VDA 6.3 Category A – What It Means for Your Supply Chain
VDA 6.3 is the process audit standard used by German automotive OEMs (Volkswagen Group, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Continental, Bosch) to qualify their supply chains. Category A is the highest classification – awarded after a positive P6 process audit covering production planning, process execution, quality management and delivery reliability.
For Tier 1 procurement teams sourcing Tier 2 stamping and welding in Poland, a positive VDA 6.3 P6 result at PROTEC significantly reduces supplier qualification effort – the audit has already been conducted by TUV Rheinland, and full documentation is available.
PROTEC also provides complete PPAP documentation (all 5 levels), FMEA, MSA, control plans and first article inspection reports as standard for automotive serial production.