approval processes to manage costing time and money. The question arose…we have a wildly successful production part approval process (PPAP) in the industry; why don’t we have that for software? A work group of some of the brightest minds was formed to address the need.

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Responsibility for maintaining safety standards is crucial, and it is necessary to document who should be accountable for safety-critical bulk materials and catalog items. This includes considering the responsibilities of OEMs versus Tier 1 suppliers and understanding the impact of build-to-spec versus build-to-print scenarios on safety classifications and FMEA processes.