Geely Auto has just become the latest automaker to become a member of the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), a global organisation that sets automotive quality standards. Geely is also the first Asian member to be appointed, and it will work together with other members in the formation, improvement and standardisation of international quality standards.
The organisation is also known to be committed to improving production efficiency in the automotive supply chain. Geely’s senior quality director, Dr Howard Xu, has been nominated to be the voting representative in the IATF. Other members include major auto groups like BMW, Daimler, Ford, GM, Renault, Stellantis, and Volkswagen, as well as national automobile associations from the US (AIAG), Italy (ANFIA), France (FIEV), UK (SMMT) and Germany (VDA).
The IATF 16949:2016 Quality Management Standards for Automobile Production and Related Parts is an industry standard that is globally recognised. Meeting this standard is the most basic requirement for a global automaker and parts supplier.
Currently, there are over 80,000 automakers and parts manufacturers worldwide that have passed the certification. With Geely onboard, all its suppliers are now required to pass the same certification. In China, Geely is also member of 18 sub-committees in the National Technical Committee of Auto Standardisation (NTCAS). So far, it has led the formulation of 183 national industry standards, and counting.
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Not impressed.
China, Pakistan, Venezuela, Somalia, Sudan and Russia are members of UN Human Rights Council too.
Geely, please bring that handsome Xingyue L flagship SUV and name it as the new Perdana, to snatch a piece of premium SUV market from BWM X5, Merc GLE, Audi Q5, VW Touareg!
This is the difference between an ambitious privately funded company and Malaysia companies on crutches. The government should learn and remove all the bias tax benefits for P1 and P2. Not just the automotive industry, protectionist policies for all industries must go. Improvement can only happen when there is competition.
Proton preve with 4 airbags and nissan almera with 1 airbag exists in the same timeframe. What do you mean competition? Who’s actually late to the party here?
Myvi 2 airbags also exist same era as Perdana no airbag. Kelisa 2 rear seat belts also exists as Iswara and Wira 0 rear seat belt.
Saga has ESP but ur Alza still without one?
Kelisa 2 rear seat belts but at the same time Kancil 0 rear seat belt?
Cars today are built with HPF, Proton one of the first, but Perodua still without?
Why the selective memory? Because of blind fanboyism?
How was your HPF car selling? Opps… aib terbukak.
HPF cars saves lives, or do you consider your customers expendable since only bottom segments buys them?
Kesian, Perodua treats us buyers like junk. Maybe cuz they sold us junks.
Dude, what crutches? It’s already upgraded to motorised wheelchair !!
Besides, competition bukan budaya kito.
Congrats Geely. But where are Toyota, Nissan, Honda gone missing?
Maybe higher standards
LOL! Hahaha! Like whaaatttt?!! Higher than a group that consist of BMW, Mercedes, GM, VW, Fiat Chrysler, Renault, basically >60% of the cars sold, and all the influential First World assocs? Are Toyota, Nissan, Honda selling cars on the Moon? Or Mars?
You really have no idea what is IATF 16949:2016, don’t you? I suggest you read up before you embarrass yourself again.
God complex kind of high standards am rite?
Probably you are right, Japanese are on different league…
Worse decision !!
Because Geely owns Volvo. That’s why.
Being in that grouping is by merit not by association.