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ChryslerBig Three find common bond: QS-9000 marries automaker quality standards.Big Three find common bond: QS-9000 marries automaker quality standards.
It's finally happened. The Big Three automakers are standing on common ground. Overcoming years of distrust and competitive juices, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. have agreed to a single quality program - QS-9000. It superceds the current standard, ISO 9000 and is the most sweeping standardization system to hit the automotive industry since Henry Ford introduced mass production.
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