Hyundai and Kia select the system product development PTC Windchill

The South Korean group knows, in recent years, growth in sales of its vehicles at the global level, which is the envy of many automakers and everything seems leads us to believe that Hyundai and Kia have not finished to astonish us.

Today, with the announcement of a partnership or an association with PTC (Parametric Technology Corporation) society, it is clear that manufacturers Hyundai and Kia intend to improve their different development process of new vehicles has internally has externally.

PTC is a company specializing in the creation of systems development of products recognized as being of references on the subject. 

Among the various services offered by PTC company which is headquartered in Boston, the South Korean industrial group decided to trust the existing system "Windchill PLM" that will allow them to consolidate their different systems of "research and development" to to be able to reunite on one and the same platform. This will allow the South Korean group to improve its productivity and become more competitive on a global scale, including the reduction of its production costs.

PTC, the agreement with Hyundai / Kia makes has some 1,000 employees of? Work towards the development of 3D software ensured by PTC Global Services and its partners. Jim Heppelmann, President and CEO of the American Society, said: "PTC is very proud to be associated with Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation, two manufacturers expanding."

Recall that the industrial group as manufacturers Hyundai and Kia are now the fifth largest automaker in the world in 2010.