Stakeholder Communiqués

IATF Stakeholder Communiqués

Die sogenannten IATF Stakeholder Communiqués dienen der IATF dazu, allen interessierten Parteien (engl.: “Stakeholder“) wichtige Informationen zur IATF und dem Zertifizierungsschema der IATF mitzuteilen.

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In der untenstehenden Liste finden Sie ausschließlich diejenigen IATF Stakeholder Communiqués, die aktuell eine Gültigkeit besitzen. Ankündigungen von in der Vergangenheit veröffentlichten Sanktionierten Interpretationen (SIs) oder FAQs oder Informationen, die mittlerweile nicht mehr relevant sind, werden untenstehend nicht mehr aufgelistet. Die vollständige Auflistung aller IATF Stakeholder Communiqués finden Sie auf der Website der IATF.

Nummer	Titel/Thema des Stakeholder Communiqués	Download
2024-004	EV Charging Systems and related components
	The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF stakeholders that organisations manufacturing electric vehicle (EV) charging systems and their related components are eligible for certification to IATF 16949 (see Rules 5 th section 1.0) as an accessory part.
2024-002	Release of Rules 6 th Edition
	The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders that the IATF approved changes to the Rules for Achieving and Maintaining IATF Recognition (known as “IATF Rules”) on 4 December 2023. These changes will be published as the “Rules for achieving and maintaining IATF recognition”, 6th Edition.
2024-001	Reimbursement of Auditor Expenses
	The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF stakeholders of the requirements for reimbursement of audit related expenses incurred while conducting IATF 16949 3rd party audits.
2023-004	Addition of Volvo Group as a new voting member of the IATF
	The purpose of this Stakeholder Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders of the addition of Volvo Group as a new voting member of IATF
2022-012	Country name "Türkiye" is replacing "Turkey"
	The purpose of this Stakeholder Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders about a change to a country name. Following an official letter submitted to the United Nations by the Republic of Türkiye, the country's name has been officially changed from Turkey to Türkiye at the UN.
2022-010	Publication of statistics on the IATF Global Oversight Website
	The purpose of this Stakeholder Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders the IATF has approved the publication of several “Statistics” on the IATF Global Oversight website.
2022-009	IATF Unique Site Identifier (IATF USI)
	The purpose of this Stakeholder Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders about the introduction of a unique identification number for IATF 16949 certified organisations. The IATF Unique Site Identifier Code (hereafter called IATF USI) will be introduced on 2nd October 2022 in the IATF 16949 Certification Scheme. The purpose of the IATF USI is to ensure that all types of physical locations involved in an IATF 16949 certification (i.e., manufacturing sites, extended manufacturing sites and stand-alone remote support locations) will be assigned a permanent identifier that will exist in perpetuity.
2022-007	IATF certification activities in Ukraine
	The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders regarding global waivers and measures of the IATF (International Automotive Task Force) in response to the situation in Ukraine. First and foremost, the thoughts of the IATF are with the Ukrainian people. Secondly, the IATF agreed to maintain the validity of all certificates for organizations certified to IATF 16949 in Ukraine with no exceptions.
2022-005	Launch of the IATF Website in Chinese
	The purpose of this Stakeholder Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders effective 31 March 2022, the Chinese IATF website goes live in order to serve the needs of the fast-growing IATF global membership. This website is designed to specifically translate the predominately English content into Chinese language. The IATF Chinese website will further promote the IATF brand in China and improve the understanding of the needs of the IATF, especially for China-based OEMs, China-based Certification Bodies and their auditors and China-based Suppliers.
2022-004	Launch of the IATF Performance Complaint Management System (IATF CMS)
	The purpose of this Stakeholder Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders that the IATF has launched the IATF Performance Complaint Management System (IATF CMS) within the IATF Database. With the launch of the IATF CMS, any performance complaint (including IATF OEM special status notification) against IATF 16949 certified organizations initiated by IATF OEMs or IATF Oversight offices, will be managed with the IATF CMS workflow tool. Future updates of this tool will enable a broader application, which will be communicated when available for use.
2022-002	Use of Authorized Versions of IATF Publications
	The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders of the importance of using only IATF authorized publications and IATF authorized translations. The IATF has been made aware of some stakeholder use of unauthorized IATF publications which might include unauthorized translations of IATF publications. The use of authorized documents is important to ensure accurate understanding of the publication.
2022-001	Addition of IVECO Group as a new voting member of IATF
	The purpose of this Stakeholder Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders of the addition of IVECO Group as a new voting member of IATF. Consistent with the IATF’s “Global Growth” imperative, at the IATF 2021 November virtual meeting, the IATF unanimously voted to welcome IVECO Group into the IATF as an OEM voting member. This marks a significant milestone in the history of the IATF as IVECO Group will be the first dedicated Heavy Truck and Commercial Vehicle member to join the IATF and is a clear signal of IATF’s intent to boost the scheme’s growth in different areas of the automotive sector. IVECO Group has shown continued commitment to the IATF scheme by requiring its suppliers to be certified to IATF 16949.
2021-002	Addition of Geely Group as a new voting member of IATF
	The purpose of this Stakeholder Communiqué is to advise all IATF stakeholders of the addition of Geely Group as a new voting member of IATF. Consistent with the IATF’s “Global Growth” imperative, at the IATF 2021 Spring meeting, in a global virtual meeting, the IATF unanimously voted to welcome Geely Group, into the IATF as an OEM voting member. This marks a significant milestone in the history of the IATF as Geely Group will be the first Asia member to join the IATF and is a clear signal of IATF’s intent to boost the scheme’s growth around the world.
2021-001	Implementation of Risk Based Audits Days Sanctioned Interpretations
	The IATF has developed a more defined concept of when and how the minimum audit days must be increased based on customer risk. This concept clarifies how to add audit time to certified organizations who are Tier 1 suppliers to an IATF OEM. These Tier 1 suppliers will have some time (hours) added to their audit if they are not meeting the IATF OEM specified quality and delivery performance targets. The IATF-recognized certification body will use the additional audit time to focus on the corrective action process and prevention of recurrence, including for related processes and products.
2020-005	Full Integration of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Limited into IATF
	The purpose of this Stakeholder Communiqué is to advise all IATF stakeholders the completion of the steps to incorporate Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Limited into the IATF 16949 scheme processes and systems. Please see the following IATF voting member graphic (below) now incorporating Jaguar Land Rover.
2020-004	IATF Auditor Guide for IATF 16949 – 4th Edition
	The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders that the Auditor Guide for IATF 16949 has been updated. The 4th edition was approved in May 2019 by the IATF and published in English in September 2019. It has now been translated into the IATF approved languages. This 4th Edition supersedes the 3rd Edition. Originally developed to support IATF 3rd party auditors, this latest version aligns the essential auditor competency requirements to the IATF 3rd Party Auditor Training & Evaluation process.
2020-003	Launch of a third-party Ethics & Compliance Concern platform
	Stakeholders may raise concerns regarding perceived violations of the Rules for Achieving and Maintaining IATF Recognition (5th Edition) or the IATF’s Automotive Quality Management Systems standard (IATF 16949).
2020-001	Launch of IATF Stakeholder Communiqué Process
	The purpose of this Communiqué is to advise all IATF Stakeholders of a new IATF Stakeholder Communiqué process. The IATF will continue to issue CB (Certification Body) Communiqués as a means to clearly communicate any CB-related process changes and other IATF contractual information. The IATF is adding the IATF Stakeholder Communiqué process to ensure all interested parties are aware of IATF scheme developments.