Automotive IT News and Facts
Webasto is upgrading its PLM systems to Catia V6 from V5, software consultancy Cenit said. The upgrade will allow the Germany-based automotive roof specialist to manage all licenses held by its global units centrally Bernd Goellnitz, IT director at Webasto, said in a press release that the company attaches great importance to “the flexible worldwide [...]
Jaguar Land Rover will use Dassault Systemes product lifecycle management software to increase operational efficiency and reduce complexity in its development. Dassault Systemes, a French maker of CAD and PLM software said Jaguar Land Rover will deploy its V6 software for PLM management, the process that drives and controls all vehicle creation processes. Dassault said [...]
Hyundai and Kia have adopted Windchill PLM software from US solutions provider Parametric Technology Corp (PTC), the companies said in a press statement. The Korean carmakers conducted an extensive two-year benchmark testing and selection process before deciding on Windchill. The software, which will be adopted in core r&d operations, will consolidate multiple existing systems into [...]
Daimler said it will, from the summer of 2012, integrate work from more than 20 development centers and their most important suppliers on a single product development platform provided by Siemens. The move came as a surprise to Dassault Systemes, the French maker of CATIA PLM software, which renewed its CATIA contract with Daimler for [...]
