VDA 6.3 can be used by any organization, for internal process audits, or for evaluating potential or existing suppliers. VDA QMC and the German automotive industry developed VDA 6.3 which defines a process-based audit standard for evaluating and improving controls in a manufacturing organization’s processes. The standard was restructured in 2016 to incorporate the changes to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949® and the automotive industry’s customer-specific requirements. Compliance to VDA 6.3 is mandated by some European automakers and encouraged by others.

As a guideline for performing audits, VDA 6.3 is a useful tool for process audits within the automotive industry. It provides information on the significance and application scope of a process audit over the entire product realization cycle in both manufacturing and services. It defines the audit process, the criteria for evaluation of the process audit results and the requirements of the processes.

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