ZTE Corporation Obtains IATF 16949 Automotive Quality Management System Certification from TÜV Rheinland
Guangzhou, China, July 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 17, ZTE Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary ZTE (Nanjing) Limited Liability Company obtained the IATF 16949 automotive quality management system certification from TÜV Rheinland, demonstrating its mature and compliant quality management system that meets the industry's certification standards. ZTE Corporation's chief quality officer Yan Wende and TÜV Rheinland's vice president of certification for the Greater China region Zheng Ping attended the certificate ceremony.
IATF 16949 is an automotive industry quality management system standard released by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) in 2016. It aims to reduce quality risks through predictive measures and continuous improvement, enhance production efficiency and product quality, and is a mandatory requirement for automakers and suppliers. This certification not only recognizes ZTE Corporation's quality management capabilities in the automotive field but also provides strong support for its expansion into the intelligent vehicle sector.
Yan Wende said: "ZTE Corporation and TÜV Rheinland have had a long-standing good cooperation relationship. The continuous improvement of ZTE Corporation's quality management system and the guidance from TÜV Rheinland's expert team are inseparable. Obtaining IATF 16949 automotive quality management system certification is an important milestone in ZTE Corporation's automotive quality management system construction. With over 30 years of research and development accumulation in the ICT field, ZTE Corporation has strong underlying innovation capabilities in chip design, algorithm development, architecture design, and operating system development. Facing the challenges of software-defined vehicles, automakers need strong technical support from technology companies. ZTE Corporation's automotive electronics will rely on its key technologies and core competencies in communication equipment to focus on becoming a digital automotive foundation capability provider, cooperating with domestic and foreign partners to provide 'connected' and 'intelligent' products and services for the automotive industry."
Zheng Ping shared: "TÜV Rheinland has always adhered to the service philosophy of being rigorous, independent, and professional, providing excellent technical support to every link in the automotive industry chain. TÜV Rheinland's successful cooperation with ZTE Corporation over many years has fostered trust between the two parties. This time, our cooperation on IATF 16949 quality management system certification allowed us to see ZTE Corporation's foresight and strength in the intelligent vehicle sector. We look forward to continuing to deepen our cooperation with ZTE Corporation to provide comprehensive support for its global automotive business expansion and promote sustainable development of the automotive industry."
As a leading technology services provider, TÜV Rheinland has accumulated over 100 years of technical expertise and experience in the field of automotive testing and certification. It can provide a range of services including research and development phase target market regulatory research, comprehensive testing and certification, road adaptability testing, market access certification, production phase quality management, after-sales service quality enhancement, supplier capability building, personnel qualification certification, and more. In terms of management systems, TÜV Rheinland's expert team can provide professional auditing and certification services based on the trends and actual operating conditions of the automotive industry and enterprises.