Siemens Joins Efforts with Hyundai and Kia in Digital Transport Transformation

2021: Select Siemens Solutions to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Siemens, Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) and Kia Corporation (Kia) announced on December 7, 2021 that they had entered into a technology partnership agreement designed to accelerate the digital transformation and development of innovative cars of the future.

During the tender, Hyundai and Kia selected Siemens as the supplier of systems for automated design and product data management. Hyundai and Kia considered a number of alternatives and eventually decided to introduce systems from Siemens designed to build digital doubles: NX and Teamcenter, which are part of the integrated package of Xcelerator application development programs, services and tools. Thus, Siemens will become a key partner of Hyundai and Kia in creating the transport of the future.

"Choosing NX and Teamcenter from Siemens" Xcelerator solution package as basic platforms for computer-aided design and data management will create a fundamentally new work environment for our employees who have to pave the way for the future of the automotive industry, "said Albert Bierman, chief designer of Hyundai Motor Company. - This is the beginning of a tremendous transformation in Hyundai Motor Company. Together with our key partner Siemens, we will work to achieve our goals. "

Hyundai, Kia and Siemens plan to cooperate on the development of design methods and specialized solutions that take into account the life cycle of the car and all related processes - manufacturing, procurement, research and development. In addition to supplying software, Siemens will provide professional training to help Hyundai and Kia specialists, as well as their suppliers, effectively use its solutions.

"Like many of our customers, Hyundai and Kia are undergoing a phase of profound transformation. We have become a strategic partner, providing support and modern technologies that completely transform the production of next-generation products, "said Tony Hemmelgarn, president and chief executive officer of Siemens Digital Industries Software. - The Xcelerator solution suite contains the tools and technologies for the digital transformation of the future that our customers need. We intend to work with Hyundai and Kia to create the next generation of engineering and data management systems that will accelerate digital transformation and bring the future of transport closer. "