About Us

The Performance Review Institute (PRI) was founded in 1990 as a not-for-profit trade association, affiliated with Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). PRI is designed to provide shared conformity assessment services to the mobility industry and operates unique industry-managed programs such as Nadcap and third-party assessment programs such as ISO Registrar.

PRI provides both the forum for broad-based industry initiatives and performs as the primary auditing, evaluating, and accrediting agency for OEMs, primes, and suppliers of the mobility industry. Through current programs, PRI offers industry a combination of enhanced quality, reduced costs, reduced risks, and an improved competitive stance in global markets. PRI is uniquely equipped to execute quality assessment assignments customized to specific industry needs.