The ISO/TS 16949: 2002 was jointly developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), whose vehicle manufacturer members include: BMW, Daimler-Chrysler, Fiat, Ford, General Motors (including Opel Vauxhall), PSA Peugeot-Citron, Renault SA, Volkswagon and their respective trade associations – AIAG (USA), ANFIA (Italy), FIEV (France), SMMT (UK) and VDA (Germany).
QS-9000 Quality System Requirements is the common supplier quality standard for DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation. QS-9000 is based on ISO 9001(1994 version) to which the automotive industry standards have been added to reflect the current level of requirements.