Dassault Systemes, JLR tie-up for product development

French 3D technology major Dassault Systèmes today said it has entered into a partnership with Jaguar Land Rover to help the Tata Group-owned luxury car-maker in the product development and lifecycle management process.

The agreement will see advanced digital three-dimensional (3D) simulation and development tools transform Jaguar Land Rover's product development processes, the company said in a statement.

"JLR will deploy Dassault Systèmes' V6 solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) -- the process which drives and controls all vehicle creation processes -- to increase operational efficiency and reduce complexity through enhanced innovation and accelerated development capabilities," it said.

The two companies will work together to jointly develop industry-leading product creation solutions, it added.

In addition to supplying existing system programmes, development engineers from Dassault Systèmes and JLR will work together on new processes and solutions that will provide the combination of simplification and specialisation required to create new generations of premium vehicles, the firm said.

Commenting on the partnership, Dassault Systèmes President and CEO Bernard Charlès said: "The signing of this strategic cooperation contract will accelerate and reveal the power of collaborative innovation for intelligent vehicles."

Dassault Systèmes was chosen by JLR as its preferred partner in the PLM field following an 18-month evaluation period, the company said.

JLR Chief Executive Officer Ralf Speth said the company is looking to the association to bring significant technical and commercial benefits to JLR.

"Dassault Systèmes will provide the processes and tools we need to more efficiently develop and create vehicles that exceed our customers' expectations in every respect and deliver the highest standards of quality," he said.