IATF 16949 is a quality management system standard that was developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and first published in November 1999. The ISO certification standard TS 16949 was superseded by IATF 16949 in 2006. It is based on in ISO 9001, the most widely recognized Quality Management System, but with specific requirements for the automotive industry. Therefore, IATF 16949 certification is the formal approval of a company's quality management system (QMS) by an independent third party.certificación iatf 16949