ISO/TS 16949 was established by The International Automotive Task Force (IATF).

IATF includes Automotive Manufacturers such as BMW, Daimler, Chryster, Fiat, Ford, General Motor, PSA Peugeot-Citroen…and national commercial associations: AIAG (USA), VDA(Germany), SMMT(England), ENFIA(Italy), FIEV(France) and JZapanese Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA).