09/22/2026
Two New Editions. Expanding the CQI Portfolio.
AIAG’s Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) resources provide practical, industry-aligned guidance to help organizations address quality challenges across the automotive supply chain and manufacturing processes.
Learn more about two new editions to the CQI portfolio:
CQI-19: Sub-Tier Supplier Management Process Guideline — Second Edition
As automotive supply chains become increasingly complex, managing sub-tier suppliers requires clear expectations, effective oversight, and a consistent approach to quality and risk.
The updated CQI-19 provides a common framework for managing sub-tier suppliers, with guidance covering supplier capability assessment, risk management, APQP support, pass-through characteristic control, performance monitoring, escalation, and supplier development.
Explore the new CQI-19 Second Edition: https://www.aiag.org/training-and-resources/manuals/details/CQI-19?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cqi_19_sub_tier_supplier_management_process_guideline
CQI-17: Special Process: Electronic Assembly Manufacturing – Soldering System Assessment — Third Edition
As electronics play an increasingly important role in automotive products, effective process controls are essential to maintaining consistent electronic assembly quality.
The updated CQI-17 provides a common framework for assessing soldering systems used in electronic assembly manufacturing, with 15 process tables addressing areas including solder paste printing, component placement, reflow, automated and manual soldering, inspection, contamination control, conformal coating, testing, and rework.
Explore the new CQI-17 Third Edition: https://www.aiag.org/training-and-resources/manuals/details/CQI-17?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cqi_17_special_process_electronic_assembly_manufacturing_soldering
Two different areas of automotive quality. One shared objective: giving organizations practical guidance to strengthen processes, identify potential weaknesses, and support continual improvement.
From supplier management to special process control, the AIAG CQI portfolio continues to provide industry-aligned resources for addressing quality challenges across automotive.
Continuous Quality Improvement Starts Here.
