Governance, Risk, and Compliance

A practical framework for automotive programs that sets owners, captures evidence, and keeps leadership informed.

GRC Consulting for Automotive

What we do

DCGroup helps automotive teams build governance, risk, and compliance programs that are clear, practical, and audit ready. We translate DOT and NHTSA requirements into everyday steps, align policy and controls to your operations, and set up reporting leaders can trust.

Focus Areas

Regulatory mapping
Turn Safety Act obligations and Parts 573, 577, and 579 into a traceable control set with clear owners.
Policy and control design
Simple policies, right sized controls, and versioned evidence capture for audits and leadership reviews.
Risk and issue management
Shared risk register, heatmaps, and issue tracking that connect to your safety office workflow.
Third party oversight
Fit for purpose due diligence and ongoing monitoring for suppliers, dealers, and service partners.
Training and readiness
Short, role based training and tabletop exercises that prepare teams for incidents and inquiries.

Pre-incident and risk consulting

Current state review of policies, processes, and tooling
Gap analysis against Safety Act expectations and ISO 26262 awareness
Prioritized roadmap with quick wins and a realistic implementation plan
Standing up a control library and evidence plan that your teams can maintain

Post-incident support

Clarify roles and steps from intake to closure
Prepare documentation and responses for internal and external reviews
Improve records, indexing, and timelines so future audits land smoothly
Capture lessons learned and fold them into policy and training

Governance, security, and quality

Deploy in your cloud or use a secure exchange. Apply role based access and audit logs. Maintain versioned artifacts for traceability. Align to ISO 26262 and ASPICE awareness, with coordination across quality, safety, legal, and IT.

Built to fit your organization

Every program is tailored. We configure policies, control libraries, risk scoring, workflows, forms, and dashboards to match your plants, programs, and suppliers. You choose the deployment model, the review cadence, and the level of DCGroup support. Start with one product line or region, then scale with confidence.