AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING
SUPPORT.
In automotive, a single defect can stop your customer's line.
Zero-defect expectations, launch pressure, and unforgiving timelines mean a rejection doesn't just cost a part. It can trigger controlled shipping, chargebacks, and real risk to your program. When that happens, you need quality and labor support that moves as fast as your customer demands.
- Typical containment
- 2–4 hrs
- Regional coverage
- 5 states
- Quality system
- ISO certified
Depending on scope, location and availability.
Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana & Kentucky.
Documented, customer-ready reporting on every project.
BUILT TO MOVE AT
AUTOMOTIVE SPEED.
PLI delivers rapid-response quality, workforce, and production support built for automotive standards. When a rejection hits, a launch needs containment, or a line runs short-staffed, we mobilize experienced teams to your plant, your supplier, or your customer's location.
The goal is narrow and it is the only one that matters: get you back to shipping conforming product.
Containment can often be coordinated within 24 hours, depending on scope, location and availability.
THE CALLS THAT COME IN
AT 6 A.M.
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Customer Rejection Or Quality Escape
Suspect product reached your customer and the clock is already running.
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Controlled Shipping (CS1 / CS2)
Your customer has imposed it and every shipment now needs a verified firewall.
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Launch & Early Production Containment
A new program needs GP12 cover before it earns its way off it.
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Supplier Quality Problems Upstream
The defect is not yours, but it is still your line that stops.
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Recall Processing & Returned Product
Volume comes back and needs receiving, triage, and disposition.
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Short-Staffed Production Lines
The work is there and the people are not.
SEVEN WAYS WE GET YOU
BACK TO SHIPPING.
Most automotive projects run two or three of these together. Start anywhere — one call scopes the whole response.
WE GO WHERE
THE PROBLEM IS.
A rejection rarely sits still. It moves between your plant, the supplier who shipped it and the customer holding your program — so the response has to be able to stand up in any of them.
If your customer has escalated, start with what CS1 and CS2 actually mean — and what it takes to get back off them.
- At OEM plants
- At tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers
- At your facility
- At your customer's location
- At a PLI center
WE ALREADY SPEAK
YOUR CUSTOMER'S LANGUAGE.
PLI works inside the automotive quality programs your customers require, and documents everything so the data holds up with their quality group.
CS1
Controlled Shipping, Level 1
A dedicated containment operation on your side of the fence, inspecting to your customer's criteria before anything ships.
CS2
Controlled Shipping, Level 2
The second, independent check your customer requires when Level 1 alone has not satisfied them.
GP12
Early Production Containment
Launch cover on a new or changed program, held until the product earns its way off it.
RCL
Recall Management
Receiving, processing and disposition of recalled and returned product, documented end to end.
RESPONSE THAT HOLDS UP
UNDER AUDIT.
Fast Containment
Often within 24 hours, depending on scope, location and availability.
Automotive-Grade Rigor
Teams fluent in controlled shipping, GP12, and launch requirements.
OEM & Tier Experience
Support across every tier of the supply chain.
Quality On The Ground
Resident representation at your customer or supplier.
One Partner
Quality, workforce, and production under a single point of contact.
Certified Quality
ISO 9001:2015 certified quality system.
WHAT YOUR QUALITY GROUP
WILL ASK FOR.
TWO DIVISIONS BEHIND
EVERY AUTOMOTIVE CALL.
Sorting
Quality, Containment & Inspection
The division that runs containment, sorting, inspection and rework on automotive programs.
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Production & Skilled Workforce
The division that puts production and skilled people on your floor when the line is short.
Visit PLI StaffingWHAT AUTOMOTIVE BUYERS ASK
BEFORE THEY CALL.
Do you support controlled shipping (CS1 / CS2)?
Yes, PLI provides controlled shipping containment at Level 1 and Level 2.
What is GP12 and can PLI run it?
GP12 is early production containment on a new or changed program. Yes, PLI supports it.
Can you contain at our customer's plant?
Yes, on-site at your customer's location, your facility, your supplier, or a PLI center.
Do you handle automotive recalls?
Yes, including receiving, processing, and disposition of recalled product.
How fast can PLI respond?
Support can often be coordinated within 24 hours, depending on the scope of the project, the location and crew availability.
WHEN YOUR LINE CANNOT STOP,
CALL PLI.
Tell us what you're facing and we'll mobilize the right automotive support.