QS 9000:1998 Certification Definition

QS 9000:1998 was the last revision of the industry developed automotive quality standard; this standard is obsolete and has now been replaced by either ISO/TS 16949 or ISO 9001.

This standard was for organizations in the automotive supply chain.

Organizations that wanted to become certified would need to complete an application, undergo a document review and certification audit. Once the certification was received, annual or regularly scheduled audits would be conducted to verify continued compliance to the standard.

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QS 9000