ASEA
The Automotive Supplier Excellence Australia (ASEA) program is intended to assist the Australian automotive supply base in achieving international competitiveness and sustainability.

ASEA is supported by all Australian motor vehicle producers, both the Victorian and South Australian Governments, the Federation for Automotive Products Manufacturers (FAPM) the Commonwealth and AutoCRC (Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd).

ASEA is an investment on a national level to help improve the global competitiveness of Australia’s specialist component suppliers with their expertise in a wide range of technologies and materials.

The Program
In March 2010 the Commonwealth Government announced the successful tenders for a new scheme called the “Automotive Supply Chain Development Program” or ASCDP, which is part of the New Car Plan for a Greener Future, and provides $20 million to help Automotive suppliers over a three and a half year period.

This scheme continues the work commenced by the ASEA program in 2007, in providing a process to help suppliers to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of their businesses.

The ASCDP consists of three elements. Element 1 will be delivered by AutoCRC via ASEA, and this support is to be provided to Tier One, Two and Three suppliers Australia wide.

Registration
ASEA is designed to assist the Australian automotive supply base in achieving international competitiveness and sustainability.

Through the creation of an independent, best-in-class benchmarking process and targeted supply chain development initiatives, ASEA will enable Australian automotive suppliers to achieve world-class capability and competency levels.