Release Statement

Dear Supplier

The Automotive SPICE™ Process Assessment Model has been developed under the Automotive SPICE™ initiative by consensus of the car manufacturers within the Automotive Special Interest Group (SIG), a joint special interest group of The Procurement Forum and The SPICE User Group.

The members of the Automotive SIG include AUDI AG, BMW Group, Daimler AG, Fiat Auto S.p.A., Ford Werke GmbH, Jaguar, Land Rover, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Volkswagen AG and Volvo Car Corporation.

The Automotive SPICE™ Process Assessment Model will be used to perform conformant assessments of the software process capability of automotive suppliers in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 15504-2: 2003.

The Automotive SPICE™ Process Assessment Model is based on ISO/IEC 15504-5: 2006.

Prior to the release of Automotive SPICE™ the car manufacturers within the Automotive SIG performed supplier assessments based on ISO/IEC TR 15504 (1999). From 2007 all assessments are performed using Automotive SPICE™ Process Assessment Model and assessments based on the ISO-TR 15504 (1999) Process Assessment Model are no longer used.

The results of assessment are used for the identification of process improvements at a supplier as well as a criterion for supplier selection.

The authors believe that, with the publication of the Automotive SPICE™ Process Assessment Model, there is now more specific guidance available for the basis of process design and assessment in the Automotive Industry.

05 May 2005 - revised 15 March 2006 - revised 5 May 2007 - revised 1 September 2008