Quality Assurance & Quality Control Solutions for the Automotive Industry
In the automotive industry, vehicle quality is crucial to guarantee driver safety, satisfaction and maintain market growth. As a globally trusted quality control company, we partner with you to help you reach your quality goals.
Since 1984, Pro QC International provides a large range of reliable quality assurance and quality control services to the automotive industry. Following the latest trends and technologies, we support OEMs, manufacturers and dealers in projects around the globe, e.g. improving factory performance, optimizing product quality, reducing defect rates or helping ensure compliance with industry standards such as IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, ISO 9001 or ISO 14001. Whether you produce automotive parts or assembly the finished vehicles, we have effective solutions tailored to your needs.
With our team of specialized engineers and our deep industry experience ranging from components to after-market, we can help you reduce the risks and costs linked to quality in more than 88 countries, e.g.:
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Slovakia
- Romania
- Poland
- UK
- Czech Republic
- Russia
- Canada
- U.S
- Mexico
- Turkey
- China
- India
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Indonesia
- Taiwan
- Malaysia
- Japan
- South Korea
- Brazil, and many others.
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Our Industries & Applications
Automobiles
With more than 40 years of experience in the automobile sector, Pro QC offers tailor made quality control solutions for your projects.
Electric Vehicles
From lithium-ion batteries to components and auto parts, Pro QC provides QA / QC solutions for electric cars, e-bikes and e-scooters.
Trucks & Buses
We have performed many audits and inspections for the Trucks & Buses sector, and we have helped many brands to improve their quality.
Motorcycles
Pro QC has great experience in the motorcycle industry and supports many brands in improving their quality performances around the world.
Our QA / QC solutions for the automotive industry can be applied to improve factory performance or to control the quality of your product categories such as:
- Mechanical Components
- Electronics
- Engines and Components
- Batteries
- Drivelines and Powertrains
- Bodies and Chassis
- Drive Axles
- Bearings
- Steering and Suspensions
- Brakes
- Wheels/Tyres
- Welding, Fitting
- Alternators
- Exhausts
- Painting, Coating & Adhesives
- Lighting
- Accessories and Equipment
- Raw Materials
- Interiors and Exteriors
- Car Seats
- And many more…
Our Quality Assurance & Quality Control Solutions
Supplier Management
Benefit from our end to end holistic approach to improve your supply chain performance.
- Manufacturing Process Audits
- Process Improvement
- Production Capacity Analysis (Run & Rate)
- Quality Investigation (root cause investigation of defective product)
- Root Cause Analysis
- Corrective Action Follow up
- Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
- APQP or PPAP Review and Approval
- Continuous Improvement
Product Inspections
Our product inspection services for the automotive industry include:
- First-article inspections (at the beginning of the production) to verify that the quality matches your requirements.
- In-process inspection to ensure that the processes and techniques used to manufacture the auto parts are followed.
- Pre-shipment inspections to control the quality and identify the defects before shipping.
- Sorting and rework: we deploy inspectors at your supplier’s factory or at your own premises to inspect the production or perform rework operations.
Supplier & Factory Audits
Our range of quality audits for the automotive industry include:
- Initial Supplier Evaluation
- Supplier Quality Audits
- IATF 16949 Quality Management System Audits
- VDA 6.3 Audits
- ISO 9001 Quality System Audits
- ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Audits
- Corporate Social Responsibility SA8000, ISO 26000
- Combined Audits
- ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management Audits
Laboratory Testing
Pro QC provides testing and measurement services for the automotive industry at our labs located in Mexico, China and the USA.
We also have formed alliances with accredited laboratories all around the world to meet all your testing needs.
Our capabilities include salt spray chamber, hardness tester, CMM, profile projector, battery testing, and many more.
Why Pro QC International?
Partnership
Pro QC genuinely sees your company and your suppliers as partners looking for growth and improvement. We don’t just give pass/fail results. We provide professional recommendations, facilitation and performance management to achieve the desired results.
Quality Dashboard
Pro QC’s Quality Dashboard provides a holistic dashboard view of your supplier portfolio including data analytics to better understand and determine the next action required at your supplier.
Experience & Expertise
Pro QC has overseen successful supplier transformation projects which has helped companies from the automotive industry to achieve their quality goals.
Global Presence
Pro QC has agile teams of Automotive engineers in more than 88 countries ready to meet your quality assurance needs whether it’s an auto part quality inspection or a comprehensive automotive audit.
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