What is a tier 3 automotive supplier?

[titustobias]

Increasingly, tier one suppliers are becoming "systems integrators" or producers of major subassemblies and modular components that can be installed into a vehicle as a unit, such as a complete chassis.

[JamniaArce]

Are these field sales reps contracted on commission only and not on your company payroll? If so they could be classified as an approved supplier by historical performance. I mean after all you are a tier 3. You could also say they are pursuing compliance to ISO9001, I don't think certificationis mandatory f or a while. TS16949 7.4.1.2 says you shall perform quality masnagement system development with the goal of supplier conformity with TS. Conformity with ISO9001:2000 is the first step in achoeving this goal. Then read the notes. Below the NOTE, it goes on to say"Unless otherwise specified by the customer, suppliers to the organization (yours) shall be 3rd party registered to ISO9001:2000 by an accredited third-party certitifcation body.

So, if they are approved based on performance, and pursuing conformity asnf threrafter certification you should be able to draw out a time line to show they are working on it.

[Kolerik]

What is a tier 3 automotive supplier?