TISAX® Surpasses 20,000 Locations: What It Means for Automotive Cybersecurity Worldwide

Information security in the automotive industry has reached an important milestone. For the first time, more than 20,000 locations worldwide now hold a valid TISAX® label.

This number represents far more than a simple statistic. It reflects a major shift in how the automotive ecosystem approaches cybersecurity, data protection, and supplier trust.

Over the past decade, TISAX® has evolved from a regional initiative into one of the most widely recognized information security frameworks used across the global automotive supply chain.

Why TISAX® Matters to the Industry

TISAX®, short for Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange, provides a standardized method for evaluating how companies protect sensitive information.

Automotive manufacturers and suppliers rely heavily on shared digital environments. Engineering data, prototype designs, testing results, and production information often move across multiple companies and continents. Without a consistent approach to information security, these exchanges can quickly become high-risk.

TISAX® addresses this challenge by offering a structured framework that allows organizations to demonstrate their cybersecurity maturity. Assessments are performed by approved audit providers following a consistent methodology, ensuring that results are comparable and trusted across the industry.

Another key benefit is efficiency. Instead of undergoing separate security audits for every customer, companies can share the results of a single TISAX® assessment with multiple partners through the ENX platform. This reduces duplication while maintaining high security standards.

The framework itself is maintained by the ENX Association, which acts as the independent body overseeing the system.

A Global Network of Trust

What began primarily within the German automotive industry has expanded into a global security ecosystem. Today, TISAX® is used by manufacturers, engineering firms, suppliers, logistics providers, and technology companies that contribute to automotive development and production.

This growing adoption has created a shared foundation for secure collaboration. Companies across continents can work together while relying on a common understanding of information security expectations.

As digital vehicle development and international supply chains continue to expand, this shared framework has become increasingly important.

Where TISAX® Adoption Is Concentrated

Recent industry analyses show that TISAX® adoption tends to cluster around regions that play a critical role in automotive development and manufacturing.

Europe: A Mature Security Landscape

Europe remains the largest concentration of TISAX®-assessed sites, with more than 10,000 locations across the continent. Countries such as Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the United Kingdom, Austria, Czechia, and Romania show particularly strong adoption.

This broad distribution reflects the highly interconnected nature of the European automotive sector, where engineering service providers, technology companies, and manufacturing suppliers collaborate across national borders.

In this environment, TISAX® functions as a shared security language that supports collaboration between many different organizations.

East Asia: Strong Industrial Clusters

East Asia represents another major center of TISAX® activity. China, Japan, and South Korea host large clusters of assessed locations, particularly within key manufacturing and engineering regions.

China in particular has become the second largest TISAX® country worldwide, reflecting its critical role in global automotive production and supply networks. As Chinese suppliers expand their partnerships with European OEMs, TISAX® adoption has accelerated rapidly.

The presence of assessed locations beyond the major industrial centers also shows how the framework is spreading into emerging technology and manufacturing regions.

North America: Rapid Momentum

North America is currently one of the fastest-growing regions for TISAX® adoption. More than 2,000 sites have already completed assessments, and that number continues to increase.

In the United States, many of these locations are concentrated in traditional automotive hubs such as the Michigan and Great Lakes region, which remains the heart of North American vehicle manufacturing.

At the same time, adoption is rising in the southeastern manufacturing corridor, including states such as Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas. These areas have attracted major automotive investments over the past two decades and are now becoming important centers for information security maturity.

Another emerging cluster can be seen in California’s technology ecosystem, where collaboration between automotive companies and high-tech firms has increased significantly.

Canada and Mexico also play important roles in the regional picture. Mexico in particular ranks among the global top ten countries in terms of assessed locations, highlighting its importance as a manufacturing hub connected to international supply chains.

India: A Major Engineering Hub

India has also become one of the leading TISAX® countries worldwide. Assessed locations are distributed across multiple industrial and technology centers rather than being concentrated in a single city.

This reflects India’s growing role in global engineering services, software development, and technical support for international automotive programs.

What the Global Distribution Reveals

When viewed together, the global distribution of TISAX®-assessed locations highlights several important trends.

First, the framework is deeply embedded in regions where automotive development and manufacturing are most active. Second, adoption is expanding into new industrial and technology ecosystems as digital collaboration increases.

Perhaps most importantly, the growth of TISAX® demonstrates that cybersecurity has become a shared responsibility across the entire automotive value chain.

Strengthening Supply Chain Resilience

The widespread adoption of TISAX® has had a measurable impact on how companies manage information security risks.

By establishing a common framework, TISAX® reduces uncertainty between partners and ensures that security expectations are understood across organizations and national borders.

This contributes directly to supply chain resilience. Sensitive intellectual property is better protected, cyber risks are reduced, and production networks are less vulnerable to disruption caused by data breaches or security incidents.

In an industry where thousands of companies must collaborate to bring a vehicle to market, trust and transparency are essential.

A Standard That Continues to Expand

The milestone of 20,000 assessed locations marks an important chapter in the evolution of automotive cybersecurity. However, it is unlikely to be the final one.

As vehicles become more connected, supply chains more global, and development environments more digital, the demand for consistent information security standards will only increase.

TISAX® has already established itself as a common reference point for managing these risks. Its continued expansion suggests that it will remain a key part of the automotive industry's security architecture for years to come.